Category Archives: Migration

Snowy Owl Invasion

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Pat

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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Hmmm. Uhh. Wha?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Pat

Rarely – if ever – do I find myself speechless. Last weekend, I had purposely worked things out so that I had the whole of Sunday to write up a proposal. A proposal that should be done sooner than later. … Continue reading →

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Those Aren’t Geese…

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Pat

Greater white-fronted geese are mythical birds. A myth perpetrated by the oil industry so that some of us jump in our gas-driven cars and spend hours cruising through the country looking for them when they’re reported on the local bird … Continue reading →

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Canada’s Boreal Forest

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Pat
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Surveys Pinpoint Critical Habitat for Migrating Shorebirds

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Pat

Bird Studies Canada’s Ron Ridout recently returned from Ontario’s southern James Bay coast where he was part of a team of researchers monitoring the use of the extensive tidal flats by several species of migrating shorebirds. During their southbound journey, … Continue reading →

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My Yard List: Why Stop At 100?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Pat

Here I was, all excited to get to species number one hundred on my yard list. I keep track of the birds actually in the yard, as well as those seen from the yard, as in flying over (F). This … Continue reading →

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A Furry Bird Walk

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Pat

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. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Wings: Boreal Traveller

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Pat
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Wednesday Wings: Winter Doves

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Pat

Last winter, I had three mourning doves overwinter in my southern Alberta yard. This is no small feat in an area where the temperature dips down to -30C a few times a winter, but they survived.  This past summer, I … Continue reading →

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Way More Than A Murder

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Pat

I admit it – I am a fan of the corvid family. Ravens, crows, magpies and jays are so clever and tenacious I can’t help be impressed. And yesterday evening I reached corvid fan nirvana. Each fall, American crows gather … Continue reading →

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