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Golden-crowned sparrow
Doug Greenberg

Golden-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)

Our wintering Golden-crowned sparrows are molting into their spring plumage and will head northward soon. This bird will look less scruffy in a few days, I'll bet.
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Habitat
backyard
Location
Berkeley, California
Date taken
March 30, 2004
Scientific name
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Equipment used
Nikon D100; Nikon 500mm. f4P; Kenko Teleplus Pro 2x telextender
M
Good clear shot, Doug, thanks. I've been photographing this bird for two seasons now, and I've never gotten the crown any brighter than this.
 
Leslie
But he looks so cute when he's scruffy :) Nice shot. There are only a couple places near me where I've seen these guys. They seem a lot less common than the white crowns.
 

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