The influx of spring visitors (and apparently every cousin of our sparrows) continues. Spring has brought not only color to our yard, but to our flock of daily visitors. Today, we started seeing for the first time a few Golden-Crowned Sparrows (Zonotrichia atricapilla) visiting the yard.
Its easy to spot these little guys as any flash of color fluttering about tends to catch my eye. My wife was passing by the window this grey afternoon and this little guy’s flash of golden crown grabbed her attention and she was able to get these few snaps.
They seem to be more partial to the sunflower seed mix in the pole mount feeder than the run of the mill seed in our hopper feeder preferred by their more common cousins. They have also been gleaning the ground beneath the feeders in the grass. Welcome cousin!
