After the mad dash to the finish line, it now feels as though birds are busy establishing territories, singing loud and clear throughout the mornings, chasing each other over border disputes, planting metaphorical roots on a tiny piece of land …
Despite the much anticipated – and extremely late – arrival of American Redstarts on May 16, not much of note happened during the first few days of the second half of May: between May 16 and 19, daily diversity ranged …
It was still wintery for a few more days over the past week, notably May 9, when snow was falling hard and long. Only six brave species were detected during the one-hour census! It is a notably cold and late …
On May 8th (the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe), snow and sun played a duet or danced a tango or, even, a waltz! Is it the last appearance of Mr. Winter and its white tears? It …
On a cold and rainy morning, it seems appropriate to write another post for the blog. It is a typical April day, after all: grey, cold, an insistent rain falling hard on a slowly, ever-so-slowly greening Earth, with not that …
It is usually around this time of year that new blog posts start to appear from the Cabot Head Research Station, with the same mix of regularity and unpredictability of bird migration. Normally, our 15 mist nets would be up-and-running …
It is usually around this time of year that new blog posts start to appear from the Cabot Head Research Station, with the same mix of regularity and unpredictability of bird migration. Normally, our 15 mist nets would be up-and-running …
Like all things, the fall 2019 bird migration monitoring is coming to an end. October 31st is the official end date, marked this year by a tumultuous wind- and rain-storm! There was obviously no banding that day: we were warned …
It is this time of year when we really start to feel the end of season: almost all the trees have changed their colours (except, of course, the evergreens), the days are getting shorter and colder, and most of the …
Warblers in October- October 12, 2019 It has been a very pleasant beginning of October, with mild temperatures and sunny skies, with more and more leaves changing colour. The sudden drop in temperatures on the overcast morning of the 12th …