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Monthly Archives: June 2017

Signs of Fall Migration

June 28, 2017 eontbird

Sorry to say, as you’re reading this while sipping your lemonade, basking in the summer sun by your pool, but birds will soon be heading south again! The first signs of migration are found in the blackbirds, flycatchers, swallows, and shorebirds. Continue reading Signs of Fall Migration →

Target Birds in Eastern Ontario

June 20, 2017 eontbird

For me, as far as 2017 tour highlights go, first is Point Pelee in May, then comes the Target Birding in Eastern Ontario trip. On 17 June 2017, our birding group birded along the southern edge of the Canadian Shield, from the eastern limit of Hastings County, through to Frontenac Provincial Park, near Verona. Continue reading Target Birds in Eastern Ontario →

Sedge Wrens: tales from a nomadic improviser

June 20, 2017 eontbird

Sedge Wrens are unique in that their songs are improvised, not learned. The variation to their song occurs during the ‘trrrrrrrrrrr’ portion, after the ‘cut-cut-cut.’ Amazingly, males have repetoires of upwards of 300 different ‘trrrrrrrrrr’ notes. Continue reading Sedge Wrens: tales from a nomadic improviser →

Before there were birds, there was F1

June 12, 2017 eontbird

Rewind to a Sunday morning in April. The year is 1999. I am at the local Blockbuster Video in Barrhaven, browsing Nintendo 64 video game rentals. I decided to try out a racing game, called F-1 World Grand Prix. Continue reading Before there were birds, there was F1 →

Juvenile Northern Rough-winged Swallows

June 5, 2017 eontbird

Juvenile Northern Rough-winged Swallows provide an excellent example of subtle beauty. The throat, suffused with cinnamon; and the lesser, median, and greater coverts (wing bars), broadly-brushed with cinnamon. Continue reading Juvenile Northern Rough-winged Swallows →



My name is Jon Ruddy and I am an Ottawa-based field birder/freelance birding guide. I became interested in birds while studying under the tutelage of Carleton University professor and naturalist, Michael Runtz. From 2012-2014 I was employed as a summer student field biologist, conducting bird surveys in the Okanagan Valley, southern Ontario, James Bay, and throughout Manitoba. Read More

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