Appearance | Tiny bird about 4″ long a yellow-green color with two white wing bars and a hidden ruby-colored crown. Dark eyes with white eye-ring. Females look the same but lack the ruby crown |
Diet | Insects, berries. |
Feeder Food | Hulled sunflower seeds, suet, peanut hearts, and mealworms. |
Habitat | Woodlands and forests. |
Nesting | Nests are placed in trees near the trunk and as high as 100′. They have 1 brood/year, 4-5 white and brown spotted eggs/brood and incubate for 11-12 days. |
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