Author: Pat Bumstead
Nature News #26
Bird News The Sprague’s pipit, a threatened species in Canada for 10 years, will not get help in the US because “federal wildlife officials are too busy saving other species to conduct the studies and hold meetings necessary to get them on the U.S. endangered species list.” Four years overdue, …
Wednesday Wings: Mr. MacGillivray
Migration Madness
My blog hasn’t been getting much attention lately, but my yard certainly has. Because of our location near the river, the number of mature trees and the fact that I have bird food out year round, our yard turns into a migration trap in the fall. I’ve spent the last …
Wednesday Wings With A Difference
Honestly, what is with my life? Am I giving off weird, strangeness vibes to the universe? The other night about 10:00 pm, my husband and I were watching a movie when something flew up from the basement and down the hallway. Yes, I said flew. We looked at each other, …
Nature News #25
Bird News A study in a peer-reviewed journal shows annual bird mortality in the bitumen tailings ponds of northeastern Alberta greatly exceeds industry estimates. A team of Canadian scientists is conducting an initial assessment of contaminant concentrations in northern fulmars. The sighting of a great egret in Orillia, ON is …
Wednesday Wings: A Blue Day
Camera? What Camera?
I have clouds of house sparrows in my yard this time of year. When they converge on the feeders, they empty them in a matter of minutes. I’m tryng to walk the thin line of putting food out for the mourning doves and other (real) birds, while trying not to …
Vulture Awareness Day
This is the second International Vulture Awareness Day. Although most people are unaware of it, Canada does have a resident vulture species, highly deserving of a feature on this blog. Turkey vultures Cathartes aura have been expanding their range northward in the last few years, and can now be seen …
Nature News #24
Bird News Sea bird experts from around the world are meeting in Victoria, BC next week for the first World Sea Bird Conference, focusing on science, conservation and information sharing. The first-ever active sandhill crane nest discovered in New Brunswick this spring may indicate a northeastern expansion of the population. …