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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: wanchan on February 28, 2015, 12:19:28 AM

Title: Harris's Sparrow
Post by: wanchan on February 28, 2015, 12:19:28 AM

I went to the Sheldon Creek Trail in Burlington before work this morning. There was nobody when I was walking on the trail. After 10 minutes of searching and saw some house sparrows, tree sparrows and juncos were feeding on the ground. So, I stopped walking and about 15 minutes later the Harris's sparrow was popping out from the pine tree and foraging on the ground. Here are the photos for sharing.

(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8629/16480945578_06c2278c0d_z.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/126673268@N02/16480945578/in/photostream/)

(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8574/16668512585_5b523a86b8_z.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/126673268@N02/16668512585/in/photostream/)

Title: Re: Harris's Sparrow
Post by: Dinusaur on February 28, 2015, 08:38:17 AM

Very nice Wanchan - I have to make the trek there one of these days. Hope the bird stays there long enough.

Title: Re: Harris's Sparrow
Post by: Paul O'Toole on February 28, 2015, 05:19:17 PM

Love the look of the top of the head pattern, very cool.

Title: Re: Harris's Sparrow
Post by: wanchan on March 01, 2015, 10:52:14 PM

Quote from: "Paul O'Toole"

Love the look of the top of the head pattern, very cool.

It looks like a metal net texture hat.

Title: Re: Harris's Sparrow
Post by: wanchan on March 01, 2015, 10:53:22 PM

Quote from: "Dinusaur"

Very nice Wanchan - I have to make the trek there one of these days. Hope the bird stays there long enough.

Thanks, Dinusaur. I do believe he still around.

Title: Re: Harris's Sparrow
Post by: cairnstone on March 09, 2015, 03:56:04 PM

The Harris's Sparrow is still there today March 9th. I am glad I picked the best day we've had in a long long time to go and see it. I had to wait an hour before it turned up but the weather was stellar and there was plenty of other activity while I waited. It's probably a good idea to bring bird seed with you if you go to see it.

Title: Re: Harris's Sparrow
Post by: wanchan on March 10, 2015, 09:01:23 PM

Quote from: "cairnstone"

The Harris's Sparrow is still there today March 9th. I am glad I picked the best day we've had in a long long time to go and see it. I had to wait an hour before it turned up but the weather was stellar and there was plenty of other activity while I waited. It's probably a good idea to bring bird seed with you if you go to see it.

Good to hear that he still around.