The lake was a different place this weekend. After five days of record-setting torential rain and wind, we were among a handful of the fool-…brave campers in residence. The first thing I did on our arrival was check on the baby Brewer’s, and was saddened to see three lifeless bodies …
Bird News Two pairs of endangered Piping Plovers being monitored by Bird Studies Canada have nested on land protected by The Nature Conservancy in Nova Scotia. The US Migratory Bird Conservation Commission has approved a total of $35.7 million for refuge acquisitions and wetlands grants for North American migratory birds. …
Yes, I am supposed to be working today. I took a short break to gaze out the window while waiting for the tea kettle…camera was close at hand… The bird on the right is the classic ‘what-the-heck-is-that’ bird – a female brown-headed cowbird. In case you were wondering.
What a difference a week makes. Where last week we had eight eggs, this week we had three baby Brewer’s. I just took one quick peek, so I’ve no idea if there are any remaining eggs in there or not. I did notice both mum and dad doing the feeding …
Bird News A report on the wind farm of Wolfe Island, Ont., has found that 602 birds and 1,270 bats were killed by the turbines between July and December of 2009. Birds are struggling in backcountry lakes in Nova Scotia that have been drained to very low levels. Several hundred …
It’s late spring, and across the country baby or fledgling American robins are dropping out of their nests. This seems a strange way to propagate the species, but for generations adult robins have been giving fledglings a boot. They can fly a few feet, but spend most of their time …
I thought camping weekends were supposed to be relaxing – I even brought a nice, thick book. When we arrived on Saturday morning, the wind was howling in from the west. There were several family groups tucked up against the west shore, out of the force of the gale.The wind …
Bird News A record number of raptors – more than 11,000 of 15 different species – were recorded migrating through Manitoba this spring. Waterfowl hunting will close for one month in The Yukon, to allow for breeding and nesting season. Bird Studies Canada is looking for volunteers in British Columbia …
