the Nest Files – Yellow-billed Cuckoo
. Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) . Nidiologicals – Peck and James (1987) and Hughes, J.M. (1999) Habitat – Open woodland habitats with clearings and dense shrub cover. Microhabitat – Nest [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2010
the Nest Files – Louisiana Waterthrush
. Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus moticilla) Nidiologicals – Peck and James (1987) and Douglas Robinson (1995) Habitat – Gravel bottomed streams flowing through mature deciduous or mixed forest. Also nests in [...]
Lizards in our midst
. So strange to find a lizard in Ontario but they’re definitely here. Yesterday around noon, I found this adult male in a rocky outcrop laden with deadfall and thorn [...]
the Nest Files – Red-winged Blackbird
. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Nidiologicals – Peck and James (1987) and Yasukawa and Searcy (1995) Habitat – Highly variable. Marshes, wetlands, fields, pastures and open woodlands. Microhabitat – Nest [...]
Louisiana Waterthrush nest located
. Quick post to share that an early morning search for the nest belonging to this pair of Louisiana Waterthrush was successful! I will be posting a full nest profile [...]
Big Salmon Lake by canoe
. At nearly five kilometres long, Big Salmon Lake is the largest lake within Frontenac Provincial Park boundaries. The lake has over fifteen kilometres of shoreline and has a maximum [...]
Natural nest sites of the Eastern Phoebe
. The Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) is a common inhabitant of Southern Ontario. The 2nd edition of the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas shows that peak abundance in the province aligns [...]
