At 4:40 pm this afternoon I looked out the back window and saw a skulking sparrow below the feeders. I thought it was a White-crowned Sparrow (hatch year), again, until it 'ran' into the brush instead of flying off. I grabbed the bins and was able to verify that the
Golden-crowned Sparrow had returned! This was the first I've seen it since 18 Oct 2015 when it was discovered here in Brownstown Twp, Wayne Co., MI.
This time I had the digiscoping gear set up, so I quickly started digiscoping it as it came back into the open. Two minutes later, and 130 photos, it flushed and did not return.
Here is a
White-throated Sparrow for direct comparison.
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