Field Notes

Some good news arising out of this month's COSEWIC Wildlife Species Assessment Meeting. The Ontario Hooded Warbler population (the only ...

In my mind the Victoria Day long weekend marks the time when spring migration gives way to the breeding season in earnest. Today at Long Poi...

Question: what Family of birds is the most speciose? Answer: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers), although you wouldn't necessarily know i...

I mean... Lady . Just a short post to mention the already widely publicized butterfly invasion underway this Spring. American Lady ( ...

Sexual dimorphism is a phenomenon exhibited by a wide variety of animal taxa, including birds. What this refers to is differences in morphol...

During this trip, I was able to observe five different lekking grouse: Greater Sage-Grouse, Gunnison Sage-Grouse, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Lesse...

A fruitless search above the timberline for White-tailed Ptarmigan (documented by my friend Matt in slow motion video).