© Lora Denis
The COVID-19-related restrictions on gatherings and movement have been challenging for my family, but they have also had a beneficial effect on our soundscape. With fewer airline flights and vehicles on the road, and most workers conducting business from home, the sounds of industry have made way for the sounds of nature. I noticed the ...
April 11, 2020–Noah Cole
Join Sue on a search for migrating waterfowl at Thiffault cell at Matchedash Bay, as well as on Severn Twp. flooded fields. Bring lunch, chairs, binoculars, scopes and field guides. Meet behind Zehrs at 7:00 a.m. to carpool. Contact: Sue Deadman (705) 835-5355
Indigo bunting © Amy Evanstad CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
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 ...
Birdcraft © Mabel Osgood Wright
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 ...
More than 350 species of birds rely on the forests, wetlands, grasslands and farmlands of the Greenbelt during their life cycle. In the not too distant future, however, watching and listening for birds in the region will be a very different experience for the nearly 1 in 5 Ontarians who consider themselves a recreational ‘birder’. Though habitat ...
Call on Procter & Gamble to protect wildlife habitat and support Indigenous-led conservation.
Old growth red pine forest, Wakimika Triangle © Noah Cole