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At this time of the year the pickings can be pretty slim for birders. Our regular feeder birds do not change much and a walk through the parks or woodlands may produce limited results. One area that will still have birds though is open water, especially along Lake Ontario, Lake Erie and fast flowing rivers.…

Once winter sets in, we may find ourselves entertaining local birds that might otherwise appear only infrequently. A favourite is the Tufted Titmouse, a chickadee cousin that has a prominent crest and a boisterous, rapidly repeated song ‘Peter-Peter-Peter’. It is normally not as friendly as chickadees, which can often be hand fed. Never common, it…

Have you ever heard this term among birders and wondered what it means?  According to Project Feeder Watch it is defined as “the movement of northern-wintering species to the south in years of low food availability.”   I’ve recently heard from customers that they have seen flocks of Evening Grosbeaks in parts of Scarborough and the…

So many of us have looked at a bird and had no idea what it was, or heard the name of a bird and thought, well, that makes no sense at all.  Let’s not forget all those little brown birds.  Becoming familiar with a bird’s topography will help you with identification. Field guides are great, but…