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Ruby-crowned kinglet in fall

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Chris Bosak

Ruby-crowned kinglet, fall 2025, Huntington State Park, CT.

I finally got a ruby-crowned kinglet to sit still for half a second. Today’s walk was filled with white-throated sparrows and ruby-crowned kinglets.

Ruby-crowned kinglet, fall 2025, Huntington State Park, CT.

Ruby-crowned kinglet, fall 2025, Huntington State Park, CT.

White-throated sparrow, fall 2025, Huntington State Park, CT.

Ruby-crowned kinglet, fall 2025, Huntington State Park, CT.

4 thoughts on “Ruby-crowned kinglet in fall”

Hootie on October 24, 2025 at 5:58 pm said:

darling lil birds, perhaps they don’t show a ruby crown this time of year? Assuming that’s why they’re named Ruby Crowned Kinglets?

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- Chris Bosak on October 30, 2025 at 5:04 pm said:
  
  Hi Hootie. Thanks for writing and all your support. They show their crowns only when they are agitated or excited. I guess my presence wasn’t enough to excite them!
  
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Hootie on October 24, 2025 at 5:58 pm said:

darling lil birds, perhaps they don’t show a ruby crown this time of year? Assuming that’s why they’re named Ruby Crowned Kinglets?

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Hootie on October 30, 2025 at 5:36 pm said:

LOL, guess you’ll have to work on that.

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