While the Great Backyard Bird Count has come to a close for 2016, we are already hearing bits and pieces of different sightings being reported around the globe. While submissions are still being totaled until March 1st, organizers have released some data on the GBBC website and through the eBird portal. This fall and winter […]

As we migrate past the half way point of the month of February, many of us are beginning to look forward to rising temperatures and the spring season on the hopefully, not so distant horizon. As we begin to plan for spring, projects around the house and our backyard begin to fill our minds and […]

If you live in the north-eastern portion of North America, you likely experienced a touch of the polar vortex that sent thermometers crashing over the past couple of days. Here in Almonte, we experienced temperatures with a wind chill of roughly minus 44 degrees Celsius. That being said, there were a number of us who […]

Voted as one of bird watchers favourite winter birds by Birds & Blooms magazine, the dark-eyed junco is a common and energetic sparrow that is a delight to behold. These birds can be found throughout the continent of North America, stretching from sea to sea and covering most of the northern portion of the continent. […]

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 […]

While the subject of endangered animals or birds is never a terribly happy one, it is one that needs to be discussed. Without the on-going research and conservation efforts put forth by the province and other researchers, many of these species might disappear at a much more accelerated rate.  Together with continued research and conservation […]

Officially listed as a “special concern” here in the province of Ontario, the black tern is literally fighting for its life. The small, dark-coloured birds spend their time in the marshes and swamp habitat throughout the province as they forage for insects and dive for small fish. One of the more unique points surrounding this […]

What was first identified as white blobs along the beach in Whittier, Alaska were later identified as thousands upon thousands of deceased common murres. “It was pretty horrifying” seabird biologist David Irons told the Associated Press, who is believed to be the one who discovered this massive die-off. Looking somewhat like a penguin, the common […]