31Jul/14
Spotted Sandpipers in Action along the Saint Lawrence River

Spotted Sandpipers in Action along the Saint Lawrence River

It seems like just yesterday we could see these little fluff balls scooting along the banks of the St. Lawrence River. Little Spotted Sandpipers barely visible in the tall grass. Spotted Sandpiper chick hiding in the tall grass In the blink of an eye they grew up. Suddenly, theses Spotted Sandpipers have invaded the

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02Jul/14
Female Wood Duck and her chicks – video

Female Wood Duck and her chicks – video

Just the other day I had a wonderful opportunity to observe a female Wood Duck and her chicks as they rested on a rock in the middle of the river. It was

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27Jun/14
Nesting Red-winged Blackbirds

Nesting Red-winged Blackbirds

First 2014 Red-winged Blackbirds to arrive Feels like just yesterday the first Red-winged Blackbirds had just arrived. I can still see them struggling to survive the last few frigid winter days as

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12Jun/14
Feeding White Bread to Wild Ducks and Geese is Killing Them

Feeding White Bread to Wild Ducks and Geese is Killing Them

Lately the local Canada Geese and ducks have been parading with their newly hatched offspring. In local nature parks, you can’t keep but notice people feeding them white bread. Bread they shouldn’t

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24May/14
Amarican Robin – Feeding chicks in nest – Video

Amarican Robin – Feeding chicks in nest – Video

American Robin feeding chicks in nest With the arrival of Spring leaves it becomes increasingly difficult to find and appreciate a occupied bird nest with chicks. So when given the chance we

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22May/14
Nest Building American Redstart

Nest Building American Redstart

Nest Building American Redstart One of the great pleasures when spending time birding in nature, is watching birds build their nests. It’s purely amazing to watch how they braid piece by piece materials

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14May/14
Owl Chicks – Do you know what to do if you find one on the ground?

Owl Chicks – Do you know what to do if you find one on the ground?

Lately it seems I’ve been bumping into baby owls in a few different spots in and around the Montreal region. I wouldn’t have thought to much about it until a friend of

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13May/14
Black-crowned night herons have returned

Black-crowned night herons have returned

Last week, the Black-crowned night herons made their well awaited return. Black-crowned night heron Every year the Black-crowned night herons attract much of the attention from curious visitors to well seasoned residents who are

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27Apr/14
The Cooper’s Hawks are Mating in the Greater Montreal Region

The Cooper’s Hawks are Mating in the Greater Montreal Region

In the last decade, Cooper’s Hawks have been making their presence more and more seen throughout the Greater Montreal area. No other Cooper’s Hawk is more notorious than Odin, nesting for nine consecutive

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24Apr/14
Sap flows in Spring and the Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are in town

Sap flows in Spring and the Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are in town

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, sucking sap An wonderful sign of Spring in the North Eastern states and Eastern Canada is the flowing sap. For many this may mean Maple Syrup and the Sugar Shack.

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