We have been fortunate to obtain a seasonal camping spot for the summer at a large, cattail lined lake an hour and a half away. There are not a lot of lakes here in southern Alberta, so shoreline campsites are always at a premium. Naturally, as a blog person, I`ll …
To a Canadian birder, a winter memory can be a fractious thing. Birds that you can identify in a nano second in the fall, return in the spring and have you wondering what they are. It can be particularly difficult when they’re out of context, ie not in the habitat where you …
Bird News Nearly 3,000 Canadians have submitted their choice for a national bird of Canada, with the red-tailed hawk currently heading a list of 10 species. The latest assessment by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada has once again designated the whooping crane as Endangered and the …
Bird News Researchers with the Canadian Wildlife Service say migratory birds may face new challenges when they return to The Arctic, due to unpredictable climate changes. After being alerted by the distress cries of its mother, bird watchers in Ottawa came to the rescue of a great-horned owl chick that …
Spring is always a busy time for anyone with a yard, and our place is no exception. We took down a no-longer-used greenhouse, and that area is planned to be a hummingbird garden. We’re just at the point of preparing the soil, so there’s a fair amount of work to …
With the spring return of the birds to Canada, we are once again called on to test our winter memories. How much have we forgotten about identifying our feathered friends while they were gone for the winter? One of the more challenging groups of birds to identify, and a popular …
Bird News The city of Edmonton, AB is considering an application to allow people to raise chickens in their backyards in response to increased interest in finding local food sources. A New Brunswick bird observatory is testing radar as at tool to count migrating seabirds along the Atlantic coast. Neighbors …
