Addition to my Life List!

I saw the most wonderful little bird today. I heard a unique, LOUD song from inside the daycare while dropping Ramona off and found the singer in a young tree just outside the fence. It let me get within six feet to check it out: a tufty head, black and white stripes around the eyes, buff breast, long, narrow tail, and chestnut wings with a lovely scallop pattern of white just edging the tips of some wing feathers. It had a short, bright orange beak, and was singing for all it was worth. Got help IDing it as a white-crowned sparrow, a native species back to breed for the summer. It's so thrilling to see a new bird.