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Birding Reports => Southern Ontario Reports => Topic started by: pforde on May 03, 2009, 07:07:52 PM

Title: White Crowned Sparrow and male Grosbeak
Post by: pforde on May 03, 2009, 07:07:52 PM

Southend of Barrie. We have a  White Crowned Sparrow feeding off our feeder. It's a neat looking little beauty with a whacky black and white striped head helmut pattern.
I read where they are abundantly found out west, but are also found throughout North America at different times of the year. The map shows an overlapping area where they come around here in central Ontario in the off season on their way somewhere better.

   A male "GROSBEAK is also around a lot as well this week with his bright red chested birthmark. He's been fighting with the local Cardinals for the seeds on the ground. They were doing some ground level beak-sparing the other day. The Cardinal won.

: )   Paul

Title: White Crowned sparrows
Post by: Napper on May 03, 2009, 08:13:31 PM

Hey :!:

I had one in my back yard  this morning  here in Milton for the first time this year..

Smart looking little birds..  got a few pics. not very good thou..

We were North West of  Barrie today near Georgian Bay.. Spotted.. Pine Siskins, Pine Warblers, Chippy's

Napper:))

Title: White Crowned Sparrow
Post by: lovesbirds on May 05, 2009, 08:06:17 PM

I also had a White Crowned Sparrow in my Burlington garden early yesterday morning.  I have never seen one before.  I managed to get a fairly good photo.

Title: White-Crowned Sparrows
Post by: amwendt on May 15, 2009, 04:48:12 PM

We've had 5 white-crowned sparrows in our yard (Kitchener, ON) for the last three weeks.  We've never seen them here before.  I hope they stick around!