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Advanced Birding Techniques – Finding the Northern Pygmy-Owl

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Pat

Guest post by Bob Lefebvre The Northern Pygmy-Owl is an elusive creature that can be very difficult for a birder to find.  For starters, it is very small, about the size of a pop can.  But there is no deposit … Continue reading →

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Here A Redpoll, There a Redpoll…

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Pat

Everywhere a common redpoll. My yard has been full of these appealing little finches for the past couple of months. These small seed eaters aren’t choosy – they like niger seed, black oil sunflowers and sunflower chips. They eat at … Continue reading →

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No Rescue For Ontario Yellow-breasted Chat

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Pat

At the fall meeting of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) held in Ottawa, only one bird species was assessed – the Yellow-breasted Chat. Under the federal Species at Risk Act, COSEWIC is required to … Continue reading →

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Nature News Canada Digest: Dec 9

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Pat

Unusual winter weather may be connected to rapid Arctic climate change  Overfishing dramatically depleting ocean stocks, BC study says  Canada’s wild species are in excellent hands  Time to ferret out truth behind prairie dog numbers Pastime for seniors helps scientists Unpublished report … Continue reading →

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Christmas Bird Count Is Near!

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Pat

The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) season is less than two weeks away. Beginning on December 14th and continuing through January 5th, about 12,000 Canadian bird lovers will be combing the wintry woods, counting everything they see and hear. There are almost 400 … Continue reading →

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Nature News Canada Digest: Dec 2

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Pat

Mountain caribou captive breeding program unveiled Seeing red over BC’s herring fishery Endangered whooping crane recovery suffers a major setback ’30 ft wall of fire’ ravages County of Warner, AB Polar bear shot attacking Arviat dog team  Recent assessments from … Continue reading →

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Finches of the Boreal Forest

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Pat

No, unfortunately I haven’t been travelling to the boreal forest. This is a guest post from Janet Plante, who lives in the boreal and will be writing monthly blog posts for Bird Canada. Some of the birds she regularly gets … Continue reading →

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Project Feeder Watch 2011

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Pat

Backyard birdwatchers across Canada are invited to take part in the 25th season of Project FeederWatch, from November 12 through April 6. With each season, FeederWatch increases in importance as a unique and indispensable monitoring tool for more than 100 … Continue reading →

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Whooping Crane Wednesday

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Pat

Last weekend, a small group of local birders were lucky enough to meet North America’s tallest birds in person. Whooping cranes stand about 1.5 m (5 ft) tall. Their wingspan is 2 m (6.5 ft) or more between the tips … Continue reading →

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Tracking Sable Island Gulls

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Pat

In the spring of 2011, an Acadia University research team led by Dr. Phil Taylor, Bird Studies Canada Chair in Ornithology, captured Great Black-backed and Herring Gulls during the breeding season to fit them with electronic tags and mark them … Continue reading →

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