Day 7: Seven Swans a Swimming
Canada is home to three species of swans: the native Tundra and Trumpeter Swans and the non-native Mute Swan, introduced…
Day 6: Six Geese a Laying
Snow Geese are one of the most abundant species of waterfowl in North America. Once protected in the early 1900s…
Day 5: Five Gold Rings!
Bird banding (or ringing) has been an important tool in monitoring wild bird populations for over a century (with reports…
Day 4: Four Calling Birds
Many birds vacate the Canadian Prairies before the frigid winter sets in, but there are many tough little residents and…
Day 1: A Partridge in a Pear Tree
The Grey Partridge, or Hungarian Partridge, was introduced to Canada in the early 1900s, and now makes its home mostly…
First Birding Festival at CWHC – Quebec
The first edition of the “CWHC – Quebec Birding Festival” took place on May 16th and 17th. During these two…
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Keeping Your Backyard Birds Healthy This Spring and Summer
The spring migration of birds is currently underway and soon we will be treated to the familiar sights and sounds…
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Suspect Cases of Scaly-Leg in Pine Grosbeaks
Recently, pine grosbeaks (Pinicola enucleator) exhibiting a clinical presentation consistent with that of scaly-leg disease have been captured at banding…
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Cases of mycoplasmosis in wild passerines birds in feeders: The infection is confirmed
During the month of February we received several mentions from bird watchers reporting birds with eye lesions in southern Quebec.…