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HowardSprague
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04/15/2018 04:19PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
I was out in a somewhat flooded part of my yard today (Chicago suburbs), and about 6' away from me on the ground hopping around, I almost didn't notice, was a cool, cute-looking bird with red/orange on its head. Looked through my book, and it was a male ruby-crowned kinglet.
 
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inspector13
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04/16/2018 06:56AM  

I’ve never noticed a Kinglet’s "crown". I wonder if a female was around. I’ve just read it is displayed mostly during mating season. The Ruby Crowned Kinglet is the most commonly caught and banded bird at Sugarloaf Cove near Tofte MN.

 
airmorse
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04/18/2018 03:58PM  
Looked one up today too.

A golden crowned kinglet. A first for me in my yard here in NW Indiana.
 
RLancer
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08/31/2018 10:03AM  
That's awesome. I've been birding in the Southern MN area for a few years now and just saw my first Ruby Crowned Kinglet this year. It's odd how some of the more common ones elude me.
 
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