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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Dinusaur on October 12, 2014, 09:28:21 PM

Title: Downsview Bird ID
Post by: Dinusaur on October 12, 2014, 09:28:21 PM

Please help with the IDs. I've taken a stab on each - not sure if they are correct or not.
#1: Swainson's Thrush?
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3944/15334716178_05ed5e2d21_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/60250038@N02/15334716178/)

#2: A Cooper's hawk on the left and a Merlin or a Kestrel on the right? Coopers' is shown separately in fig 3
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3948/15334708498_4881f18bbc_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/60250038@N02/15334708498/)

#3: Cooper's hawk (separate image of the bird on the left above)
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3939/15334810318_15211b0e44_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/60250038@N02/15334810318/)

#4 & #5: Swamp or white-throated (tan-stripped) Sparrow?
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3948/15334771227_31dc2039b4_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/60250038@N02/15334771227/)
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3942/15334614630_95e5539c1a_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/60250038@N02/15334614630/)

#6 & #7: Fox Sparrow? They seem quite big in size - very close to the size of a Robin.
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5604/15518187611_a0731a8e39_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/60250038@N02/15518187611/)
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3950/15518183261_00e75486d2_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/60250038@N02/15518183261/)

#7: A Palm Warbler?
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5604/15334949947_801bc6b77e_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/60250038@N02/15334949947/)

#8: A Palm Warbler or something different?
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5608/15334800100_443d998d2d_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/60250038@N02/15334800100/)

#9 & #10:  Chipping Sparrow?
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5601/15520951002_6dd07c76c3_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/60250038@N02/15520951002/)
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3935/15518176251_f43e7acbec_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/60250038@N02/15518176251/)

#11: ?
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3928/15518168751_3ce6af6390_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/60250038@N02/15518168751/)

Title: Re: Downsview Bird ID
Post by: Leslie Kinrys on October 12, 2014, 10:18:04 PM

1. Hermit Thrush-eye ring and rufous tail.
2. Yes, a Merlin. They are darkly streaked below.
4 & 5. I'm leaning towards Savanah Sparrow. There were lots of them in the park when I was there in the spring/early summer. There seems to be yellow in front of the eye.
6 & 7. Fox Sparrow. They are one of the larger sparrows.
7. Yes to both Palm Warbler, which have yellow under the tail and I can see a faint chestnut crown.
9 & 10 immature White-crowned Sparrows have  crown stripes of chestnut and gray.
11. Hermit Thrush.

Hope this helps.

Title: Re: Downsview Bird ID
Post by: thouc on October 12, 2014, 10:32:16 PM

3 looks like a Cooper's as you say and 4 & 5 is Swamp Sparrow. Otherwise I agree with Leslie.