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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: silverfoxx on January 17, 2011, 06:33:52 PM

Title: song sparrow In winter? and kingfisher
Post by: silverfoxx on January 17, 2011, 06:33:52 PM

Today I had a long look at what appeared to be a song sparrow hanging around with the goldfinches, juncos and house sparrows near my feeders. It had a very heavily streaked breast but I couldn't see the central spot. I've often noted very late and early song sparrows but didn't know that they could spend all winter in Toronto. Is this correct?

By the way I went for walk in Taylor Creek Park on that Saturday after we received the first big snowfall. I didn't expect to see much so I was pleasantly surprised when I heard and then saw a belted kingfisher making its way from tree to tree along the creek. When I returned home a red-tail landed in a tree behind my house. Not bad for a non-birding day.

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Post by: Reuven_M on January 17, 2011, 06:37:40 PM

Song sparrows winter around here not that uncommonly. I've seen four this winter - 3 in Hamilton and 1 in Mississauga

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Post by: silverfoxx on January 23, 2011, 12:09:00 PM

Its still here - came within a few feet of me recently. Definitely a song sparrow.