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Tag: bird

  • Keeping up with the Canada Jay

    Today’s blog post comes from bird researchers Alex Sutton and Koley Freeman, PhD candidates at the University of Guelph. In the world of Canada Jays, winter means one thing: it’s breeding season! Canada Jays are common in Algonquin Provincial Park. Continuing a 55 year-old tradition, a dedicated team of researchers is monitoring breeding pairs. This…

  • December's digital download

    There’s so much to see in parks during winter! Take a frosty walk on a trail while watching the snow gently fall, listening to the call of birds like the Pine Siskin!

  • A tale of star cross'd plovers

    In today’s post, Marina Opitz, Discovery leader at Wasaga Beach Provincial Park, regales us with shorebird drama of Shakespearean proportions. Thanks to Neal Mutiger for photographing our leading avian actors. First, let us set the scene for our dramatic tale. Picture an empty beach, orange sunrise gleaming across the waves, when two solitary plovers lock eyes from…

  • The annual birding battle for the golden binoculars

    In today’s post, Learning & Education Specialist Rachelle Law recounts Team Ontario’s push to find as many birds as possible.  Every year, a team of expert birders from Ontario Parks prepare — binoculars in hand — to compete in a heated competition. The goal: spot and record as many bird species as they can over…

  • March's digital download

    Chickadee-dee-dee! No matter the season, this little bird is always there to sing you a tune. This month’s FREE digital download was snapped at Rondeau Provincial Park.

  • Ollie and Oona’s new pad

    Port Burwell Provincial Park is a hot spot for large raptors. Two local Osprey (affectionately named Ollie and Oona) fish Big Otter Creek and the shores of Lake Erie, regularly bringing their “catch of the day” back to the park’s radio tower to settle in for some fine dining high above the park. In February…

  • 5 reasons to visit Rondeau this fall

    You don’t need to leave southern Ontario to have a great fall experience. Rondeau Provincial Park — an oasis of nature nestled in between Windsor and London — has given visitors just that for over 125 years. Ontario’s second oldest provincial park has it all: spectacular colours, vibrant wildlife, and activities for the whole family.…

  • IBAs of Ontario Parks: spring migration on Lake Erie

    Welcome to the May installment “IBAs in provincial parks,” brought to you by Ontario IBA Coordinator Amanda Bichel of Bird Studies Canada. Did you know Saturday (May 11, 2019) was International Migratory Bird Day! What a wonderful reason to highlight sites renowned for migrating songbirds! In today’s post, we’re chatting about two of Ontario’s southern-most Important Bird…

  • May's digital download

    “Well, everybody knows that the bird is a word.” – The Trashmen This month’s FREE digital download of a Chestnut-sided Warbler was snapped at Rondeau Provincial Park.

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