This week's column looks at some of the birds found in Texas.
Geese and swans are the most common white birds seen flying along the Arrow Lakes, but pelicans come through occasionally too.
The Spotted Towhee has a striking appearance, but it is rarely seen around Nakusp.
In the northern rain forests there are Victoria’s Riflebird, Spotted Catbird and Chowchilla.
Birding in some parts of Australia is a completely different experience to birding in most of Canada.
Before the trip began, I was hoping we would see 250 species. In the end we had a list of 273.
How do migrating birds travelling thousands of kilometres find their way?
How do birds know when it’s time to migrate? There seems to be no single or simple answer to this question.
Why do birds migrate instead of remaining in one suitably warm place all year long?
For the last 19 years Gary Davidson have been systematically monitoring the Osprey nests between Nakusp and Fauquier.
Waxwings are so named because of the small red tips to the wing feathers that resemble a bit of wax stuck to the end of the feather.
Our journey through Texas and the search for migrants has ended – we are now on our way home through the mid-western United States.
April is “migration month” in Texas and the birding can, at times, be quite remarkable.
Gary Davidson looks at the northern and southern members of the heron family.
There are many differences between the birds of tropical and subtropical regions, and those of more temperate places like B.C.
Once again, Marie and I have retreated to south Texas for the winter. In addition to the warm weather and good golf, there are the birds.
Short-eared Owls breed in grassland or marshy areas, something we have very little of.
The Christmas Bird Count is a project of the National Audubon Society in the U.S. and is coordinated in Canada by Bird Studies Canada.
Last Friday morning, November 2, I saw two swans on the lake at Burton but they were too far away from me to identify.
Despite the delightful hummingbirds and the skulking antbirds, the highlight family of any trip to this region has to be the toucans.
