Every winter, more than 15,000 birdwatchers throughout North America volunteer for Project FeederWatch, a joint program of Bird Studies Canada and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Participating in this annual survey of birds that visit backyard feeders is easy and fun! At regular intervals from November to April, ‘FeederWatchers’ count …
A scientist from the University of Alberta says unrestrained gas development in southern Alberta could wipe out the sage grouse population in the province within two years. Mark Boyce has studied sage grouse since 1977, but he might be lacking a study subject soon – an estimated 90 birds remain …
Bird News Cattle egrets spotted in Ottawa Three NL men charged for excessive harvest and illegal selling of migratory birds Find out how you can help the chimney swift Cold front sends Saskatchewan’s ducks south in numbers Mammal News Aussie tourists mauled by grizzly lose compensation bid Scientists pleased with …
WE WON!!! In October, conservation groups became aware of a potential travesty about to happen in the Alberta grasslands. Existing laws grant the provincial government the right to sell public land without any public consultation, and there were plans for a huge potato farm in a sensitive area with limited …
These are clearly not the best pictures, but crossbills are are such rare visitors to the prairies that I had to put them up anyway. I’ve never had red crossbills in our Calgary yard, and they sure didn’t stay around very long. The yellow female was more adventurous, checking out …
Woke up to a frosty morning yesterday.. And within two hours the front yard looked like this. Still waiting for the neighborhood kids to come and ask if they can rake the leaves…
Bird News Scientists in Nova Scotia are working to protect roseate tern habitats. Syncrude blames freezing rain for the most recent duck deaths at tailings pond. More than 390 birds have now died after landing on the tailings ponds owned by Syncrude and Suncor. The whooping crane population has rebounded …
Our Mountain Meander was a spontaneous decision on a lazy morning. We didn’t leave very early, and therefore didn’t expect to encounter much in the way of wildlife. We certainly didn’t see much for birds – gray jays, ravens, black-capped chickadees and red-tailed hawks were about all the flying wildlife …
