Date: 10/28/26 7:21 pm From: Paul Miller <paulbug.2876...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Ruby-crowned Kinglet breeding in Santa Cruz county?
There are virtually no ebird records of Ruby-crowned Kinglet in the bay
area, during a June and July.
Certainly none in Santa Cruz county.
Here's a screenshot.
They most certainly do NOT breed here.
Anyone who claims otherwise would need to provide photographic evidence.
Paul
On Wed, Oct 28, 2026, 7:01 PM donna cowan <donnicus44...> wrote:
> They breed and nest in the summer, usually July and August
>
> On Wed, Oct 28, 2026, 6:49 PM 'Louise West' via mbbirds <
> <mbbirds...> wrote:
>
>> I saw and photographed one at Roaring Camp yesterday, but have no clue if
>> it’s breeding. I got one badly blurred image with the crown showing, but
>> the sharp shots (alas) don’t show the red crown.
>>
>> Louise W
>> Felton
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Oct 28, 2026, at 6:37 PM, Carol Pecot <carol.pecot...> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > Are there any records or sightings of Ruby-crowned Kinglets breeding in
>> the Santa Cruz mountains?
>> >
>> > In my garden today I was talking with a non-birder, and I thought I saw
>> a Ruby-crowned Kinglet flitting by. I finally saw enough to id, including
>> the call, and said “Oh, it’s a Ruby-crowned Kinglet”. The person I was
>> talking to said “that’s what I thought it was”, which seemed weird given
>> she was not a birder. She explained that it was one of the few birds she
>> knew because one had nested outside of her room and she got lots of good
>> looks, and even saw the ruby crown a few times. She showed me a June 29
>> picture of the bird sitting on the nest, and a July 3 pic of the babies.
>> >
>> > She also reported some interesting behavior. When the female was
>> sitting on the nest, there were two adult kinglets who would perch nearby,
>> waiting. When she arrived, they would also arrive, and when she left, they
>> left. Do kinglets have a history of “helpers” from prior broods?
>> >
>> > Does anyone have information on Ruby-crowned Kinglets breeding in the
>> mountains here?
>> >
>> > Thanks, Carol Pecot
>> >
>> > PS the picture sure looks like a Ruby-crowned Kinglet sitting on the
>> nest (not a Hutton’s Vireo), and I have permission to share it. However, I
>> must confess that I know how to attach a picture to an email, but I think
>> we are not supposed to do that? I don’t know how to set it up as a
>> link….. I’ll try to figure that out if anyone wants to see the pic.
>> >
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