Are you an Alberta birdwatcher? Red-tailed hawks are one of the most common buteo hawk species in the province, and if you’re a birder, you know where to find them! The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is looking for your help. They’re seeking photographs of red-tailed hawks taken in the province, …
I’m sitting here at my computer in Alberta, listening to the occasional squawks of a bald eagle sitting on a nest in British Columbia, with American robins and frogs in the background. You gotta love the internet! Hancock Wildlife Federation has set up a live streaming video of a bald …
Even though this video is not a Canadian bird species, it is an incredible view of a Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus sitting on a nest with five fledglings. Truly outstanding, and not a view we’re usually allowed to see!
Raptors, or birds of prey, are among the most popular species for bird watchers. For the ‘hawk watchers’, it’s a joy to read the reports of returning raptors each spring. Across North America, there are many hawkwatch sites set up, where observations are carried out on a regularly repeated basis …