savannah sparrows

I finally identified some of the sparrows that I knew were not house sparrows. They look a bit like pine siskins but they have no yellow on them and are larger. It turns out they are savannah sparrows I am reasonably sure. They look quite a bit like song sparrows but have no black spot on their front. They do have many streaks of black on their chest. The photo I have enclosed looks exactly like the ones at the feeder.

There are still a few hummingbirds visiting occasionally. I thought I should leave the feeders out in case some stop by on their way south from further north. At least there has been no really cold weather as yet. There are still plenty of flowers.

I noticed on a trip to Winnipeg on Saturday that the crops are almost all harvested near Winnipeg. I saw a flock of Herring gulls. I assume they are gathering to go south. I even saw a few Canada geese already flying south. However, at Oakburn there are still some swallows around yet.