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Category: STATION NOTES / BLOG

Something new under the sun.

By Stephane Menu Posted on October 17, 2021 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG

Bird migration monitoring is done, day in, day out, every day from August 15 to October 31. Birds keep their own calendar, one without weekends or Holiday Mondays, but one that follows the stars and the moon and the slow …

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A little bit of kinglet madness!

By Stephane Menu Posted on October 9, 2021 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG

Despite the calendar saying that it is October, the temperatures still feel very summer-like with daytime high around 20C. It is both pleasant and concerning. Leaves are changing colours and nights are certainly longer, so it must be autumn. Another …

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Peregrination!

By Stephane Menu Posted on October 3, 2021 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG

Peregrination (noun): a journey, especially a long and meandering one. Almost any migratory bird could be said to go on peregrination but only one is specifically named after its extensive travels: the Peregrine Falcon! A magnificent bird on its own, …

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A stark change of season!

By Stephane Menu Posted on September 23, 2021 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG

Just before the Equinox, on September 21, the weather decided to emphasize the change of seasons by bringing in very strong South winds, with rain coming in the afternoon. The warm South wind turned around into a colder, stronger, meaner …

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The day the world is equal!

By Stephane Menu Posted on September 17, 2021 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG

We are fast approaching the fall equinox, which will be on September 22 this year, the moment in time when the length of the day is equal to the length of the night anywhere on Earth. Whether you’re standing at …

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Saying goodbye to hummingbirds!

By Stephane Menu Posted on September 10, 2021 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG

The past week was relatively quiet in bird activity: no big waves of migrants moving through green branches, no sudden rush in our nets, no skeins of geese striping the sky. The weather continued to provide us with cool nights …

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Walking through a cloud of Monarchs!

By Stephane Menu Posted on September 3, 2021 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG

The past week brought us some remarkable weather, with a succession of intense thunderstorms during the weekend, finally breaking the heat wave, and ushering in stable conditions of clear skies, light North wind and perfect temperatures. We can feel the …

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A relentless heatwave!

By Stephane Menu Posted on August 27, 2021 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG

It is hot! Very hot! I know that this is not breaking news but I’ve rarely felt such heat at Cabot Head. Being on the shore of a deep pool of cold water (aka Georgian Bay), temperatures are usually not …

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The Fall migration monitoring has begun!

By Stephane Menu Posted on August 21, 2021 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG

On August 15th, with all 15 mist nets set up and ready to go, I was out at 6am to start a new season of bird migration monitoring 30 minutes before Mister Sun was up and shining. A clear dawn …

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Saying goodbye to Spring and Cabot Head!

By Stephane Menu Posted on June 11, 2021 Posted in STATION NOTES / BLOG

The end of another bird migration monitoring is now upon us: nets were furled one last time on June 10th, taken down and stored away for the summer. It is almost hard to believe but summer is now here with …

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