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Sunday, May 31, 2020

MALE BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK,TORONTO,ONTARIO, 5/31/2020



MALE NORTHERN CARDINAL, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK,TORONTO,ONTARIO, 5/31/2020


FEMALE BLACKPOLL WARBLER IN BREEDING PLUMAGE, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK,TORONTO,ONTARIO, 5/31/2020

   We birded today with our friend, Peter Sproule.  He really knows his birds by sight and sound and knows where to find the birds at Colonel Samuel Smith Park.  He spotted our new species, a Blackpoll Warbler.  Thanks Peter!
    Even though the photos aren't that good, we can still ID this bird as a female Blackpoll Warbler in breeding plumage as follows:
  • Small size
  • Basically black and white
  • Whitish underparts with blackish streaks on flank
  • Blackish upperparts with two white wingbars
  • Whitish throat with thin gray necklace
  • Dark eyeline
  • Undertail pattern is that of a Blackpoll Warbler
   The Blackpoll Warbler has the longest migration of any North American warbler, including extremely long, nonstop, transoceanic flights.  These nonstop flights are up to 2,175 miles and take up to 88 hours.

   The Blackpoll Warbler is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 983.












AMERICAN CROW, WOODBINE PARK,TORONTO,ONTARIO, 5/30/2020


CANADA GEESE, WOODBINE PARK,TORONTO,ONTARIO, 5/30/2020


MA LE & FEMALE MALLARDS, WOODBINE PARK,TORONTO,ONTARIO, 5/30/2020




BLOSSOMING TREE, WOODBINE PARK,TORONTO,ONTARIO, 5/30/2020


SPRING BLOSSOMING CHESTNUT TREE, WOODBINE PARK,TORONTO,ONTARIO, 5/30/2020




SONG SPARROW, WOODBINE PARK,TORONTO,ONTARIO, 5/30/2020



FEMALE BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, WOODBINE PARK,TORONTO,ONTARIO, 5/30/2020





BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE, WOODBINE PARK,TORONTO,ONTARIO, 5/30/2020



MALE YELLOW WARBLER, WOODBINE PARK,TORONTO,ONTARIO, 5/30/2020












EASTERN COTTONTAIL RABBIT, ROSETTA MCCLAIN GARDENS,SCARBOROUGH,TORONTO,ONTARIO, 5/30/2020


RING-BILLED GULL IN FLIGHT, ROSETTA MCCLAIN GARDENS,SCARBOROUGH,TORONTO,ONTARIO, 5/30/2020