We had three Golden-crowns show up at
our house on 9/23 - all with immature plumage. Heard chips, but
no songs all week. But then on 10/2 there was a lot of singing,
and (coincidentally?) there were two adult plumaged birds on the
deck. It's well known that this species sings on the wintering
ground; but I wonder if the singing - at least in the fall - comes
primarily from adult birds returning to the wintering
ground?
Kay Loughman
in the hills on the Berkeley/Oakland border
judisierra via groups.io wrote on 10/4/2021 11:08 AM:
After seeing them on Vollmer Peak a few days ago, they finally arrived here. I heard the "Oh dear me" song this morning. It was across the street while I was washing my car. Close enough.
Judi Sierra
Oakland
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