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Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Habitat:

In a junkyard close to a forest

Reference Links:

Golden-crowned Sparrow, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornith…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Machi
Thank you both for your input. I thought there was a possibility of it being a White-crowned but I was leaning towards Golden-crowned because white-crowned rarely come to Kodiak while Golden-crowned are pretty common: https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Region_7/NWRS/Zone_2/Kodiak/PDF/knwr_bird_broc_2009.pdf
AshleyT
I agree with golden-crowned sparrow, considering you can see the golden crown. I see many images with golden-crowns having a pink/orange bill. Here's just one example which looks just like yours: http://northwestbirding.com/Images11Jan/renaissance_trail_golden-crowned_sparrow_01-03-11.jpg
Jellis
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-crowned_Sparrow/id Look at the immature bird. I use to get confused about that too until someone pointed out the bill color.
Jellis
White crowned sparrow. The bill is orange. Golden crown is gray.

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