Welcome, Ruby Crowned Kinglet
photo credit: birdsofoklahoma.net
Happy to report the sighting of another migratory bird species, Regulus calendula, or Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
I saw this bird, a female, last year but had difficultly with the identification. The female lacks the distinguishing red patch on its crown. Like the previously cited Pine and Prairie warblers, and I’m fairly certain this is the same bird I saw last year.
It’s one of the smallest birds in Tennessee, a winter resident.
Tomorrow’s task is to get a definitive photo of all three recent visitors.