As we are only a couple of weeks ahead of the official start of autumn, some of our local birds have already left town and many others are busy preparing for their exit to warmer locales. Most of us tend to think of migration as a relatively straight forward operation, with birds leaving their summer […]

It’s a busy time of year for our back yard birds as well all begin to gear up for the fall season.  At this point of the year many of the flycatchers and warblers have already left town and those that might still remain will be leaving very shortly. While many early migrants have already […]

As we wind out the summer, chances of spotting many warblers are growing smaller by the day as many of these small, energetic songbirds are already making their way south for the winter months.  That being said, according to eBird reports, there are still some yellow-rumped warblers in the area. One of the more recent […]

Acting on behalf of Canada, Great Britain implemented the convention for the protection of migratory birds in tandem with the United States back in August of 1918.  A historical piece of legislation, the statute was drafted in a time where the majority of bird species were threatened by commercial trading, habitat destruction and unregulated harvest […]

With the primary focus of keeping bison fenced in, the Old Man on His Back conservation site is home to roughly 160 km of metal fencing, which has turned out to be slightly problematic for a number of birds in the area. The Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area (OMB) is […]

Twelve years ago Doug Snedden founded the Mississippi Cleanup Project (MCP) right here in Mississippi Mills.  With the focus of cleaning up and restoring local waterways, streams and lakes, the MCP annually undertakes the massive responsibility and undertaking of cleaning out the Mississippi River beginning in May each year and running well into September. “Protecting […]

Technology.  It’s changing our lives and changing the environments and wild animals and places that surround us. In a recent report published by the Boreal Songbird Initiative, they have highlighted that newfound technologies are allowing them and other organizations and researchers access to never-before-seen information regarding birds, particularly how it pertains to migration. Types of […]

As avid birders, nothing is more pleasing to our eyes than seeing our feeder(s) full of a variety of bird species.  As they chow down on your high-quality seed or suet, we have a wonderful opportunity to photograph them or simply try to identify all of the different species present. In watching this type of […]