Category Archives: Nest Monitoring
Yellow-billed Cuckoo nest progress
The Yellow-billed Cuckoo nest that was first described in this post from a few days ago now has two scraggly nestlings. Despite the mid-morning heat, an adult was incubating them [...]
Gulls, Ravens and a Wood Thrush statue
Surprisingly, neither Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) or Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) are listed as species having bred in Frontenac Provincial Park. This may be an unintended omission in my source [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
the Nest Files – Field Sparrow
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Nidiologicals-Peck and James (1987) and M.Carey et.al. (1994) Habitat=field, pastures and second growth forest edges and clearings Microhabitat=nest built on or near ground; elevated in shrubs [...]
