Ontario Nature Blog
Receive email alerts about breaking conservation
and environmental news.
© Lora Denis
Long-tailed ducks © Tobias Roth CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Winter bird watching offers us an exciting opportunity to observe unique and notable birds such as snowy owls, winter finches and overwintering raptors. This year’s Christmas Bird Count will run from December 14, 2018 to January 5, 2019. So, grab your sweaters, scarves, coats, binoculars and cameras and get ready to enjoy a marvelous season ...
The beginning of fall is an exciting time for bird enthusiasts as summer fledglings become air-borne adults and join others of their kind on route to warmer climes. This mass exodus of fall migration is happening all around us. “Fall is one of my favorite times of year to watch birds, especially raptors. When we ...
Bird impact mortality fall migration © Noah Cole
“Bird-building collision fatalities are a leading cause of bird death shared with cat attacks, impacts of habitat destruction, agriculture, urban development, climate change, and invasive species. Many birds affected by these issues are species at risk who can ill-afford this additional stress.” – FLAP Canada. The Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP), a partner of Ontario ...
Piping plover and chick © Brendan Toews
What has Mayor Jackson done to our beach? In one fell swoop, she has undone all of the work that Friends of Sauble Beach (FSB) and many volunteers have done to preserve the dune ecosystems that have made Sauble Beach one of the greatest fresh water shorelines in the world. Beach raking is an ongoing ...
Pickering, Ajax © Joe Mabel