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| Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Family: Sylviidae |
| I found this little Golden Crowned Kinglet at Hardy Lake In Scott County Indiana on 12/16/05 This Little Kinglet was running around with a large family of Juncos and titmice. They were foraging for food in a little apple tree, The Golden-crowned Kinglet is olive-green to gray above, pale breast, whitish eyebrow, black bill, short tail, two wing bars that are whitish, and a bright orange (solid yellow in female) crown patch bordered with yellow and black (black border in female). This bird is 3 1/2-3 1/4" in length (smaller than warblers) with a wingspread of 6 1/2-7". The movements of this little Kinglet were so palyful. He was like a little toy, and oh so beautiful.. He would just fall from limb to limb without spreading his wings. According to my field guides , these Kinglets are common during winter in Southern Indiana.. It is often seen in flocks that include chickadee, nuthatches, woodpeckers, 'Brown Creepers and Ruby-crowned Kinglets.. It has a habit of flicking its wings when moving around. Unusual hangling nest is often made of moss, lichens and spider webs, and lined with bark and feathers. Can have so many egges in its small nest that eggs are in two layers. Drinks tree sap and feeds by gleaning insects from trees. It can be very tame and friendly. acc A follow minute insects on the wing, seize them among the leaves of the pines, or search for the larvae in the chinks of the branches. Like the titmice they are seen hanging to the extremities of twigs and bunches of leaves, sometimes fluttering in the air in front of them, and are always occupied. Song: The song of the Golden-crowned Kinglet is seldom heard. When heard, it's a series of high pitched, ascending see-see-see and ends with dropping similar notes, which are louder and harsher. Range: Southern Alaska to central Canada to west North and South Carolina. Winters south to Florida and the Gulf Coast |
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| The Gold-Crowned Kinglets main course for food is insects and the eggs of the insect. In winter, they socialize and roam with flocks of chickadees, brown creepers and woodpeckers instead of migrating south. |
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| Page by: Mary Alice Bowles Freelance writer: Southern Indiana |
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