Golden-crowned Sparrow returns! - 23 Nov 2015

I got home from work just in time to watch the last rays of light disappear from the yard. But, as I scanned the 2-dozen Dark-eyed Juncos and dozen House Sparrows still foraging below the feeder I spotted the Golden-crowned Sparrow near the grass line chasing Juncos away from potential meals.

Brownton Abbey, 26340 Higgins Way, Wayne, Michigan, US
Nov 23, 2015 4:40 PM - 4:41 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:     See blog post w/ additional pics at http://jerrycabinet.blogspot.com/2015/12/golden-crowned-sparrow-returns-23-nov.html
3 species

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  12
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  24
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)  1     Photographed through the back window as the last rays of light disappeared from the yard. Foraging on ground under thistle feeder. Distinctive yellow forehead and black forehead patches. Bird observed on several occasions prior (see previous records); More pics at http://jerrycabinet.blogspot.com/2015/12/golden-crowned-sparrow-returns-23-nov.html

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S26415558

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