Identification - Sexes are alike in breeding plumage. Colors and sizes are highly variable but all have streaks on the breast which gather into a heavy spot in the center. In addition, a broad grayish eyebrow line and a dark stripe on the edge of a whitish throat are distinctive.
Morsels - There are 31 different kinds, or subspecies, of the Song Sparrow in North America. The race that lives in the desert is small and pale while the bird found along the north coast of British Columbia is large and dark. Most subspecies are so similar that only an expert can separate them.