Private Tours with Eastern Ontario Birding
Ever wanted the guide all to yourselves? Well, now you have the opportunity! I will be providing private tours from July through to December of 2021. Private tours are available on a first come-first served basis. Continue reading Private tour information
Learning birdsong can be quite a challenge. For some, mnemonics work quite well, for example, the commonly-heard sweet-sweet-shredded wheat of a Yellow Warbler as it sings from a roadside thicket. For others (myself included) visualization is perhaps the essential element to learning each song and getting them glued to the memory bank. Continue reading “Looking” at Similar Songs
In light of recent COVID-19 updates, the updates of government authorities and of professionals in the health field, I’ve dropped tours until further notice. Continue reading COVID-19 & tours; an update
Hi everyone,
I will be continuing on with Field Trips, however, a few changes will be taking place in order to ensure the health and safety of all participants.
Continue reading COVID-19 & EOB’s approach to tours
Birds are very alert animals. They very often see and hear other birds before you do. This is especially true of bird groups which happen to be favoured items on another birdies take-out menu! Continue reading Following birds’ glances
The Ottawa area is home to five breeding species of owl. Come March, most of these species’ “hoots” can be heard from roadsides. From dense cedar swamps to homogeneous stands of tall pines, find out where and when to listen for your favourite species of owl here in the Nation’s Capital. Continue reading Where and when to hear a “Hoot” in the National Capital Region!
Eastern Ontario Birders:
I’m really looking forward to the 2020 birding year! Below are the prices for the Customer Appreciation Discount Packages. Continue reading Discount Packages
Photos: Traill’s Flycatcher. Lars Witting. 6 October 2019.
Several summers ago, I made a brief attempt to approach the study of juvenile Lincoln’s vs. Swamp sparrows and noticed that the lore blocked all apparent avenues to field ID success. I sputtered in interest the following summer, and again wound up turned off/disinterested. Continue reading Separating juvenile Lincoln’s from Swamp in the Field
When I first started my birding journey in February 2011, I found the mastering of the Art and Science of field birding to be an absolutely daunting task! Fast forward 9 years, and I am now a professional birding guide and a lot less worrisome and wary in the field, but I still show great interest, empathy and respect to those trying to extract the most out of this unique craft. Continue reading “Experts” make mistakes, too