Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 

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Identification

• tiny songbird
• olive gray above, lighter below
• two wingbars, short tail
• prominent eyering
• male has red crown patch, which is seldom visible
• female lacks red crown patch
• 4.25" (11 cm.)

Habitat

• spruce-fir boreal forest for nesting
• variety of forested and shrubby habitats are used during migration

Additional Information

• common migrant
• flicks wings
• gives two-noted "ji-dit" call
• male sings sweet warbly song on migration
• sometimes allows close approach by humans