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Faithful readers of this nature journal will remember the excitement during the winter and spring about the fact that we had a rare (this far north) Red-bellied Woodpecker with us in the Arboretum for the third year running … and then, nothing. Well, at least one of them is still with us. Three separate experienced bird [...]
With the periodic rains of late, you may have noticed that the Arboretum has suddenly become greener and more full of life. The drought conditions of the previous two weeks were hard on much of the plant and animal life, activity levels were low due to intolerable humidity and the blistering sun. With a refershing [...] It is very much the breeding season for birds right now and all around us there is enormous energy being expended in finding and defending territory, attracting a mate, laying eggs and raising the young. After the last two weeks high spescies counts in the arboretum a 7am foray this morning turned [...] We’ll come to the Bobolinks shortly, but first a few more words about the plethora of birds to be seen in the arboretum at the moment. The biologists from the MBO (McGill Banding Station) chose today to take part on their annual fund-raising event – the Baillie Birdathon – to raise funds to support their [...] During a guided birding walk through the Arboretum this beautiful morning a total of 47 species were recorded …. including SSVs (soul-satisfying views) of the famous and elusive Red-bellied Woodpecker and confirmation of the return of the Bobolinks for yet another year … despite the almost certain fact that the hay in their meadow will [...]
Blossom corner is by far the busiest place right now…The butterflies are flitting about and all of the spring warblers are singing their tunes. The fruit trees are simply glowing with colour and the fragrance is unbeatable. Next time you are there, simply take a seat on one of the many benches and let the [...] Nearly 30 visitors were treated to a lengthy 2 hour walk of the Arboretum’s owl “hot-spots” in search of our most impressive nocturnal creatures. Although we did not see any Owls that night, the faint “Who Cooks for You?” of a Barred Owl was heard in the distance. Although we were not blessed with observations, [...] Today, as the snows continued to melt, the forest was suddenly filled early in the day with the sight and sound of returning Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles and the birders websites and list-serves were buzzing with the news. The first of the migrating species have returned for the summer. By mid-day the number of these [...] Despite the beautiful weather this Sunday, a late morning census-walk along the Black (snowshoe) Trail was rather quiet. Birds this winter have been low in numbers almost everywhere and even really experienced birders have been failing to find the birds they have expected. Why is this? Hard to tell but it has been a quite [...] This weekend was excellent for a bird count. Several groups of birders made it out to count and we thank all of you for your efforts. Here are some of the highlights from the weekend: We would like to extend special thanks to Claude Cloutier for his generosity this weekend. He constructed, filled and prepared a wonderful [...] |
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