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Some times you just need to be lucky to find something truly amazing, the one in a million occurrence. Serendipity is a big part of the wow moments in watching nature at times, finding the unexpected. One of my favourite places to watch bird life up here is the outflow of Marcil Lake. Marcil Lake [...]

Birders are generally well aware of Bald Eagles on our regular outings into eagle country.  That’s why it may come as a surprise that few people in the general public – the “normies”, as I like to call them* – realize that Bald Eagles are actually pretty ubiquitous in any body of water of significant [...]

How many of us are really aware of the plight of the Rusty Blackbird? Sure, it’s not flashy, it’s rarely a target species for many as it’s buried there in the back of the field guide, and often can be difficult to tell from other blackbirds especially given the Icterid propensity to hang out together [...]

Those of us on the side of the Atlantic with the colorful warblers are well acquainted with broad citizen science initiatives like the Great Backyard Bird Count and Christmas Bird Count. At last, here’s some fun for those of you who consider House Sparrows proper wildlife. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is hosting a nationwide wildlife survey, [...]

That magical time of year when our thoughts turn to the ones we love is fast approaching. No, I’m not talking about Valentine’s Day. It’s time for the Great Backyard Bird Count! The Great Backyard Bird Count, or GBBC for those in the know, is an annual four-day event that exhorts bird watchers across North America [...]