Golden-crowned Sparrow returns! - 23 Nov 2015
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.c
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.c
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S2
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Nov 23, 2015 4:40 PM - 4:41 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: See blog post w/ additional pics at http://jerrycabinet.blogspot.c
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.c
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
April 26th I was in Elmwood Cemetery looking for Warblers which I never find and I spot a sparrow in my binocs. It was nicely lit in front of me and for some reason it stayed in place so I kept looking until I realized there was something different about its head. It had a golden crown! I watched it until it flew off and then I went to my Audubon smartphone app which shows the Pacific Northwest as the range for the Golden-crowned Sparrow. So then I head over to the Belle Isle Nature Center and ask the young male naturalist whats new. He says yesterday someone reported a Brant and today people are reporting Golden-crowned Sparrows. So I got my confirmation. I really did see a Golden-crowned Sparrow. Elmwood to the southern end of Belle Isle is probably less than half a mile.
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