...and leaving soon; White-crowned Sparrow

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Author Message   Pixc  Supporting Member My Favorite Photo My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2008 - 09:45 am EST :    They've been here all winter, but won't be around much longer. I miss them already! And I'll just sneak in some forsythia in bloom if that's okay! It's bird "environment"... Pixc - Ontario, Zone "Z5b"   Deanneart  Supporting Member My Favorite Photo My Weather My Garden Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2008 - 10:39 am EST :    Lovely photos Carol! Dont' you just love the forsythia? Gorgeous! I had my first White-crowned Sparrow here this winter and what a treat to see this sweet bird. Deanne New Hampshire Zone 5   Sunnyday2day  Supporting Member My Favorite Photo My Weather My Time Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2008 - 05:47 pm EST :    Handsome fellow is the WCS. I've had them here for a couple of weeks now but know they are just passing through to their northern digs. Love the forsythia too, Carol. Sunnyday2day - Michigan, Zone "Zone 5"   Valia  Supporting Member Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2008 - 06:54 pm EST :    Boo hoo. Beautiful photo, but bad news to me. I just checked the bird book, and, yes, I guess they are gone and we won't be seeing them again for a while. I didn't know. They were our most numerous sparrow. Valia - UT (winter) WA (summer), Zone "8 and 5"   Seil  Supporting Member My Garden Journal My Weather My Time Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2008 - 08:16 pm EST :    Wonderful pics, Carol. I love his little striped cap. The forsythia is lovely too. Mine didn't bloom very well this year so I'll enjoy yours instead. Seil - Michigan, Zone "6"   Duckwatcher  Posted on Sunday, May 04, 2008 - 03:20 pm EST :    I miss these guys too, their song is so lovely. I think they just go coastal for us tho LOL.. it gets a bit warm out here in the summer :) Duckwatcher - Northern California, Zone "9b"   Calendula  Supporting Member My Weather My Garden Posted on Sunday, May 04, 2008 - 11:51 pm EST :    Adorable picture, such a nice looking bird, Carol. I am sure they have been at our feeder here too but my camera won't deliver like that and I am not good at the craft either. Calendula - Ontario, Zone "5b"   Whis4ey  My Garden Posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 - 01:55 am EST :    A new one on me and a pretty little fella :) Whis4ey - N Ireland, Zone "7"   Treelover  My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 - 11:00 am EST :    What a lovely little bird! Our sparrows like to eat the flowers of the Forsythia and will strip them in some years. Ours didn't flower much this year,poor heavy soil i think Treelover - County Durham,UK, Zone "8/9"   Gardenbug  Supporting Member Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 05:52 pm EST :    They're here Carol. Very confusing at first combined with the white throated sparrows. Gardenbug - Ontario, Zone "4/5"   Valia  Supporting Member Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 07:37 pm EST :    There were three white-crowned sparrows pecking around below the feeder this morning, the first we've seen for weeks. DH noticed them first. He's growing even more addicted to the birds than I am. I wonder if they are just strays heading north or if they will be here for a while. I suppose that would mean they wouldn't breed, and I don't want to think they have a problem, but I did miss seeing them. I've never heard of sparrows -- or any bird around here, stripping the forsythia of it's blossoms, Larry. Shhh, maybe they don't know these are edible! Too bad they didn't have many flowers this year; they are such a great source of cheer. --- I actually wrote this yesterday, but couldn't post it because GB's was down for a while, so I'm trying again today. And early this morning, there were FOUR WCSPs hopping and pecking below the feeder, accompanied by four very plain, smaller sparrows ... unrelated? It seems unlikely that they are immatures. I couldn't ID them and the light wasn't good enough to get a picture. Very confusing. Valia - UT (winter) WA (summer), Zone "8 and 5"

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