Tag: canadawildbirding
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Save Songbirds from Window Strikes
Beautiful songbirds are on their way from their wintering grounds to their breeding grounds. Some have already arrived such as the male Red-winged Blackbirds, Grackles, Robins and Cowbirds. Warblers, Orioles, Grosbeaks and Hummingbirds will be making their appearances over the next two months. We can do our part to keep them safe by applying window…
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Let’s Share
How is everyone getting through this Covid-19 winter? Perhaps you’re finding new hobbies or resurrecting old ones. Maybe this includes birdwatching. I sure am happy that the birds know nothing about the coronavirus. Birdwatching is a very relaxing hobby that can be done at your own pace. There are no rules to follow and many…
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Common Redpolls Have Made Their Move
Following up on our earlier story of redpolls, these Chickadee-sized birds have been spending the last six weeks feeding almost exclusively in weedy fields and along rural roads. As anticipated, they have begun to also appear at some feeders and in the weeks ahead more will likely follow suit. I just had my first few…
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A GOOD YEAR… for birds
The year of 2020 certainly hasn’t contained the word good due to COVID. If you enjoy watching birds it has been an incredibly good year with sightings of many different species over the spring and summer months, and the coming winter season is looking to be just as good. The most recent reports of new…
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South American Visitor
It is every birder’s dream to one day find something special. That happened recently north of Whitby when a small songbird from South America showed up along a walking trail. This Variegated Flycatcher is found on the other end of the world but got its migratory wires crossed, heading thousands of kilometres out of range.…
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Sex, Hiking and COVID-19
It may be an urban myth, but there’s wide-spread belief that during or in the aftermath of crises, such as the 2003 blackout, 9/11 and the like, people turned to, well sex. Given our current situation, there’s no reason to believe that this urban myth won’t live on. Since one of the only other activities…
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A NEW VISITOR!
Look who has joined the backyard dining table, the Evening Grosbeak! Many customers have told us that they are thrilled to see the addition of this Grosbeak feeding at their sunflower feeders. I only had the pleasure of observing this beautiful bird at a family cottage in Muskoka over 30 years ago, so this is…
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Evening Greedy
Imagine the surprise experienced by some backyard birders in recent days when their feeders were inundated by a flock of Evening Grosbeaks. For most this was a first. In fact, it was a scene not experienced in parts of the GTA for decades. These beauties have left the north woods looking for cones on evergreens…
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Let’s Stay Calm…
We’ve got this… let’s all take a step back and go for a walk. Everyone take a deep breath. Okay, now that we’re all calm we can take time to listen to the birds, they don’t know anything about covid-19. Over the last week the birds have really started to sing after the silence of…
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WATCH THE BIRDS – IT’S GOOD FOR YOU!
Did you know that taking time to watch the birds is actually good for you. Studies have shown that it can improve your blood pressure and help to decrease anxiety. It also promotes outdoor activity which gets us out of the house and away from the computer. Some people use it as a form of…