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Golden-crowned sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

Description:

Winter plumage.

Habitat:

Spotted at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.

Notes:

The golden-crowned sparrow is common along the western edge of North America. It is a migratory species, breeding from north-central Alaska (including the Aleutian Islands as far west as Unimak Island) and central Yukon south to the northwestern corner of the US state of Washington, and wintering from southern coastal Alaska to northern Baja California.

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Brian38
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Brian38

Washington, USA

Spotted on Mar 2, 2018
Submitted on Mar 3, 2018

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