[Ontbirds]Harris's Sparrow--Erie Beach, Chatham-Kent

2008-01-21 Thread Peter Meisenheimer
The Harris' sparrow was at the grain pile at 1315 today (21 January). It was in the company of white-crowned sparrows, a few juncos, some American tree sparrows, a couple of house sparrows and one very bright male cardinal. The birds were skittish, with a lot of wind-driven debris bouncing aroun

[Ontbirds]Harris's Sparrow--Erie Beach, Chatham-Kent

2008-01-14 Thread Irene Woods
Birders: The Harris's Sparrow was quite active today again in the vicinity of the compost pile on Gore Rd.--directions below. It is less likely to be found actually eating from the grain piles, rather it prefers to forage either along the shrubby fenceline, going East, OR, I have always found it