For 34 years Birds Canada has organized a “FeederWatch” community which has recorded the birds at feeders from November through April throughout Canada.

#7 on last winter’s Ontario list is the Northern Cardinal:

The Northern Cardinal is also #7 on the Quebec list.

This morning’s walk began in a temperature of -3 degrees.

Park views:

After yesterday’s “affectionate ravens”, I came across these “kissing” Sugar Maples:

Some botany:

Other birds from this morning:

Species list:  Canada goose, mallard, red-tailed hawk, Cooper’s hawk, ring-billed gull, mourning dove, downy woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, blue jay, common raven, American crow, black-capped chickadee, red-breasted nuthatch, white-breasted nuthatch, golden-crowned kinglet, American robin, European starling, house sparrow, northern cardinal, American goldfinch, American tree sparrow, song sparrow. (23 species)

NATURE POETRY

Fresh October brings the pheasant;
Then to gather nuts is pleasant.      – Sara Coleridge (1802–52)

Miles Hearn