No One's Favorite / by Dave Hileman

This is a House Sparrow with a difference. House Sparrows were introduced into the US in 1850 in NYC and are now widespread and part of the reason for the decline of other sparrow types as they aggressively compete for nesting space and food. This one differs by the richer colors found in the western variations and by the very dark bill and eye stripe found only during breeding.

In this image you can see the dark throat and breast