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<\/a>\nThis Black and White Warbler fit the colour scheme of the month so far!<\/em><\/p>\n
This colourful warbler is a Northern Parula. It was inspecting each set of blooms and picking out insects.<\/p>\n This Yellow-rumped Warbler was one of four checking out the tree tops.<\/p>\n Like the Parula, this Red-breasted Nuthatch was inspecting the blossoms. It may be a migrant or it may be a year-round resident as we have both in Mississauga.<\/p>\n This Ruby-crowned Kinglet was working its way through the shrubs. I’ve seen more individual Kinglets than any other type of bird bird (except Robins and Red-winged Blackbirds) so far this spring.<\/p>\n This White-throated Sparrow is about to dive off its perch and follow its friends. I often see these sparrows moving through in large groups. Sometimes, like today, they all move on together flying “single file” after each other like a conga line. It makes it easier for me to count the group as they each fly across in front of me one at a time. (There were 11 is this line.)<\/p>\n Several White-crowned Sparrows also emerged briefly from the honeysuckle thickets to search for food in the grassy edges of the path at Lakeside Park.<\/p>\n Brown Thrashers are good at staying unseen even though they are roughly robin-sized. Here one inspects me through a tangle of burdock and goldenrod before going back to flipping aside leaves in its hunt for food.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nAs usual, I see most of my warblers from the wrong end. This is a Nashville Warbler if you want to memorize under tail plumage patterns!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThis Yellow Warbler took a break from chasing the other males away and started looking for insects.<\/p>\nNot Every Small Bird is a Warbler Even If It Has Bright Plumage<\/h2>\n
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\nAmerican Goldfinches are just as bright as the warblers even though they often have stayed all winter right here in Mississauga.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nSpring Sparrows Look Brighter and Crisper But Are Just as Skulky<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMigrating Bigger Birds Are Easier to Spot — Or They Should Be<\/h2>\n
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\nThis Thrush was standing under the branches of a Dogwood and checking for interesting bits in the puddle. Normally, that area is totally dry.<\/p>\nAn Occasional Rarity, Like This Evening Grosbeak in Mississauga, Makes for an Exciting Morning<\/h2>\n