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Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
UC Santa Cruz Arboretum
Santa Cruz, California
Golden-crowned Sparrows are part of a study being conducted at the arboretum and many of the birds seen are banded as shown here. This little beauty posed perfectly on the flowers of Bell-fruited Mallee in the Australian garden.
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