The Nature of Phenology 2/22/20: Golden-crowned Kinglets

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn
Host: Hazel Stark

Kinglets are decidedly tiny birds. At only three inches long from tip of beak to tip of tail, most of their bulk is made up of near weightless feathers. When placed on a scale, they weigh in at just four to eight grams—the weight of just two pennies.

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