tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post8070441488648126912..comments2024-03-23T11:14:30.481-07:00Comments on Squash Blossom Farm: Wren RescueSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-38468585137809822672013-10-01T18:39:50.342-07:002013-10-01T18:39:50.342-07:00Hi, folks:
Please believe 'Bearly There', ...Hi, folks:<br />Please believe 'Bearly There', this is without question a ruby-crowned kinglet. It's got the white around the eye, and the two dramatic wing bars on each wing, plus its small size. It isn't showing the ruby crown, which this species is able to hide, probably because it's frightened at being handled. Nope, not a flycatcher and not a vireo. I believe the farm is in Minnesota (or Wisconsin?), and ruby-crowned kinglets spend part of each year here. It is migratory and will be heading south very soon.<br />All the best, love your blog,<br />Val C.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-43747329414346880312013-10-01T11:53:21.321-07:002013-10-01T11:53:21.321-07:00Whatever kind of bird it was, I'm glad the lit...Whatever kind of bird it was, I'm glad the little fellow seemed to be ok. How wonderful to be able to hold such a tiny thing in your hand.<br />Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449827163911239893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-38363394256615242272013-10-01T10:57:43.381-07:002013-10-01T10:57:43.381-07:00It does look very much like that, but according to...It does look very much like that, but according to the bird map, we don't get ruby-crowned kinglets. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby-crowned_Kinglet<br />I think it might be a yellow-bellied flycatcher:<br />http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/688/overview/Yellow-bellied_Flycatcher.aspx<br />But a friend on FB suggested a vireo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VireoSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-87565780813053251742013-10-01T10:51:11.829-07:002013-10-01T10:51:11.829-07:00Not a wren but a female ruby-crowned kinglet.Not a wren but a female ruby-crowned kinglet.Bearly Therehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904028068947450408noreply@blogger.com