Fourteen White-throats by the Bluffs: Oct. 27, 2022

There are a few weeks every autumn when white-throated sparrows appear to be everywhere. I see them in my garden every morning before heading out for walks. White-throats spend the breeding season all over Canada though usually not much farther south than cottage country in Ontario. In winter they migrate to the eastern and southern United States.

White-throated Sparrows eat mainly the seeds of grasses and weeds, including ragweed and buckwheat, as well as fruits of sumac, grape, cranberry, mountain ash, rose, blueberry, blackberry, and dogwood. In summer, they eat large numbers of insects. (allaboutbirds.com)

In about ten minutes, I was able to photograph 14 individuals this morning.

White-throated Sparrow
Chickadee with White-throated Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow

Other birds:

Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Robin
Rock Pigeons
Rock Pigeons
Turkey Vultures
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Turkey Vulture
Rock Pigeons
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeons
Mallards (male)
Ring-billed Gull (juvenile)
Canada Goose

Some botany:

Shaggy Mane
Red-osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)
Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
Panicled Aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum)
Riverbank Grape (Vitis riparia)

Bluff scenes:

Today’s group:

MAILBOX

A Bald Eagle’s nest with park ranger for scale. 😳

NATURE POETRY

When breezes are soft and skies are fair,
I steal an hour from study and care,
And hie me away to the woodland scene,
Where wanders the stream with the waters of green.  William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

Miles Hearn

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