https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/ Birds of the Forest The Pileated Woodpecker visits the forest occasionally. This one was holding fast onto the tree not moving a feather because of a Cooper's Hawk sitting high in the trees not far away. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148647422 148647422 Cooper's Hawks frequent the forest all year long. They are most visible in the winter when they attack the birds that come to bird feeders in the houses of the village. A nest produced young in 2018 and 2019. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148647424 148647424 The Sharp-shinned Hawk is a year round resident, but is much more common in spring migration and in the summer. It is a bird eater, like the Cooper's Hawk. It can become prey of its bigger cousin, the Cooper's Hawk. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148649540 148649540 A pair of Red-bellied Woodpeckers hammered out a nest inside a Black Cherry Tree in 2009. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148647423 148647423 This startling stole the nest of the Red-bellied Woodpeckers in 2009. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148647425 148647425 The Ruby-throated Hummingbird inhabits the forest and village from May through September. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148649533 148649533 The Blue Jay is a year round resident. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148649534 148649534 The Purple Finch appears occasionally in the winter term. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148649535 148649535 The robin thrush is very common spring and summer resident. It nests in the forest and in the village. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148649536 148649536 The redpoll only appears in the winter. The House Finch is a year round resident. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148649537 148649537 This photo is of a recently-fledged chickadee a few hours after it emerged from a nest box. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148649538 148649538 The Swainson's Thrush is only a passage bird. This one was found in the autumn,moving from northern nesting grounds and on the way to Central America for the winter. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148649539 148649539 The goldfinch is a year round resident. It is much more common in the winter as large numbers of birds move to the feeders in the village. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148649542 148649542 The Mourning Dove is a year-round resident. It is favorite prey of the Cooper's Hawk. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148649543 148649543 The Tree Sparrow is only a winter resident. I appears only in the coldest and snowiest months. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148649544 148649544 The Indigo Bunting is a spring and summer resident. No evidence has been found of this bird nesting on the forest edges. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148649545 148649545 The Brown Creeper is most common in the winter, but occurs in the area all year round. It comes to feeders with other birds, not never partakes of the bird seed or suet. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148649546 148649546 This photo is of a molting male. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=200802853 200802853 This species occurs in the area from early May to late September each year. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=201174739 201174739 Juncos visit the forest in the autumn and winter months only. This thrive on the food provided by nearby bird feeders in the surrounding houses. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=201174758 201174758 Both Black-billed and Yellow-billed Cuckoos live in the forest in the summer months. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=201174770 201174770 The Red-bellied Woodpecker is a year-round resident of the forest. There may be as many as three pairs nesting in the forest each spring. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=201174772 201174772 The Redpolls visit the forest in the winter, some winters. The House Finch is a year-round resident, using the nearby bird feeders to survive the winter. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=201174774 201174774 The Tree Sparrow is a winter visitor to the area. It is winter hardy, but likes to visit bird feeders in times of winter stress. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=201175095 201175095 The House Wren is hole nesting, quickly taking to bird houses. This bird retreats to the tropics for the winter months. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=201174786 201174786 The Cooper's Hawk is a year-round resident. It hunts smaller birds all year round. It is a dramatic hunter when it attacks birds at the feeders in the winter months. Nests were found in 2019 and 2020. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=201174790 201174790 Scarlet Tanagers nest in the forest, most years. It is essential that the squirrel population is low for this to occur. The local Grey Squirrels will predate the Tanager nests. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=201175125 201175125 Hummingbirds nest in the forest and in nearby areas. However, nests are extremely hard to find. Unfortunately this nest was destroyed when the winds of thunder storm knocked they young out of the nest, killing the baby. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=201175134 201175134 Mourning Doves are common all year round, in the area. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=201175135 201175135 Carolina Wren has moved into the northern edge of the Branchton Forest in recent years. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=206169936 206169936 Pairs of Rose-breasted Grosbeak nest in the forest most years. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=206169937 206169937 Baltimore Oriole nests in the village each year. They winter in the tropics and only come to southern Ontario in May, June and July to nest. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=206169938 206169938 This tightly woven nest was located on the north side of the woods in 2019. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=206169939 206169939 Carolina Wren is now a permanent, year-round resident of the Branchton Forest. It commonly visits bird feeders in the village during the winter. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=206268724 206268724 Hairy Woodpecker is an uncommon resident of the Banchton Forest. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=206268725 206268725 The Red-breasted Nuthatch is a winter visitor the Branchton Forest. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=206268726 206268726 The Rose-breasted Grosbeak successfully nested in the Branchton Forest in 2020. At least 2 young were observed. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=206268759 206268759 In 2020 Sandhill Cranes probably nested in the swamp forest adjacent to the Branchton Forest. https://branchtonlandtrust.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=206268760 206268760