At 6:15 p.m. today, October 25, I counted 24 Fox Sparrows (all
visible at once) feeding on nyger seed spread on the ground just
outside a window overlooking Brookbanks Ravine in Toronto. I've been
spreading seeds for them for several days. On Friday there were 5 and
7 yesterday. Great views of them double-scratching and some gave
whisper songs. A few years ago we had more than 50 Fox Sparrows here
at one time.
Earlier today I went to Rosetta McClain Gardens Raptor Watch on the
Scarborough Bluffs. Frank Butson, known to his friends as BIGFRANK,
heads up this hawkwatch. We had great views of a juvenile Golden
Eagle and a very close juvenile Northern Goshawk. Also seen were Bald
Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, and
Northern Harrier. Small flocks of Eastern Bluebirds few west along
the bluffs and small numbers of Black-capped Chickadees were moving
west along Lake Ontario. Listen and watch for Boreal Chickadee when
Black-caps are moving. No guarantees.
Link to Rosetta McClain Gardens Raptor Watch. Scroll down a bit for
today's full report.
http://raptorwatch.blogspot.com/
Ron Pittaway
Toronto ON
P.S. I talked to Jean this morning in England. She was studying and
photographing European Herring Gulls in preparation for gull watching
a Niagara later.
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