New Behavior - 12 Jan 2016

I came home from work a bit after 4 pm and checked the feeders. I spotted the Golden-crowned Sparrow perched in the hedges while a dozen Dark-eyed Juncos, 3 American Tree Sparrows, the White-throated Sparrow, 10 House Finches, and several House Sparrows foraged on the ground and at the feeder. The Golden-crowned Sparrow then flew to the feeder and spent several minutes eating sunflower oilers directly from the source! This was the first time I'd seen it anywhere but the ground.

It spent better than 20 minutes below the feeders before flying off for the evening.

Brownton Abbey, 26340 Higgins Way, Wayne, Michigan, US
Jan 12, 2016 4:05 PM - 4:25 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:     Golden-crowned Sparrow seen under feeder; Continuing bird; see blog post for more details: http://jerrycabinet.blogspot.com/2016/01/new-behavior-12-jan-2016.html
6 species

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  4
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)  10
American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)  3
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  12
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)  1     Continuing bird. Observed on the feeder for the first time (always on ground previously). Observed for 20 minutes from inside house.
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  1

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