Downsview Bird ID
Outdoor Ontario

Downsview Bird ID

Dinusaur

  • Frequent Users
  • Old Timer
  • *****
    • Posts: 1590
    • http://www.flickr.com/photos/60250038@N02/
Please help with the IDs. I've taken a stab on each - not sure if they are correct or not.
#1: Swainson's Thrush?


#2: A Cooper's hawk on the left and a Merlin or a Kestrel on the right? Coopers' is shown separately in fig 3


#3: Cooper's hawk (separate image of the bird on the left above)


#4 & #5: Swamp or white-throated (tan-stripped) Sparrow?



#6 & #7: Fox Sparrow? They seem quite big in size - very close to the size of a Robin.



#7: A Palm Warbler?


#8: A Palm Warbler or something different?


#9 & #10:  Chipping Sparrow?



#11: ?
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by Guest »


Leslie Kinrys

  • Frequent Users
  • Old Timer
  • *****
    • Posts: 375
1. Hermit Thrush-eye ring and rufous tail.
2. Yes, a Merlin. They are darkly streaked below.
4 & 5. I'm leaning towards Savanah Sparrow. There were lots of them in the park when I was there in the spring/early summer. There seems to be yellow in front of the eye.
6 & 7. Fox Sparrow. They are one of the larger sparrows.
7. Yes to both Palm Warbler, which have yellow under the tail and I can see a faint chestnut crown.
9 & 10 immature White-crowned Sparrows have  crown stripes of chestnut and gray.
11. Hermit Thrush.

Hope this helps.
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by Guest »
The bird lady of the tower.


thouc

  • Frequent Users
  • Old Timer
  • *****
    • Posts: 2647
3 looks like a Cooper's as you say and 4 & 5 is Swamp Sparrow. Otherwise I agree with Leslie.
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by Guest »