Tag: breeding bird atlas
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"Peent! Peent!" Here comes the Common Nighthawk
Today’s blog was written by former Discovery leader at Kettle Lakes Provincial Park and current birder and Senior Discovery Ranger at Rondeau Provincial Park, Sarah Wiebe. Meet the Common Nighthawk. This peculiar nightjar (medium-sized nocturnal bird) calls Ontario home during the summer months and can be seen all over the province, including cities and provincial parks!
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Help us fill Breeding Bird Atlas gaps!
In today’s post, Ontario Parks Northeast Zone Ecologist Anna Sheppard is asking for your helping hands (actually, eyes. And ears.) Planning to visit any of these northwestern parks this summer? Aaron Provincial Park Blue Lake Provincial Park Lake Superior Provincial Park Neys Provincial Park Silver Falls Provincial Park Woodland Caribou Provincial Park If so, and…
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3 ways to level up your birding
Today’s post comes from marketing specialist and birding enthusiast, Tanya Berkers. When Ontario Parks signed on as a supporter of the third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, I eagerly volunteered on one of the organizing committees. I love birding, and the Atlas is an important volunteer-dependent project that supports conservation and environmental policy across the entire…
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Monitoring birds in northern protected areas
Today’s article comes from our bird recording specialists, Zone Ecologist Ed Morris and Zone Operations Technician Rebecca Rogge. Birds are interesting. Most are visually striking, with noteworthy songs to match their brilliant feathers. They are also very important. Birds contribute to the health of our environment. They disperse seeds, pollinate plants, and help to control insect populations.…
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Migrating north: how I became a "Bird Nerd"
Today’s post comes from Sarah Wiebe, the senior park naturalist at Kettle Lakes Provincial Park. Before this year, I would have never considered myself a “Bird Nerd.” My journey began in my southern Ontario home, but it wasn’t until I arrived at my summer destination (Kettle Lakes!) that I truly hit my nerdy stride.
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Square bashes with the Breeding Bird Atlas
Today’s post comes from Anna Sheppard, an Assistant Ecologist for Ontario Parks’ Northeast Zone. I am admittedly not a morning person by nature — if I had it my way, I would sleep in every single day! But I am passionate about birds, and for just a couple of months each year I’m willing to…
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Confessions of a struggling birder
Today’s blog comes from Carlin Thompson, a discovery leader at Sandbanks Provincial Park. My name is Carlin, and I’m a struggling birder. As an Ontario Parks Discovery leader, I am surrounded by colleagues with a passion for the natural world — which I share. Many share a specialty in identifying birds — which I do…