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Monday, January 8. 2024

Winter Bird du Jour: Ruby-Crowned Kinglet


North America has two species of Kinglets. I had a Ruby-Crowned flitting around shrubs this morning. I've rarely seen that ruby crown though. It takes sharp eyes to notice them even though they are not uncommon, especially in winter. Maybe you need to be curious about birds to see them.


Our two Kinglet species have quite different habits. Tiny birds, but impressive egg-layers. 



Posted by Bird Dog in Natural History and Conservation at 13:58 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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That's an apple twig the bird is perching on. I know stuff.
#1 snopercod on 2024-01-08 18:39 (Reply)
The ruby crowned kinglet I can still hear but, alas, not the golden-crowned. The Cornell site notes that the g.c.k. is one of the first birds songs whose high pitched song disappears for old folks. Unfortunately other species follow.

If a golden-crowned kinglet calls in the forest does anyone hear it?
#2 botanyman on 2024-01-08 22:22 (Reply)
A dear little thing!

I once by sheer chance saw a tiny canary-yellow bird come take a bath in a large hosta leaf under a sprinkler. (Carolina warbler, I think it turned out to be.) One of those astonishing moments you never forget.
#3 Codfanglers on 2024-01-09 09:58 (Reply)

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