Once geese begin to arrive throughout agricultural areas, keep your eyes peeled for small, white ones! These gems are found among Canada Geese in the west (and southwest) and among Snow Geese in the east. Any white goose among Canada’s warrants close inspection. Continue reading Some notes on Ross’s Geese in the National Capital Region
Monthly Archives: March 2017
A short story about identifying a “Tiny” Cooper’s Hawk
I eagerly involve myself in “tiny” Cooper’s vs. Sharpie online debates, but I’ve yet to step up and have to do it in the field at our local hawkwatch. Continue reading A short story about identifying a “Tiny” Cooper’s Hawk
American Woodcock tip
A tip for finding woodcock in birding areas where you generally don’t expect to see one: recall in early spring, under trees, an area of thaw; an expanding area of cozy, sun-exposed vegetation adjacent to snowy covered areas. Continue reading American Woodcock tip
Four subspecies of redpoll in Manitouwadge
Over a span of several days, while viewing the FeederWatch Canada camera set up in a backyard in Manitouwadge, I observed all 4 subspecies of redpoll: hornemanni, exilipes, rostrata, flammea. Continue reading Four subspecies of redpoll in Manitouwadge