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Category Archives: Bird Identification
Canada’s Shorebirds – Part 3, Calidrids and Turnstones
It was inevitable, but my shorebird stint (no pun intended) has come to an end, with this, the penultimate entry to the series. I’m going to break this down into four sections based somewhat on genetics, but also somewhat on … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Canada, Bird Identification, Shorebirds
Tagged bird canada, peeps, sandpipers, shorebirds, waders
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What is Digiscoping?
Posted by Charlotte Wasylik, aka Prairie Birder Now that Spring is underway through most of Canada, there are more birds to see, especially with the help of our cameras and scopes. If you have a camera — or even an … Continue reading
Canada’s Shorebirds – Part 2, Suborder Scolopacii
In Part 1 of this series, we covered in some detail the Suborder Charadrii, which included such beauties as the American Avocet, Black-bellied Plover, and the ever-present Killdeer. In that suborder, we went over the 11 endemic species in some … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Canada, Bird Identification, Shorebirds
Tagged curlew, dowitcher, godwit, phalarope, sandpiper, scolopacii, shorebirds, snipe, yellowlegs
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What, if Anything, is a Hoary Redpoll?
Posted by Bob Lefebvre, Calgary The last two winters have seen huge irruptions of redpolls into the Calgary area, and across much of southern Canada and the northern continental US. This doesn’t happen every year, and it has been difficult … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Canada, Bird Identification
Tagged bird canada, common redpoll, hoary redpoll, winter birds in canada
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Taxidermy for Birders: Birding the Canadian Museum of Nature
Hello everyone and welcome to my inaugural post for the Bird Canada blog! My name is David Pugh and I’m a birder from Calgary, Alberta who writes a blog named, with shocking originality, “A Calgary Birder”. If you would like … Continue reading
Awaiting Spring and Come What May
It’s been a long winter in the Ottawa Valley, and to help hurry it along, I think about the pleasures that lie ahead, with a trip to one of the greatest birding spots in eastern North America. This post was … Continue reading
The Great Horned Owls of Sikome Lake
Everyone loves owls. Their big eyes, large size, and charismatic facial expressions can make even a non-birder sit up and take notice, and many birders have had their start with some incredible experience or other either chasing, discovering, or simply … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Identification, Canadian Birds, Owls
Tagged calgary, fish creek provincial park, great horned owls, Owls, sikome lake
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A Snowy Pair
Recently, my husband and I had occasion to take a prairie drive to a small town south east of Calgary. Having taken this route many times, the camera and binos were on my lap, ready for any snowy owls we … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Canada, Bird Identification, Owls
Tagged snowy owls in alberta, winter birds in canada
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Tagging Trumpeters
It is January 12th and photographer’s Ann Brokelman, Donna Hayes and myself are finishing up a day of birding and bird photography at LaSalle Park in Burlington, Ontario. Approximately 200 trumpeter swans migrate here from locations such as the Wye … Continue reading
