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Tag Archives: bird survey
Breeding Bird Surveys (2013) – Day 3
Breeding Bird Surveys (2013) – Day 3 – June 5, 2013 Today’s Breeding Bird Survey route would take us over a series of logging/recreational roads west of The Shoals Provincial Park. Because the park has been closed this year, our … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Survey Outings, Canada Explorer, Ontario
Tagged bird songs, bird survey, bird surveys, black flies, Breeding Bird Surveys 2013, bright yellows, chapleau ontario, dandelions, ditches, flowering trees, gravel roads, marsh marigolds, Provincial Park, record rainfall, recreational roads, red sky, ruts, smooth waters, trees and shrubs
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Wawa, Ontario
Wawa, Ontario (Location) Our efforts on the Beaton Lake breeding bird survey route had to be cut short because of adverse weather conditions – rain and wind. As we drove south from White River, we couldn’t shake the rain and … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Wawa
Tagged adverse weather conditions, bird survey, Breeding Nird Survey, Flolded towel decorations, Government Dock Beach, Kinniwabi Pines Restaurant, late in the evening, Lion's Beach, Magpie High Falls, magpie river, Magpie River High Falls, Marpie River, Michipicoten River Cemetery, northern lights motel, northern ontario, plastic duckie, scenic point, sightseeing opportunities, Silver Falls, The Joy Super Heavyweight Champion Rotary Blast Hole Drill, The Michipicoten Dump, Tremblay Flats Cemetery, wawa area, Wawa Ontario
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Wawa, Ontario – Tourist Points of Interest – Northern Lights Falls
Wawa, Ontario – Tourist Points of Interest – Northern Lights Falls A visit to this small falls was on our list from the day before and, once we had completed the breeding bird survey on the Dubreuilville route, we stopped … Continue reading
Breeding Bird Survey 2012 – Dubreuilville, Ontario route
Breeding Bird Survey 2012 – Dubreuilville, Ontario route The Beaton Lake survey route of the day before had to be cut short due to adverse weather conditions which continued through to about 4PM. Although the weather did eventually clear a … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Survey Outings, Canada Explorer, Ontario, Wawa
Tagged beaton lake, bird survey, Breeding Bird Survey, dubreuilville ontario, Juvenile bald eagle, mist rising, morning darkness, morning fog, oncoming traffic, rapids, rising sun, rock outcrops, scenic viewpoints, species of birds, stuffed scarecrow, sunrise, tourist sites, visitign the dump, Wawa Ontario, x marks the spot
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Breeding Bird Survey 2012 – Beaton Lake Route #258
Breeding Bird Survey 2012 – Beaton Lake Route #258 For a more detailed description of the route, see last year’s post. Breeding Bird Survey 2011 – Beaton Lake #258.
Breeding Bird Survey 2012 – Day 3 – Moving camp from The Shoals to White River
Breeding Bird Survey 2012 – Day 3 – Moving camp from The Shoals to White River As we were traveling along the forest road from the end of today’s BBS – tha Shoals, we were discussing stopping for lunch in … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Survey Outings, Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario
Tagged bird species, bird survey, birds song, Breeding Bird Survey, common yellowthroat, melospiza melodia, mystery creature, Provincial Park, red winged black birds, savannah sparrow, savannah sparrows, song sparrow, song sparrows, u turn, White River Ontario
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2011 Ottawa-Gatineau Christmas Bird Survey, Gatineau, Quebec
2011 Ottawa-Gatineau Christmas Bird Count, Gatineau, Quebec The sun is now up and I am out on a Christmas Bird Count with my birder friends, Ralph and Gerhard.
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Tagged American Robin Turdus migratorius Merle d'Amerique, aylmer, Bate Island, bird survey, black squirrels, Canada Geese, Canada Goose, Canada Goose Branta canadensis Bernache du Canada, CBC, Chickadee, chickadees, christmas bird, Christmas Bird Count, coloration, Deschenes Rapids, Downy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Pic mineur, Eastern Greay Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Écureuil gris, Gatineau, gatineau quebec, great blue heron, Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Grand Héron, grey squirrel, Hairy woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Pic chevelu, Highbush Cranbery, House Sparrow, House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moineau domestique, Ice forming on creek, mallard, Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canard colvert, Mourning Dove, Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Tourterelle triste, OFNC, Ontario Field Naturalists Club, Ottawa River, picnic table, Plume Grass, rapids, Robin, snow on the ground, staghorn sumac, steady breeze, Wild Grapes, XMAS Bird Survey
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Lake Superior/Lac Sup̩rieur РOld Woman Bay
Lake Superior/Lac Supérieur Traveling back from our 2011 Breeding Bird Survey activity, we decided this time to travel along the shores of Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes. Although more recent analysis has led researchers to conclude that … Continue reading
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Tagged bird survey, cold waters, driftwood, great lakes, La baie "Old Woman", Lake Huron, lake michigan, lake superior, Lake Superior Provincial Park, Le parc provincial du lac Superieur, Old Woman Bay, old woman river, pebbles, sandy beaches, snad beach
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