Tag: bluejays

  • THE GREAT PRETENDERS

    THE GREAT PRETENDERS

    The song “The Great Pretender”  originally released in 1955 by The Platters has been covered by a number of bands over the years.  Some of our feathered friends have their own versions of this song.  The avian band members would include none other than the Northern Mockingbird, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher and our year-round member,…

  • Blue Jays Are Heading South

    What’s going on with all the jays? Flocks of these daytime flying birds have been migrating as a significant number leave the province for the winter.  This has been observed in particular along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River and the lower Great Lakes. The birds prefer to fly over land as they…