On December 14th, 2013, small groups of Richmond Hill Naturalists and friends will rise early, bundle up, strap on their binoculars and spread out across southern York Region counting every single bird we see and hear during the day. The data we collect will be sent to Bird Studies Canada and the Audubon Society in […]
By Gene Denzel The Bird Studies group gathered at the Denzel home for the first meeting of the season. We were keen to inform each other about the various aspects of the two target birds, and share any good birding adventures people had enjoyed since last year. Present were Mike Turk, the Denzels, the Marshalls, […]
On Saturday, 28 Sept, a group of Naturalists gathered at the base of the Leslie Spit (aka Tommy Thompson Park) for a morning of birding. The goal was to work our way out to the Bird Research Station for a demonstration of banding practices by Denise Potter, who is a volunteer at the station. Present […]
Compiled by Bruce Brydon Reesor Pond continues to be a good spot in Southern York Region to see a wide variety of water birds such as Hooded Mergansers, Snow Geese and Cackling Geese. Many species of shorebirds passed through in the fall. Read the bird sightings in detail to learn about other hot spots in […]
Each fall, billions of songbirds leave Canada on an epic journey to their far-away wintering grounds in Central and South America where many live in tropical forests shared by toucans, howler monkeys, and jaguars. Dozens of species have experienced serious, long-term population declines that are driven in part by the threats that these birds face […]
