On 8 July 2014 I was part of a crew conducting surveys for Dakota Skipper (Hesperia dacotae) in southeastern Estevan County,...

Hurricane Sandy was an exceptionally large storm which displaced thousands of birds to the lower Great Lakes, some of which were...

Identification notes of a hybrid Glaucous-winged Gull (GWGU; Larus glaucescens) x Herring Gull (HERG; Larus argentatus) from Wheatley,...

Some thoughts on trying to find a rare bird, from someone who has spent an unreasonable amount of time doing just that... - Chance...

There is nothing quite like encountering an atypical bird to kickstart the learning process. I was at Hillman Marsh (Essex, Ontario) on...

Bit of a new concept for me, something that I've assumed occurred previously, but was really clearly demonstrated by the satellite...

I have noticed multiple mentions of northward Northern Cardinal vagrancy in Oct-Nov 2020, and got to work looking into meteorological...

I recently did some rapid research into Northern Cardinal vagrancy/dispersal - specifically the 1995 movement of NOCA into Quebec - and...

This will be a quick review the following identification criteria, derived from numerous sources: head size and shape, bill size and...

New post - focusing on an old observation. The date: May 12, 2007. The location: Point Pelee, Woodland Nature Trail. We came across a...

After "Reverse Engineering a Historical Birding Event", and learning more about the associated Great Appalachian Storm of 1950, I was...

**This has been previously published & posted online; however, I hope to pull some "old" highlights for this site to supplement new...

During a recent family vacation, I found myself face-to-face with the long-staying hybrid "heron" at Fort de Soto, Florida... I had...

It's actually just a blog about nature, with the goal of sharing information. Maybe even a discussion or two (if I'm lucky).