White-crowned Sparrow (juvenile), Valemount, Canada

Cranberry Marsh (The Robert W. Starratt Wildlife Sanctuary), Valemount, British Columbia, Canada (August 2014)

Cranberry Marsh is conveniently located next to the Best Western Valemount Inn & Suites, just off Highway 5 (Southern Yellowhead Highway). Insect repellent was needed to combat the many mosquitos when this sanctuary was visited in August!

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) / Wikipedia
White-crowned Sparrow / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys / Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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