Well it is that time of year again; hot cocoa, shopping, warm jackets, jingle bells and bird counts.  Each and every year for the last 117 years, the National Audubon Society holds its annual citizen-driven Christmas Bird Counts in the weeks leading up to Christmas and into the month of January. Kicked off back in […]

It’s that time of year again and for many of us birders, we are looking forward to the possible return of some of our favourite finch species to the southern regions of Canada and specifically, Ontario. As consistent as the leaves changing each fall, Ron Pittaway releases his winter finch forecast each and every year […]

This time of year can be bittersweet for many of us birders.  As our favourite back yard birds prepare for their long southward journey, we too prepare to say goodbye. As we are busy keeping our feeders and bird baths full, aiding our favourite species in their preparation for migration, this time of year is […]

Everybody loves a comeback, and for birders and wildlife conservationists, the return of a species in decline is cause for a celebration.  One such success story happened right here in eastern Ontario last month as a female Piping Plover successfully nested on the shores of Presqu’ile Provincial Park and has since hatched three young. Here […]

The summer months are some of the busiest times of the year for Hollywood’s brass.  Marking the release of each year’s blockbusters (and busts), summer movie season is chock full of high-energy and high-drama films in hopes of receiving a coveted nod for an Academy Award. While most of these films are fictional in nature, […]

Coming up this weekend is eBird’s second installment of their wildly popular Global Big Day bird watching event.  This year’s count takes place on May 14th, which also happens to be International Migratory Bird Day here in North America. While for most birders, the Great Backyard Bird Count and Christmas Counts are always a big […]

The 19th edition of the Great Backyard Bird Count kicks off on Friday, as birders around the world head record various sightings and report them back to count organizers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. As exciting as these counts already can be, this year’s count is expected to be a little bit special. In […]

The winter season can be an exciting time for birders and offers many of us great opportunities not only to get out and observe some of our favourite birds, but also do our part for toward the research and conservation of our feathered friends. On the heels of the completion of the Christmas Bird Counts […]