A delight to see in flight, the Northern Flicker is unmistakable with its wonderful colouring under their wings, matched with its relatively large body. Although this bird is considered a woodpecker and has the ability to scale the trunks of trees, this bird is most comfortable foraging for food on the ground. Where to Find […]

The orange plumage is perhaps a more wonderful sight than that of hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. Standing between 2nd and 3rd base for years playing for a Major League Baseball team named after this now famous songbird. The Baltimore Oriole treats bird watchers with its blaze orange colouring and its sweet songs that […]

As birders, we’ve all been there; either catching a glimpse of a unique bird flying past or hearing a unique and unknown song while in your home, backyard or out in the field. For most of us, it can become a mad, but quiet dash to identify the bird and possibly snap a photograph if […]

A seemingly endless amount of effort goes into the beautiful songs of the Northern Mockingbird, which can sometimes sound like multiple birds singing rather than just one. These birds were once so sought after as house pets for their lovely songs; they almost completely vanished from areas of the eastern coast of North America. Today, […]

As spring is beginning to slowly, but surely roll in for most of us, it marks the most exciting time of the year for those of us in the birding community. We care delighted to see and hear the old familiar sights and sounds of spring that include all of our favorite transient feathered friends. […]

Canada is the second largest land mass in the world. With Canada’s four seasons and different flora it is home to an impressive number of species of birds. These birds vary from our feathered residents that stay all year around, to breeding birds that spend a good part of the growing season in Canada to […]

As winter descends deeper and deeper upon us, we shift our focus into the birds we are most likely to catch a glimpse of at our backyard feeders. Finches are no exception to this rule, moving sometimes large distances following the cone crop from location to location. Where to Find the White-winged Crossbill The year […]

Bald Eagles are a majestic sight to behold and obviously carry a large amount of symbolism to our neighbours to the south. Despite their name, these eagles are not actually bald, but bear a resemblance to a bald head with their snow-white coloured head placed atop their chocolate coloured brown body and wings. After spotting […]