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Bird ID, Eastern Ontario, Canada (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Gordon W
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Gordon W
Well-known member
Cool! Never heard of that species, so a new one for the list.
I think you solved the mystery of where it came from, Peter. No doubt it hit the large window of the back door which was above where I found it. When I first saw it, I thought it was dead, but it slowly became active and did eventually fly off, so a small bird and not a chick after all.
Thanks very much for the ID.
Peter C.
...just zis guy, you know?
Okay, I'm glad it survived. These are one of our more numerous - but also, stealthiest - small bird species; thousands migrating back to Ontario every day, this time of year, but mostly unseen.
(Waaaay too early in the year for anything songbirdish to be hatching around here, by the way...)
(Waaaay too early in the year for anything songbirdish to be hatching around here, by the way...)
Jeff Hopkins
Just another...observer
If you know their call, you'll find they're actually quite vocal and relatively easy to find. They winter in our local park, and I can often find 4-5 of them on a given morning.
Not now, however. They've moved north.
Gordon W
Well-known member
My interest in birds is a fairly recent thing, so if I had seen this before I'd have no doubt figured it was just another sparrow. This time however, I got a close enough look that its curved bill clued me in. Interesting bird.
