Tag: bird canada
Whip-poor-will Observers and Surveyors Needed in Ontario
2011 marks the second year of Bird Studies Canada’s Ontario Whip-poor-will Project. The goal of this 5-year project is to increase understanding of the current distribution and abundance of the Eastern Whip-poor-will in Ontario. As with many other aerial-foraging insectivorous birds, breeding bird surveys and atlas projects indicate that Eastern …
Wednesday Wings: Shorebirds
Well there. Now that I’ve got a shorebird post out of the way I can go back to some interesting birds. Wait…did I say that out loud?
Two Canadian Songbirds Added To Endangered List
At the spring meeting of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) held in Charlottetown, PEI May 1-6, 2011, Threatened status was recommended for two more species of songbirds – Eastern Meadowlark and Barn Swallow. The addition of these two common species draws further attention to …
Wednesday Wings: A Ruddy Itch
Wednesday Wings: Belly Birding
A few weeks ago, one of my tweeps (Twitter people) posted an absolutely superb photo of a snowy egret in Florida. When I commented on the size of the bird, he told me he got that shot while laying on his stomach on the beach. With the return of my spring …
Wednesday Wings: Tree Tops
At the back of our yard, we have a cluster of four fully mature white spruce trees – my own little boreal forest. These trees are about 50 feet high, and not surprisingly, a favorite perch of many birds. I know I’ve got a ruby-crowned kinglet in the back yard …
A Furry Bird Walk
A friend of mine recently decided she wanted to take up bird watching a little more actively. She can identify the common species, but wants to know what is visiting her yard and campsight. Naturally, I’ve jumped all over this. Spring migration is well underway, and more returning species are …
Wednesday Wings: Boreal Traveller
Wednesday Wings: Corvid Cuties
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Whip-poor-will Observers and Surveyors Needed in Ontario
2011 marks the second year of Bird Studies Canada’s Ontario Whip-poor-will Project. The goal of this 5-year project is to increase understanding of the current distribution and abundance of the Eastern Whip-poor-will in Ontario. As with many other aerial-foraging insectivorous birds, breeding bird surveys and atlas projects indicate that Eastern …
Wednesday Wings: Shorebirds
Well there. Now that I’ve got a shorebird post out of the way I can go back to some interesting birds. Wait…did I say that out loud?
Two Canadian Songbirds Added To Endangered List
At the spring meeting of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) held in Charlottetown, PEI May 1-6, 2011, Threatened status was recommended for two more species of songbirds – Eastern Meadowlark and Barn Swallow. The addition of these two common species draws further attention to …
Wednesday Wings: A Ruddy Itch
Wednesday Wings: Belly Birding
A few weeks ago, one of my tweeps (Twitter people) posted an absolutely superb photo of a snowy egret in Florida. When I commented on the size of the bird, he told me he got that shot while laying on his stomach on the beach. With the return of my spring …
Wednesday Wings: Tree Tops
At the back of our yard, we have a cluster of four fully mature white spruce trees – my own little boreal forest. These trees are about 50 feet high, and not surprisingly, a favorite perch of many birds. I know I’ve got a ruby-crowned kinglet in the back yard …
A Furry Bird Walk
A friend of mine recently decided she wanted to take up bird watching a little more actively. She can identify the common species, but wants to know what is visiting her yard and campsight. Naturally, I’ve jumped all over this. Spring migration is well underway, and more returning species are …
