Tag: birding
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Forest birds of Misery Bay
Today’s post comes from Natural Heritage Education and Marketing Specialist Dave Sproule. A trip out to Misery Bay Provincial Park on lovely Manitoulin Island is always a treat. To go during the spring migration is doubly so.
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Rondeau's Wings of Spring
Is your family ready to take flight this March Break? Check out Rondeau Provincial Park’s “Wings of Spring.” This bird-themed spring series runs March 9-17, 2019, and features all sorts of feathery fun!
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IBAs of Ontario Parks: the Frontenac Forests IBA
Welcome to the September installment of “IBAs in provincial parks,” brought to you by Ontario IBA Coordinator Amanda Bichel of Bird Studies Canada. Break out the champagne! We don’t often add new IBAs to the Canadian family of sites, so when we do, it’s a special occasion. The all-new Frontenac Forests Important Bird and Biodiversity…
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IBAs of Ontario Parks: Turkey Point and the Norfolk Forest Complex IBA
Welcome to the August installment of “IBAs in provincial parks,” brought to you by Ontario IBA Coordinator Amanda Bichel of Bird Studies Canada. Summer is a perfect time to talk about Turkey Point Provincial Park and the Norfolk Forest Complex IBA! These forests are known for supporting a rich breeding bird community, as well as an…
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Ouimet Canyon: a northwestern birding hotspot
Today’s post comes from our Northwest Regional Planning Ecologist Bill Greaves. Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park is typically visited for its jaw-dropping geological feature, but it’s also one of the better birding hotspots in the Thunder Bay area. What might you see at Ouimet Canyon?
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IBAs of Ontario Parks: tundra swans and spring songbirds
This installment of our 2017 blog series IBAs in provincial parks — brought to you by Ontario IBA Coordinator Amanda Bichel of Bird Studies Canada —focuses on the spring migrations at two of our southwestern parks. On my recent trip to Rondeau Provincial Park / IBA for the Wings of Spring festival and the Port Franks…
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The IBAs of Polar Bear Provincial Park
This installment of our 2017 blog series IBAs in provincial parks — brought to you by Ontario IBA Coordinator Amanda Bichel of Bird Studies Canada — is very “cool.” Welcome to our year-long blog series! For our inaugural spotlight, we are staying in the winter spirit and focusing on Ontario’s far north. That’s right: our worlds…
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BioBlitz at Sleeping Giant
Team members from our Northwest Zone, including Barb Rees, Evan McCaul, Lesley Ng, Renée Lalonde, Laura Myers and Kyra Santin, combined to share the results of Sleeping Giant’s summer BioBlitz! Sleeping Giant Provincial Park isn’t just home to beautiful cliffs and hiking trails. The park also plays host to a diverse group of plants and animals.…
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Introducing…IBAs in Ontario Parks!
We’re jazzed to introduce a new series for 2017 — IBAs in provincial parks — brought to you by Ontario IBA Coordinator Amanda Bichel of Bird Studies Canada. If you love birds, you won’t want to miss these monthly features. Wondering what an IBA is? The acronym stands for “Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas.” The IBA…