Deep Forests and Small Farms
Fieldwork has kicked into full gear as the action-packed month of June is just a week away. Our Louisiana Waterthrush surveys are nearing completion for the 2012 season. Soon I [...]
From Big Clear to Devil & Gibson
Land O’ Lakes indeed! Frontenac Provincial Park lies at the southern tip of the great Canadian Shield with its astounding proliferation of lakes, wetlands and rivers. The map clipping above [...]
Ceruleans are back in the Frontenacs
Whites, Ceruleans and Louisianas
. Great to be back in Frontenac this week! My first memorable observation of the season was of two black bears encountered along Devil Lake Road on an early morning [...]
the Nest Files – Common Nighthawk
j Although arguably the most studied nightjar in North America, the Common Nighthawk remains poorly known (Poulin et.al. 1996). h Species Abstract Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) Habitat=primarily nests in open [...]
MAPS Visit 3-Rock Ridge
Our third visit to Rock Ridge was a much busier affair than the last when just 9 birds were captured in six hours in mid June. We finished the morning [...]
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 – 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 [...]
the Nest Files – Prairie Warbler
. Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor) . Nidiologicals – Peck and James (1987) and Nolan,V.,Jr., E.D.Ketterson, and C.A.Buerkle (1999) Habitat – Dry, early successional shrubland habitats ranging from pine plantations, dunes, [...]
Toothwort (Cardamine diphylla)
Frontenac Bird Studies in 2012
Migration Research Foundation is excited to announce that fieldwork for the Frontenac Bird Studies program will recommence in early May 2012! Here is the lineup of activities for the spring [...]
Remembering Andrew Jano
We were deeply saddened to learn that Andrew Jano, a champion and regular supporter of Frontenac Bird Studies (FBS), passed away peacefully on February 5, 2012, at the age of [...]
