White-throated Sparrow - Wikimedia

White-throated Sparrow – Wikimedia

Had my first Dark-eyed Junco feeding under the feeder today, October 7th.

Bill Snowden, Ennismore

Note: Our first juncos arrived October 9th, along with a few more White-crowned Sparrows. Yesterday, the shrubby fields and woodlot edges in the Cavan area west of Peterborough were full of flocks of Yellow-rumped Warblers, White-throated Sparrows and some Song Sparrows. White-throats were singing their fall “whisper song.”  Like spring song but softer and more halting.  D.M.

Dark-eyed Junco by Marcel Boulay

Dark-eyed Junco by Marcel Boulay

Yellow-rumped Warbler - Nov. 28, 2014 Franmor Dr. Ptbo - Sue Prentice

Yellow-rumped Warbler – Nov. 28, 2014 Franmor Dr. Ptbo – Sue Prentice


Drew Monkman

I am a retired teacher, naturalist and writer with a love for all aspects of the natural world, especially as they relate to seasonal change.