Participant Photo: White-throated Sparrows on a frigid day in January

I rarely see White-throated Sparrows, and when I do it is usually on a very cold day, often when it is snowing or has just snowed. This was a frigid day after a light dusting of snow the previous day, and the nighttime low temperature had been minus-1 (VERY rare for Tennessee). I gritted my teeth and hid in a blind in the yard, and, sure enough, the White-throated Sparrows made their appearance, which made freezing while waiting for them to show up worthwhile!