Downsview Bird Id Challenge
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Downsview Bird Id Challenge

Dinusaur

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Challenge 1: Red Tailed Hawk. It just finished eating a vole and looked at me sheepishly.


Challenge 2: Snowy Owl as it came on to land in one of the trees by the paved road. It was flying between the slope of the nearby hill and a group of trees on another hill across the street. Had great fun watching it while it lasted.


Challenge 3: Northern Shrike. it has been around the park for a while and seen quite frequently.


Challenge 4: American Pipit. It was a cold and windy November day when I spotted a group of them foraging on the ground.


Challenge 5: Northern Flickr as they were searching for a nesting hole. I think eventually they were evicted by the Starlings.


Challenge 6: Field Sparrow


Challenge 7: American Kestrel on a very windy day


Challenge 8: Turkey Vulture


Challenge 9: White-throated Sparrow


Challenge 10: Pied-billed Grebe
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JW Mills

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Nice pics Dinu, however Challenge #9 is a Swamp Sparrow.
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Quote from: "JW Mills"
Nice pics Dinu, however Challenge #9 is a Swamp Sparrow.
Great to hear back from you John. Were you in the Philippines? Thanks for the correction about the Swamp Sparrow - I was wondering about that for a while and couldn't make up my mind.
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