Category Archives: Migration

Using Common Senses

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Susan Ellis

Today I had to travel from Pembroke to Brockville, a 3 hour trip along two lane highways, that wind through quaint little towns like Pakenham, Almonte, Carleton Place, Franktown, Smith Falls, and my personal favourite, Newbliss. It was a beautiful drive, … Continue reading →

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Consulting the eBird Oracle: Where are our Migrant Warblers Now?

Posted on May 11, 2013 by James Churchill

It is early May – where are our migrant Warblers on their journeys? (Hint: check out the maps below!) The majority of our breeding Warblers are lurking just south of the belt (the Canada/US belt, not the Bible Belt) and … Continue reading →

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Spring Care for Bird Boxes

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Charlotte Wasylik

Posted by Charlotte Wasylik, aka Prairie Birder, The breeding and nesting season is just around the corner, and in most parts of Canada, birds that nest in boxes have already started to look for the perfect box to build their … Continue reading →

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Feel it in the air

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Matthew Sim

As I sit here writing this in Houston, at the end of March, you can definitely feel spring in the air. While the weather hasn’t quite accepted the fact that spring is here, the birds definitely have and you only … Continue reading →

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Awaiting Spring and Come What May

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Susan Ellis

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 →

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Citrine Wagtail Continues in the Comox Valley

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Dave Ingram, BC

It’s not often that one sees a once in a lifetime “life bird” like the citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola) that showed up way back in November, 2012 alongside an unremarkable farm field road on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Found by local … Continue reading →

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DIY Animated Observation Maps Using eBird Data: Part I

Posted on March 11, 2013 by James Churchill

In the last couple of years, eBird took two pretty important steps with their data: they began releasing animated occurrence maps for the conterminous U.S., and also opened the gates for  downloading data from the global database. In combination, these developments give … Continue reading →

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Introduction: Synecdoche and the Bird

Posted on February 11, 2013 by James Churchill

When asked why he chose to live in the remote, wilds of Montana, nature writer David Quammen would traditionally reply, “the trout.” And when pressed, “the trout is a synecdoche” – a discrete, phenomenal, biological entity, but immeasurably more than … Continue reading →

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Tagging Trumpeters

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Pamela Higgins

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 →

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Snowy Owl Invasion

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Pat Bumstead

Spectacular Snowy Owls are on the move! The owls are irrupting well south of their usual winter range in Canada, with reports as far south as Kansas. To read more about the phenomenon in eBird, select this link. If you don’t … Continue reading →

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