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The Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia ...
At the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
Found on a stretch of land alongside the estuary.
This bird had splashes of yellow on it's head.
In the bird's scientific name, the genus name
A large sparrow with a black and yellow crown.
Small flock of these sparrows.... quite common in Douglas County, Oregon
These birds are abundant near this pond. I saw many of them jumping in and out ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden-crowned_Sparrow
Juvenile
No facial markings and grey brown bill. Lacks most of the yellow ...
This one is an adult male, indicated by the black-bordered gold crown.
I have never seen such black stripes on a golden crowned sparrow. breeding ...
Though it was far away, the yellow cap was enough to identify the bird. My ...
During the breeding season, it has a broad yellow central crown stripe which ...
