While many local residents are still rebuilding and re-calibrating after this month’s historic flooding here in the Ottawa area, much of our wildlife has also been displaced by the sudden change of the landscape.  As waters rise and run into places that did not previously have water, the animals, birds, and insects are forced with […]

This post originally appeared on Cat’s Cove Communications.  Guest post authored by Cathy James. Cathy here: If you’re like me, then you’re likely itching to get a half-day escape from this busy time of year. Just a teeny, tiny break before the summer season amps up with full-day barbecues and family time–enough to shake off the […]

In addition to some leftover April showers, the month of May is looking to promise to bring us something else – in addition to the inevitable flowers. As we embark deeper into the spring, many of us have begun to notice the arrival of many of our spring and summer songbirds as they vie for […]

While it may not be terribly apparent to many of us, the fact is, insect populations around the world are in severe decline.  As much attention has been brought to the bees and our monarch butterflies as of recently, the reality is; most insect species are also at risk. Independent studies from across the globe […]

  Love is certainly in the air this time of the year for our backyard birds.  As more and more of our summer residents continue to arrive here in the Ottawa area, we are treated to lovely spring mornings filled with fluttering birds and their accompanying songs. As we progress into the month of May, […]

A hearty sparrow that calls the northern portion of much of Canada and most of British Columbia home for the summer breeding season now might be the best time to catch a glimpse of one heading through the Ottawa area. Making their way north from their wintering grounds scattered throughout the southern United States and […]

In the fall of 2015, we wrote a piece about the challenges facing what should be (and once was) one of Canada’s most plentiful bird species.  The rusty blackbird, slightly smaller in size than a robin, has since been listed as a vulnerable species as researchers across North America scramble to get a handle on […]

The sparrow family of passerines is perhaps one of the most confusing of all the bird families.  With so many species featuring similar markings and overall colouring, it can often be difficult to decipher one from the other until you learn the markings that make them stand apart such as, white-throated sparrows from your white-crowned […]