The Golden-crowned Sparrow at 10000 Birds

by Larry on January 16, 2013

Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) photo by Larry Jordan

Please check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on the Golden-crowned Sparrow over at 10000 Birds. These sparrows are a regular winter visitor to the Western United States from Canada and Alaska. Just one of the advantages of living in California

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Gail January 16, 2013 at 4:12 pm: Larry, this is such a pretty bird. I love the buff color on the breast. Beautifully photographed!
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nature rambles January 16, 2013 at 4:12 pm: Love that golden crown! Pity we don’t see such sparrows around here.
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Dianne January 16, 2013 at 6:51 pm: He’s similar to our common sparrows but with the little golden crown. Very cute!

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Sallie (FullTime-Life) January 18, 2013 at 9:34 am: We used to have the golden-crowns when we lived in Oregon. They loved our brush pile. In cold weather I used to scatter seed around in it…and always felt guilty when we got rid of the pile in the spring.
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Wally January 19, 2013 at 9:42 am: Larry, nice article! Love the photos of this bird I’ve never seen. I understand they may rarely visit our area so maybe I’ll get lucky!

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