[Tweeters] Urban Skagit Ruby Crowned Kinglets

[stan Kostka lynn Schmidt via Tweeters]

Hi Tweets,  

   Yesterday morning while entering the Skagit Valley Food Coop in downtown Mount Vernon,    I observed two  Kinglets working the shelves and carts of potted plants next the the Coop parking lot entrance.  Last place I would have expected to encounter this species.  Everything was covered with a dusting of snow,  and the birds spent much of the  time concealed under plant foliage, flitting from one cart to the next.   At least one was Ruby-crowned, occasionally flashing its bright red crown patch.  Always lovely to encounter birds where you least expect  them.  Seems reasonable to assume the overnight snow cover had them adjusting their foraging.  Checking eBird,  I now see they are routinely reported in the nearby surrounding area.   

Stan Kostka 
lynnandstan at earthink dot net 
Arlington