KILLDEER, HUMBER RIVER, LAMBTON WOODS PARK, TORONTO, ON

COMMON GRACKLE, LAMBTON WOODS PARK, TORONTO, ON

 

JUVENILE RED-TAILED HAWK IN FLIGHT, LAMBTON WOODS PARK, TORONTO, ON

   This hawk was identified as a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk as follows:

• The juvenile does not have a red tail, while the adult does.
• The dark bar on the leading edge of the underwing and the pale breast contrasting with the streaked belly-band identify this as a Red-tailed Hawk.

NORTHERN FLICKER, LAMBTON WOODS PARK, ON

   This bird can be identified as a Northern Flicker by the spotted belly and the red on its nape.

SONG SPARROW ON GOLDENROD, LAMBTON WOODS PARK, TORONTO, ON

RED-TAILED HAWK, LAMBTON WOODS PARK, TORONTO, ON

NONBREEDING SPOTTED SANDPIPER, HUMBER RIVER, LAMBTON WOODS PARK, TORONTO, ON

   We identified this sandpiper as a Spotted Sandpiper in nonbreeding (winter) plumage as follows:

• Relatively dark and unpatterned above and white below (in breeding plumage there are spots below).
• White wedge near shoulder, between dark above and dusky smudge.
• White line over eye.
• Orange-yellow legs and bill.