The good parent — a robin (Turdus migratorius) is off to feed its chicks at Ashbridge’s Bay Tuesday. © BCP 2010 Really, I ought to get up earlier. By mid-morning, when I finally arrived at the bay, (Ashbridge’s), it was sweltering, even by the water and in the shade. A hundred degrees in the shade. […]
In the pink rays of the setting sun, a common tern (Sterna hirundo) hunts at Ashbridge’s Bay. © BCP 2010 I managed to get out for a short walk late Monday evening just as dusk was falling, and noted a couple of interesting observations. For one, the lake seems to be at the highest level […]
Can anyone help ID this little ball of fluff I saw last week in High Park? © BCP 2010 This little fellow sitting atop a wire fence caught my eye last week when I was staking out the purple martins at High Park. I think he/she’s a baby sparrow, but don’t know what species. When […]
“But you said I didn’t have to go to flight school today, Dad.” © BCP 2010 Thursday update: Thanks to the folks who wrote to confirm that the little gaffer on the left is a very young red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). From Wednesday: I’m hoping that an experienced birder can help me identify the bird […]
A male purple martin (Progne subis) arrives back home to his multi-level flat, Monday June 7 in High Park. © BCP 2010 Thanks to the Toronto Star for letting us know that there are two pairs of purple martins now in residence in an avian apartment complex situated on the south shore of Grenadier Pond […]
