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Request for Information => Birding Areas => Topic started by: American Redstart on December 27, 2011, 01:09:10 PM

Title: Birding near Alliston
Post by: American Redstart on December 27, 2011, 01:09:10 PM

I'm going over to Alliston for a couple days. Does anybody know any good bird watching locations around there.

Title: Re: Birding near Alliston
Post by: American Redstart on December 30, 2011, 05:38:53 PM

My hotel had a nature trail and I picked up some good birds.
Here's my list:
60+canada geese
2 red-tailed hawks
1 rock pigeon
x mourning doves
5 downy woodpeckers
2 hairy woodpeckers
1 Northern Flicker
5+ blue jays
5+ american crows
x black-capped chickadees
1 white-breasted nuthatch
1 american robin
x european starling
5+cedar waxwings
1 american tree sparrow
2 northern cardinals
x house finches
x american goldfinches
5+ house sparrow

Title: Re: Birding near Alliston
Post by: American Redstart on January 01, 2012, 02:40:14 PM

I assumed the sparrow I saw was an american tree sparrow but looking at other pictures I decided it was a juvenile white-crowned.

Title: Re: Birding near Alliston
Post by: Bird Brain on January 01, 2012, 05:19:42 PM

Nice list.  :D  Happy New Year!

Title: Re: Birding near Alliston
Post by: American Redstart on January 01, 2012, 08:52:17 PM

Thank you. Happy new year to you too :!:  :D