Ontario Nature Blog

The welfare and well-being of Ontario’s owls is no laughing matter. With downward-trending owl populations due to increasing stressors and decreasing habitat availability, respecting owls and acting for the benefit of wildlife is vital. Distressing owls and causing them to leave their roosts yields further disturbance to owl populations and is a major threat to ...

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By day and by night, Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) Canada volunteers diligently patrol the streets of downtown Toronto and other cities, equipped with butterfly nets and rescue supplies. They are on an urgent search and rescue mission. Migrating birds have been drawn into the city by the promise of a safe place to eat ...

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This week’s blog was written and published by Ecojustice. Not long ago we thought the endangered piping plover would never appear in Ontario again. After a nearly 30-year absence, these tiny migratory birds returned to the shores of the Great Lakes, including Sauble Beach in 2007. Unfortunately, they didn’t receive a warm welcome from everyone. ...

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I was skeptical when a birding friend said he could call birds in from the forest.  “What are you talking about?”  I told him.  Birds are shy.  If there is one thing I know, they don’t come when they’re called. With a smile on his face and a glint his eye, he said “I’ll show ...

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Happy International Women’s Day! To celebrate, I’m honouring some of the most illustrious women birders. Please comment below if you have other remarkable women birders to add to the list! Phoebe Snetsinger Phoebe Snetsinger comes to mind immediately, she was the first person to acquire a life list with more than 8,000 birds. Snetsinger’s story ...

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