Parks Blog

Tag: Birds

  • Birding in the boreal

    Lev Frid, birder par excellence, recently explored some of our northern parks, and wrote us the following post. If you love songbirds, this is a must-read! For many Ontario birdwatchers, it’s all about the spring. Great Lakes havens such as Rondeau, MacGregor Point and Presqu’ile Provincial Parks host birding festivals and draw lots of visitors…

  • Discover birds with your kids

    Today’s post comes from Eva Paleczny, Learning & Education Specialist with Ontario Parks.  On my drive to work one morning last month, I noticed a bunch of Mourning Doves sitting in a row along an electrical line. As I continued driving, I wondered why birds gather in groups like that. Are they being social? Is…

  • Turtle eggs and salamander spawn: spring monitoring at Grundy Lake

    Today’s article comes from Emily Wright, Discovery Program Leader at Grundy Lake Provincial Park. Spring at Grundy Lake is a quiet time of year. The lake waters are cold from the melting snow and ice, birds are just starting to arrive from their long migrations, and visitors are few and far between. Park staff, however,…

  • Tundra Swans at Pinery

    Imagine you’re standing in Pinery Provincial Park. You close your eyes and take in the peace of nature all around you. All of the sudden, a loud yodel interrupts the quiet! That unbelievable sound is actually thousands of birds yodeling en masse as they fly over the park in search of their next feeding ground.…

  • A mouse, a beast, and a ghost: who's using Pinery's ecopassage?

    In today’s post comes from Alistair MacKenzie, Discovery Supervisor at Pinery Provincial Park, shares one of his parks exciting new conservation technologies: ecopassages. I have a lot to thank my parents for, not the least of which is for introducing me to nature as a young child. When my family immigrated to Canada, we began…

  • A forest of friends

    Today’s post comes to us from Heather Stern, a naturalist at Bon Echo Provincial Park.  Many people visit parks each summer for vacation, relaxation, adventure, or more generally, a break from city life. These are all great reasons to get outside and enjoy nature. However, while visitation to provincial parks is increasing, we want knowledge…

  • March Break 2020

    During the long winter months, many of us get less “Vitamin N” than usual. Yet contact with nature has been found to lower blood pressure, strengthen immune system, help prevent disease, and reduce stress levels. Keen to spend time in nature with your family this March Break? Here’s a list of fun happenings across the…

  • Seeing spots at Pinery Provincial Park

    Today’s post comes from Tanya Berkers, Resource Management Group Leader at Pinery Provincial Park. You may be seeing spots the next time you visit Pinery’s Visitor Centre, and hopefully the birds will see them too! The park has just installed thousands of vinyl dots on the windows to make them visible to our feathered friends.

  • Pecking away at Presqu'ile: High Bluff and Gull Island bird colonies

    This post was written by David Bree, Natural Heritage Education Leader at Presqu’ile Provincial Park. While Presqu’ile is not the busiest park in Ontario, it can get quite hectic at times in the summer. However, I am pretty sure most people could not guess where the busiest place in the park is. It is not…

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