Golden-crowned Sparrow
© Tim Lenz
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What they eat: Golden-crowned Sparrows eat many insects, seeds, and fruits. They tend to visit ground feeders looking for most kinds of seeds, fruit, and wheat. |
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Where they live: They have a small range, spending winter along the west coast of the U.S. and moving up to southern Alaska and very western Canada in the summer. |
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Did you know? The Golden-crowned Sparrow’s depressing, tired song earned it the nickname “Weary Willie” back in the early twentieth century. |
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How they sound: These birds have a downward sliding song of melancholy whistles. |
To learn more, visit the Cornell Lab's free website: www.allaboutbirds.org.
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