Netherlands (& Brussels)

11 May 201411 May 2014

During the last week of April, I travelled to Breda, Netherlands on business.  Although there were no "specific" birding trips (incidental birding), I paid close attention to birds in the…

Windermere Basin – Hamilton

15 Mar 201416 Mar 2014

Windermere Basin is located at the east end of Hamilton Harbour at the mouth of Red Hill Creek.   It was essentially a pre-industrial wasteland since the 1950s.  But, the…

Burlington Lift Bridge Peregrines

11 Mar 201412 Mar 2014

We decided to venture down to the Burlington Lift Bridge for a second time in two (2) days, as we realized we missed a few key species that had been…

Birding the Shores of Lake Ontario

10 Mar 201410 Mar 2014

I have been watching the reports come in for "Halton" eBird and drooled at the diversity and the numbers that have been reported.  So, on a cool but OK day…

Downy & Hairy Woodpeckers

8 Mar 2014

The field identification of the Downy Woodpecker vs. the Hairy Woodpecker can be tricky at best.  I wonder how many times in the past I have actually seen a Hairy…

Handsome Redhead

6 Mar 20146 Mar 2014

With the great lakes mostly frozen (91% coverage as of March 5, 2014); Guelph Rivers continue to delight Birders with rare birds (for area and time of year) that are visiting…

Birding with Friends

2 Mar 20142 Mar 2014

It was a cool, but good afternoon to go out Birding in Guelph.  Our plan was to find the Varied Thrush as the Guelph Conservation Area, as my two companion…

Birding Guelph Rivers!

14 Feb 201416 Feb 2014

Southern Ontario rivers have been inundated with flocks of wildfowl recently, as it has been speculated this invasion is because the Great Lakes are frozen and they are seeking other…

Panama Canal – Cruising for Birds – 2013

24 Jan 201424 Jan 2014

We were very fortunate and blessed to have been able to secure four (4) excellent birding guides for various ports of call on our Panama Canal Cruise (Celebrity Century).  Some…

Hawk Cliff – Ontario

3 Nov 2013

The weather was indeed foul (pun intended!) for Raptor Watching at Hawk Cliff, but our Leaders, Ian & Gavin certainly did not disappoint on our very first birding trek hosted…