The rich red crown of a male Cassin’s makes a striking ... the species is strongly tied to conifer trees. For folks living ...

Golden-crowned kinglets prefer conifer forests ... shelter in a tree cavity and huddling together. As monogamous pairs, the male stakes out their territory by flaring his crown, singing, and ...

Immature: somewhat pointier tail feathers than adult; a few males may lack orange in crown. Common. Breeding: mainly boreal forests, a few in mixed or deciduous forests and conifer plantations.

and sides of crown. Status and Distribution Common. Breeding: Aspen parklands and deciduous groves within open coniferous woodlands or adjacent to montane forest. Breeding range narrowly overlaps ...