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Category: STATION NOTES / BLOG

Best Wishes!

By Stephane Menu Posted on December 24, 2020 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG 1 Comment

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 …

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Ending with a flourish!

By Stephane Menu Posted on November 11, 2020 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG 1 Comment

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 …

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A glimpse of winter! – corrected

By Stephane Menu Posted on October 29, 2020 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG 2 Comments

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 …

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Oh, the wind, the wind!

By Stephane Menu Posted on October 18, 2020 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG No Comments

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 …

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Being grateful in the time of coronavirus.

By Stephane Menu Posted on October 12, 2020 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG No Comments

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 …

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Aerial spectacle!

By Stephane Menu Posted on October 5, 2020 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG No Comments

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 …

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The return of summer!?

By Stephane Menu Posted on September 26, 2020 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG No Comments

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 …

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A time of transition

By Stephane Menu Posted on September 20, 2020 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG 2 Comments

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 …

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A change is in the air!

By Stephane Menu Posted on September 13, 2020 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG No Comments

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 …

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Unsettled weather!

By Stephane Menu Posted on September 4, 2020 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG 1 Comment

May as well start this new post with a description of the most exciting event over the past week. On September 2nd, after an early morning of strong South wind and rain, the weather calmed down enough for us to …

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  • Best Wishes!
  • Ending with a flourish!
  • A glimpse of winter! – corrected
  • Oh, the wind, the wind!
  • Being grateful in the time of coronavirus.
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