Hello Fellow Birders, I sighted 6 FOX SPARROWS in my yard today. Without a doubt, FOX SPARROWS are the aristocrats of the SPARROW nation. As all SPARROWS scratch for a living, they scratch down into the leaves, the snow, the earth -scratching with both their feet at the same time- to uncover whatever bounty may lie hidden there. Their feet are large, with unusually long toes and claws that enable them to dig farther into the moist humus, where all sorts of seeds and minuscule animals may abound. Scattering leaves, snow, and soil with abandon, they scratch longer, deeper, and more profitably than any other SPARROWS. There were 2 SONG SPARROWS as well as AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS & 1 WHITE THROATED SPARROW.
At one point a COOPERS HAWK swooped down and caught a COMMON GRACKLE. Down the end of our road at the end of Mill St. in the Port of Newcastle Harbor were 8 COMMON MERGANSERS, 6 BUFFLEHEAD & 2 COMMON GOLDEN EYES. Directions: Take Mill St. S. exit off Highway # 401 Markus J. Lise Newcastle, On. "Markus J. Lise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
