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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Shortsighted on April 07, 2025, 04:53:59 PM

Title: Vesper sparrow
Post by: Shortsighted on April 07, 2025, 04:53:59 PM
I hear song sparrows everywhere, as it should be.  This morning I heard a slightly different call/song that I suspected wasn't a song sparrow.  It's certainly early enough for Vesper sparrows and it was between farmer's fields, but it was also way up in a tree and therefore somewhat out-of-reach for a good clear shot.  It did indeed show the eye-ring associated with a Vesper sparrow.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-w252rT7/0/McsHHLNvp5P6tCShCJ9D6NQsqSCRRrsRvkgWNmLht/M/Vesper%20sparrow%2Ccropped-M.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-w252rT7/A)
Vesper sparrow