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Red-spotted Newt
The red-spotted newt can be found in the red areas on the map below which we got from carcnet.ca Adult stage, image from...
obyrnearthurl
Dec 13, 20211 min read
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Something New
We passed ÃŽles de l'Estuaire National Wildlife Area, which has the largest breeding colonies of Razorbills, Black Guillemots, and Common...
obyrnecole
Dec 9, 20211 min read
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Steller's Jay
We haven't passed any parks, so I will tell you about a bird instead, which will be the Steller's Jay! The Stellar's Jay is an omnivore....
obyrnearthurl
Dec 6, 20211 min read
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OWL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!!!!!!!!!!
On November 27th we went to OWL for a tour. Along the way we had a amazing experience, shorebirds flew around us!! It was also cool when...
obyrnecole
Nov 29, 20211 min read
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Québec CITY
On November 27, 2021 we made it to Québec City! Wahoo! Québec means the spot where the river narrows. It refers to the narrowing of the...
obyrnearthurl
Nov 29, 20211 min read
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Free $5000 for Charity
Enter here to nominate your favourite charity for a chance win $5000. We'd love to see Birds Canada or OWL Rehab win. You must nominate...
obyrnecole
Nov 25, 20211 min read
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Nicolet Migratory Bird Sanctuary and Swamp Sparrow
The swamp sparrow lives in the Nicolet Migratory Bird Sanctuary which we passed this weekend. The swamp sparrow between 12.5 and 15 cm...
obyrnearthurl
Nov 22, 20211 min read
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ÃŽles de Contrecoeur National Wildlife Area = Reluctant Islands National Wildlife Area
The Îles de Contrecoeur NWA is the largest nesting site for gadwalls in Québec. The gadwall is 46 to 57 cm long, with a wingspan or 84...
obyrnecole
Nov 19, 20211 min read
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whoo...whoo...whoo...
I am telling you about the long-eared owl, because it's found in a park we passed by called Parc de la Frayère. There are lots of birds...
obyrnearthurl
Nov 16, 20211 min read
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Bienvenue à Montréal
We made it to Montréal! A big thank you to Maria for welcoming us. The ring-necked duck is a diving duck. You can differentiate it from...
obyrnecole
Nov 12, 20211 min read
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BONJOUR QUÉBEC
We made it to Québec. The official language for Québec is french. Québec's official tree is yellow birch. The official flower is blue...
obyrnearthurl
Nov 8, 20211 min read
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Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary
A couple of days ago we passed Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary. It is particularly important for migrating waterfowl like the...
obyrnecole
Nov 4, 20211 min read
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Boobook boobook boobook
On Halloween we got around two pounds of candy and we went to Art's Nursery to see a boobook owl from Australia and a roadside hawk which...
obyrnearthurl
Nov 1, 20211 min read
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Thousand Islands NP
We have passed Landon Bay-Thousand Island National Park. The most recent bird list for the area was in September, so I cannot give an...
obyrnecole
Oct 27, 20211 min read
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Bird report
The northern saw-whet owl has very fast wingbeats. It is 18 to 21 cm long. It's wingspan is 42 to 48 cm. It weighs 100 g. They have one...
obyrnearthurl
Oct 26, 20211 min read
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Swan + Park!!
We made it through Presqu'ile Provincial Park, which is a migratory hotspot so I thought I would write about some of the birds you can...
obyrnecole
Oct 25, 20212 min read
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Toronto Birds
We passed Toronto a few days ago. We made a food from Toronto. It was butter chicken roti. The chipping sparrow has a small spot in BC...
obyrnearthurl
Oct 19, 20211 min read
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Snow Geese!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On October 12th, we went to George C Reifel Bird Sanctuary, and on the drive home we saw thousands of snow geese. Snow geese migrate...
obyrnecole
Oct 14, 20211 min read
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Black-crowned Night Heron?
The black-crowned night heron has a slow wing-beat, like most herons. It is 58 to 65 cm long with a wingspan of 1.1 to 1.2 m. It weighs...
obyrnearthurl
Oct 13, 20211 min read
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Just another plain old post
Like usual we passed a park. It's called Bell's Lake. It is a attract for people who like to canoe, kayak or fish. It is one of the...
obyrnearthurl
Oct 8, 20211 min read
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