COMMON RAVEN, HALLS ROAD NORTH,WHITBY,ON, 10/9/2018

   We can ID this bird as a Common Raven rather then an American Crow by its size (24" vs 17.5") and by its shaggy throat (you can see this in the first photo).

FEMALE HOUSE FINCH, HALLS ROAD NORTH,WHITBY,ON, 10/9/2018

MALE HOUSE FINCHES, HALLS ROAD NORTH,WHITBY,ON, 10/9/2018

GAGGLE OF CANADA GEESE, HALLS ROAD NORTH,WHITBY,ON, 10/9/2018

   A group of Canada Geese on the ground is called a gaggle; when in flight they are called a skein, a team or a wedge; when flying close together they are called a plump.

MALE BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, HALLS ROAD NORTH,WHITBY,ON, 10/9/18

   The bird in front is the male Brown-headed Cowbird.  The other two birds in back of it we could not ID.

FALL COLORS, HALLS ROAD NORTH, WHITBY,ON, 10/9/18

MALE HAIRY WOODPECKER, HALLS ROAD NORTH, WHITBY, ON, 10/9/18

   We can ID this woodpecker as a Hairy Woodpecker rather than a Downy Woodpecker because of its relatively large size (9" vs. 6 1/2").  The woodpecker was close enough so we could judge its size.  Another indicator that this woodpecker is a Hairy Woodpecker is that the eyebrows are broken by black in the back of the head.  You can see the in the first photo and last two photos. In a Downy Woodpecker the eyebrows are continuos in the back of the head.