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White-throated Sparrow

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May sightings of note

May 2 was a beautiful morning for a bird walk. Warm south winds the night before had brought in migrants. Walked the trails at Camp Kawartha with Jacob Rodenburg and Tim Dyson – respecting two metre distancing of course. In a couple of hours we found 38 species, including some Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 3 yearsMay 31, 2020 ago
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September Sightings of Interest

White-throated Sparrows arrive on schedule: Right on schedule, five White-throated Sparrows arrived in our backyard this morning, the first of the fall. Some years, several dozen are here at the same time. They enjoy the finch mix (millet, nyger, sunflower seeds) I scatter on the ground each spring and fall. Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 4 yearsAugust 31, 2019 ago
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November sightings of interest

Snowy Owl – The Snowy Owls are back in the Lindsay / Little Britain area. The first sighting was two weeks ago. I shot this one yesterday (Nov. 22) on the road between Oakwood & Little Britain. Carl Welbourn, Kawartha Camera Club                 Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 4 yearsNovember 28, 2018 ago
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Time to get out feeders: White-throated Sparrows are migrating

White-throated Sparrows have arrived at my feeders in Peterborough. Sue Paradisis

By Drew Monkman, 6 yearsSeptember 27, 2017 ago
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White-throated Sparrows in large numbers

We’re enjoying large numbers of White-throated Sparrows in our yard right now. Probably two dozen at least. They are eating the millet I scatter around the base of the feeder and nearby shrubs. The odd White-throat occasionally breaks into a weaker version of its spring “Oh sweet Canada…Canada…Canada” song. Any Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 6 years ago
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April is sparrow month

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1) – Reported Apr 14, 2016 07:31 by Donald Sutherland – Peterborough–Trent Rotary Rail Trail, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “singing, fields E of S entrance to Promise Rock Trail” I heard my first Fox Sparrow of the spring on April 13 on Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 7 yearsApril 15, 2016 ago
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Juncos have arrived; widespread flocks of White-throated Sparrows and Yellow-rumped Warblers

Had my first Dark-eyed Junco feeding under the feeder today, October 7th. Bill Snowden, Ennismore Note: Our first juncos arrived October 9th, along with a few more White-crowned Sparrows. Yesterday, the shrubby fields and woodlot edges in the Cavan area west of Peterborough were full of flocks of Yellow-rumped Warblers, Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 7 yearsOctober 9, 2015 ago
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Have you noticed “missing birds” too this spring?

For years we’ve enjoyed numerous chickadees, winter and summer along with goldfinches and others. This year, both are literally non-existent. Nor did I see the usual spring showing of White-throated and White-crowned sparrows. We still get cardinals, jays, a few woodpeckers, including the Pileated, and the occasional nuthatch, along with Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 8 yearsJune 10, 2015 ago
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