MALE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, BRIGHTON CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS, BRIGHTON, ON

MALE BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, MILL POND PARK, RICHMOND HILL, ON

MALE NORTHERN CARDINAL, MILL POND PARK, RICHMOND HILL, ON

JUVENILE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, RICHMAND GREEN PARK, RICHMOND HILL, ON

FEMALE HOUSE SPARROW, RICHMOND GREEN PARK, RICHMOND HILL, ON

EUROPEAN STARLINGS, RICHMOND GREEN PARK, RICHMOND HILL, ON

   The European Starling at the upper right is molting from breeding to nonbreeding plumage. The starling still has the completely dark head of breeding plumage, but its bill is dark and it has the numerous white dots of nonbreeding plumage.  The starling on the lower left looks like it has completely molted into nonbreeding plumage.  August-September is generally when this molting takes place.

GREAT BLUE HERON, RICHMOND GREEN PARK, RICHMOND HILL, ON