[Tweeters] kinglet question

[Dennis Paulson]

Hello tweets,

I know we would see so many fewer birds in our yard if we didn’t have feeders, and I think robins are about the only species that we see regularly that don’t come to feeders of one sort or another. Plenty of birds such as warblers and vireos and WesternTanagers come for water, of course, although those seem to be scarcer every year.

We have at least one Ruby-crowned Kinglet at our suet feeders most winters, but Golden-crowned Kinglets are very uncommon in our neighborhood, almost never appearing in our yard except occasionally at our fountain. Conifers are scattered in the area, maybe not dense enough to attract a population of Golden-crowns, although we have plenty of Chestnut-backed Chickadees.

So I’m asking if anyone ever sees Golden-crowns at suet or other feeders.

Dennis Paulson
Seattle