Just a red stripe of feathers…

five millimeters or less…

on top of its head.

Male Ruby Crowned Kinglets can fluff them to a crest.

They seldom do.

Wintering in the southern US and Mexico…

they build nests in Canada.

Little is known about Kinglet nests.

This tiny bird builds nests in tall trees…to 100 feet-vertical.

Kinglet nests are spherical, four inches wide…5-6 inches deep.

They are built to expand as the brood grows.

You may have never seen one.

Biologists estimate there are 90 million kinglets in North America.

With a red stripe crown of feathers…five millimeters or less.