MALE BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, ETOBICOKE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 4/26/2026

 

WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, ETOBICOKE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 4/26/2026

 

MOURNING DOVE, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, ETOBICOKE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 4/26/2026

 

ROCK PIGEONS (FERAL PIGEONS), COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, ETOBICOKE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 4/26/2026

 

COMMON GRACKLES, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, ETOBICOKE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 4/26/2026

 

MALE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD CHASING OFF A GREAT BLUE HERON, Mc LAUGHLIN BAY/McLAUGHLIN BAY WILDLIFE AREA, OSHAWA, ONTARIO, 4/24/2026

   It looks like the Great Blue Heron was attempting to land in the marsh, probably too close to the nest of the Red-winged Blackbird.  Thus, the male Red-wing Blackbird chased the heron off.  MALE Red-wing Blackbirds are very territorial and aggressive.

 

SONG SPARROW, CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 4/24/2026