As I type these words, a windstorm is raging outside with the frequent snow squalls, as befits a typical late April day. It is as good a time as any to write the first blog of the season, that is, …
It is on! Spring 2021 migration monitoring has begun. Read more »
With our ear to the ground, we can hear the soft whispers of the Earth sending wishes from all over. Listening intently, I tried to translate these murmurs and identify their senders. “From Brazil with love!”, Red-eyed Vireo and Veery …
In the last few days of monitoring at Cabot Head Research Station, we were delighted to make wonderful observations of many species, notably an amazing mix of species on the very last day. On October 27th, alongside the two Pine …
We are now entering the last week – even days – of monitoring with the end date being October 31st , which completes 78 days of uninterrupted monitoring. The warm days of summer are long behind us, nights are now firmly …
It was a long and stormy week! The wind barely stopped in the last 10 days! As noticed in the last post, the wind picked up quickly and fiercely around noon on Friday, the 9th, and it did not relent …
At this special time of the year when we pause and give thanks, I have been thinking of the many reasons why I am grateful, despite this being the weirdest of years. First and foremost, of course, being at beautiful …
The past week has brought us fully into autumn, with the previous summer-like temperatures a distant memory and rain falling during part of four days, unfortunately forcing mist net closures before the full extent of monitoring. Thankfully, Wingfield Cottage has …
The temperatures in the past week have been very summer-like, bringing an illusion of summer returning. However, all the signs indicate the coming of a new season: nights are longer than days; the leaves are turning in their greens, changing …
We are almost at the fall equinox, when the whole earth is equally balanced between night and day. Leaves have also started to change colour in earnest, another sign of transition. This is a time when we are saying good …
This past week, it felt like summer had been slipping away, much faster than it should at this time of year. Temperatures were much cooler than usual, cloudy days brought a damper to wearing shorts and jumping into Wingfield Basin …