BIRD OF THE WEEK - THE SNOWY OWL
These white wizards have arrived from their summer homes in the Arctic tundra. Leaving their perches on the snowy hills and flying south, we can now see them on electricity and telephone poles or o...
List 2: RARE WINTER BIRDS - aka - THE IRRUPTION IS HERE!
This winter of 2021 is filled with many of these moments and the reason we are seeing so many rare birds, those which usually roam the Canadian Boreal forests, a major breeding bird range spreadin...
BIRD OF THE WEEK: THE PURPLE FINCH
Purple finches are a rare and welcome guest at our bird feeders. Their warbling from the highest of treetops as well as their warm coloring are a welcome sight and sound. This is yet another bird...
BIRD OF THE WEEK - THE AMERICAN TREE SPARROW
Ironically, despite their name, they nest and peck for their grub on the ground, in the tundra. You will see them communing with dark eyed juncos in your bird feeders all season, until spring arriv...
WHICH BIRDS WILL BE VISITING YOU THIS WINTER?
... But not all birds go south when Jack Frost comes around. Some stick around to cheer us with a little chirp as the dawn cracks - which thanks to clock changes has made sunrise a little later. So...
BIRD OF THE WEEK: THE CEDAR WAXWING
Well, hello there, you handsome thing -so nice of you to come! Having a cedar waxwing in your yard is a special pleasure. They will visit for as long as there are berries to peck and as soon as th...