Subject: Re: Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Date: Dec 13 00:30:19 1997
From: jbowling at direct.ca - jbowling at direct.ca


** Scott D. wrote -

> This morning I had a pair of Ruby-crowned kinglets coming to the patio.
> Nothing unusual except for the fact that my deck is accross the fence from
> a dental office and there is only 3 pines trees (small <15 foot high)
> witin 100 yards of my patio. The really odd part however was the male
> Kinglet, chased the other kinglet and completely flared its crest. I'm not
> just talking about showing "red", but the entire top of the bird's head
> looked like it was on fire! I have never seen a male flare its crest so
> dramitically heading into winter. Have other people seen such display
> behavior in December?

Not in December... but they get into such high dudgeon here during the
breeding season that their eyes also turn red ;-)

- Jack




Jack Bowling
RR1-S14-C41
Prince George, BC
Canada
V2N 2H8
jbowling at direct.ca