White-Crowned Sparrow
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The white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) is a medium-sized New World sparrow native to North America.

Females lay between two and six (four to five on average) pale green eggs with reddish brown spots. Females incubate by themselves for 11 to 14 days, and both parents assist in feeding the nestlings (mainly insects).

The nest is placed on the ground in a shallow depression near the base of shrubs or grass in the northern regions. Populations further south tend to put theirs in shrubs a few feet off the ground.