Nature News #21

August 20, 2010

Bird News The Peregrine falcon population is on the rise in Ontario, but concern still exists about the low population numbers. A 65 year old bird lover in rural Saskatchewan will be closing his home-based rescue shelter after being told he must get a provincial license or be subject to fines. Two Ontario men are [...]

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Wednesday Wings: Who’s Watching Who?

August 18, 2010

Spending a lot of time at a southern Alberta lake this summer, I’ve been watching white pelicans and various gull species on a regular basis. Noticing some activity in the water near the boat launch one afternoon, I wandered over to see what was happening. A young white pelican was keeping a close eye on a [...]

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Nature News #20

August 13, 2010

Bird News For the second year in a row, some residents in Moose Jaw, SK will go without mail delivery because of dive-bombing Swainson’s hawks. Bird watchers in New Brunswick have been treated to the rare sight of a white pelican, normally a bird of the western plains. British Columbia has recorded its first case [...]

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Wednesday Wings: Prairie Birding

August 11, 2010
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Conservation of the Bicknell’s Thrush

August 10, 2010

Hemispheric Conservation Plan for Bicknell’s Thrush The International Bicknell’s Thrush Conservation Group (IBTCG) has unveiled a plan to protect one of North America’s most rare and vulnerable songbirds, the Bicknell’s Thrush, across its entire range from Canada to the Caribbean. A Conservation Action Plan for Bicknell’s Thrush proposes to increase the global population of Bicknell’s [...]

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Moth Diaries

August 9, 2010

As regular readers of my Marsh Diaries posts will know, I’ve been having a very moth-y summer. I’ve not had much luck taking pictures of my visitors, as they all show up at night. Or most of them, at any rate. The last visit to the lake, I awoke to a warm, sunny morning. I [...]

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Nature News #19

August 6, 2010

Bird News Nova Scotia Piping plovers’ annual migration patterns are changing, with later nesting times making them more prone to disturbances. Experts are worried that the white pelican, a threatened species in Ontario, may not survive after their winter migration to the Gulf of Mexico. The Ministry of Natural Resources in Ontario is asking for [...]

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Wednesday Wings: Mr. Orange

August 4, 2010
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Marsh Diaries Part 13

August 2, 2010

This was the first lake weekend that we had rain. Sometime during Saturday night, a nice gentle rain started and clearly luled me into a great sleep, as I awoke the next morning at 11:00 am. Mind you, I had been up all hours of the previous night, putting those bloody moths outside.. The rain [...]

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Nature News #18

July 30, 2010

Bird News Unusual sightings in Ontario this year are making bird watchers happy. Satellite transmitters are being used to track loons over the Great Lakes and learn more about the spread of avian botulism. Residents of southeastern Prince Edward Island are concerned about a drop in the number of gulls on the island. Mammal News [...]

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