Birding in Canada: Beaverhill Lake, Alberta

On a hot, breezy afternoon in mid-June, 2014, I drove a dirt access road to Beaverhill Lake, intent on birding this Alberta avian hotspot. Located about 60 kilometres east of Edmonton, Beaverhill Lak...

Fox Sparrows Migrating

Fox sparrows migrating to their northern breeding grounds visit my Nova Scotia feeding station and belt out bright, bubbling songs, setting spring alight.   For the past several days, a dozen fox...

Apples for Robins

Lingering snow in Nova Scotia has migratory American robins scrambling for food. Apples for robins to the rescue, for a few!   Migratory birds are returning to Nova Scotia in droves and finding ...

Potter Marsh, Alaska

Mild darkness bathes northern Nova Scotia this evening, obscuring the ground mist that settled over meadows and forest and Matheson Brrok as I returned home from walking rural roads in late afternoon....