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Sightings of note: January 21 to 27

On my way home from a friend’s this evening at dusk (Jan. 27 – 4:45pm) while driving through pouring rain on Co. Rd. 38 between the Dummer-Asphodel Road and Webster Road south of Warsaw, an immature Snowy Owl suddenly appeared flying along beside me at about hydro line height. It Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 5 yearsJanuary 22, 2018 ago
Sightings

Project FeederWatch Celebrates 30 Years of Fun and Science

11 October 2017 – Project FeederWatch celebrated its 30th anniversary last winter, thanks to dedicated participants who observe birds at their feeders. The information collected through this project over three decades allows scientists to measure important changes in North America’s winter bird populations over time. All are invited to join Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 5 years ago
Sightings

An absence of Red Squirrels and feeder birds

I live in Northumberland County – Baltimore to be exact, 10 km north of Cobourg near the Balls Mills conservation area. We are surrounded by forest. Our own property is 3 acres of forest that backs on to Baltimore creek. Beyond that is a mix of forest, marsh and farm land. Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 5 years ago
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Welcoming the birds of May

The time that birders have awaited since the lonely, frigid days of winter is now upon us. With May comes the peak of spring migration as long‑distance migrants pour into the Kawarthas from the neo‑tropics ‑ Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and South America. In Peterborough County alone, a Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 7 yearsMay 5, 2016 ago
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Nomads from the North – expect small numbers of Pine Grosbeaks and Common Redpolls this winter

At the rate I’ve been going through sunflower seed this fall, a second mortgage is looking like a distinct possibility. The dozen or so Purple Finches that have been with us since mid-September have been particularly voracious eaters. However, I’m not complaining. Although these attractive birds show up at our Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 8 years ago
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