It was a long and stormy week! There was very active weather all throughout last week reducing or precluding banding on all but two days. It was mostly strong wind that hindered the banding operations, as we had no rain …
It is said that in North America there are migratory birds on the move in any month of the year with an ever so faint lull in June and December. Arctic breeding shorebirds for example, may start their southward migration …
On May 20 in mid-morning, I was finishing extracting a bird from the first net when my eyes were attracted to a Buteo-like raptor soaring close by (Buteo comprises Red-tailed and Rough-legged Hawks, for example). The bird seemed different, its shape unusual …
There was some incredibly hot weather last week, brought in with strong south wind blowing furnace air into southern Ontario. It was summer weather in early May bringing a sudden explosive leaf-out at Cabot Head, greening the trees in a …
Migratory birds are on the move and they are coming from far-flung places. Look at a map of the Western Hemisphere and wherever you look south of the Canada/US border, you are looking at a place that could harbour birds …
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The past week was very busy both with banding and observation. There were a lot of kinglets, with numbers seemingly piling up during the first half of the week, a time of cold and North wind. Many got banded during …
There is so much to do! Especially when you’re a bird in spring: you need to get back to your breeding ground, establish or reclaim a territory, find a mate, engage in some courtship, build a nest, lay eggs – …
Once again, I am at beautiful Cabot Head, ready to monitor the spring bird migration for 57 straight days, starting on April 15. The year 2022 marks BPBO’s 21st year of monitoring at the Cabot Head Research Station and my own …
Entering our 3rd decade: a new season has begun at Cabot Head! Read more »
The morning of October 29 dawned overcast and windy, conditions that did not change over the course of the day. The strong East wind blew relentlessly all day whipping Georgian Bay in a frothy fury. As in the previous days, …
We have banded an impressive total of 375 birds during the past week (October 18-24). It was a busy week with two days over 90 birds and three days over 40 birds banded, mostly Golden-crowned Kinglets and Dark-eyed Juncos. The …