BiodiversityDadOct 2, 2024
Saw my first golden crowned sparrow of the season yesterday evening on the ground below our bird feeder, freshly arrived from its summer grounds up in the tundra. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Golden-crowned_Sparrow/overview
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Golden-crowned Sparrow Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

The large, handsome Golden-crowned Sparrow is a common bird of weedy or shrubby lowlands and city edges in winter along the Pacific coast. Though it’s familiar to many during winter, Golden-crowned Sparrows vanish for the summer into tundra and shrublands from British Columbia to Alaska, where little is known of its breeding habits. Gold-rush miners took cold comfort from this bird’s melancholy song, which seems to reflect the bleak beauty of its surroundings.

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I maintain a backyard naturalist observations spreadsheet, and following nature’s clock, they (along with white crowned and white throated sparrows) return the same week every year. They’ll be here until April 25 or so… https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Golden-crowned_Sparrow/overview
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Golden-crowned Sparrow Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

The large, handsome Golden-crowned Sparrow is a common bird of weedy or shrubby lowlands and city edges in winter along the Pacific coast. Though it’s familiar to many during winter, Golden-crowned Sparrows vanish for the summer into tundra and shrublands from British Columbia to Alaska, where little is known of its breeding habits. Gold-rush miners took cold comfort from this bird’s melancholy song, which seems to reflect the bleak beauty of its surroundings.

Oct 2, 2024 at 5:55amWeb