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Wildlife
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
(Regulus calendula) B/M |
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RANGE: Breeds from northwestern and north-central
Alaska, northern Saskatchewan, northern Ontario, and
Newfoundland south to southern Alaska, in the mountains to
southern California, southern Arizona, south-central New Mexico,
and east-central Colorado, and east of the Rockies to central
Alberta, southern Manitoba, northeastern Minnesota, northern
Michigan, northern New York, northern Maine, and Nova Scotia.
Winters from southern British Columbia, Idaho, northern Arizona,
Nebraska, southern Ontario, and New Jersey south to Baja
California, southern Texas, southern Florida, and through Mexico
to Guatemala.
STATUS: Locally common.
HABITAT: Generally inhabits coniferous forests or
coniferous-deciduous woodlands during the summer breeding
season. In migration and during winter also found in deciduous
forests, open woodlands, brush, and scrub.
NEST: Usually attaches nest to pendent twigs beneath a
horizontal spruce branch (occasionally fir or pine), generally
from 15 to 60 feet above the ground.
FOOD: Gleans or hawks its food, which consists mainly of insects
and spiders. Also eats some elderberries and weed seeds.
REFERENCES: Adamus et al. 2001, Beal and McAtee 1912, DeGraff et
al. 1980, Forbush and May 1955, Miller 1999, Shunk 2004, Terres
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