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...