I'm getting 20-30 House Sparrows and 10-20 House Finches daily. Yesterday for the first time I had 2 Eurasian Collared-Doves gleaning spilled sunflower seeds...
Before it got windy, colder and the snow began to fall, no birds were to be seen in the countryside. That is starting to change. On the way to an abandoned...
We have three Blue Jays out there this morning, the first day of the winter bird count for Saskbirds. Also House Sparrows and three Fox Squirrels. I've...
At the feeders this morning were 3 Bluejays, 5 Common Redpolls, 15+ House Finches, 2 Purple Finches, 3 Black Capped Chickadees, 1 Harris' Sparrow and 30+ House...
Dec 1 13 American Goldfinches 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches 2 Black-capped Chickadee Yesterday a Dark-eyed Junco, hopefully it will return at noon when I am able...
My first bird of winter flew by around 7:15 AM... while I was sitting at the kitchen table having coffee watching the storm blowing outside behind our...
It 'warmed up' yesterday for awhile (as warm as -2șC!!), but by the late afternoon, we had dampish snow falling and blowing with near white-out conditions on...
I've got a female Downy Woodpecker to add to the list. Curiously, that is the only bird I have seen all day. Not even a pigeon huddled out of the cold, or a...
Hi everyone , Well, a great start to the Winter list , and a special surprise for me this afternoon with the appearance of 2 Common Redpolls at our platform...
Ohhhh, the weather outside is frightful, the blizzard is not delightful... fa la la la la...... (I am not a bad weather person by any stretch of the...
Tonight around 5:30 a flock of about 40 Canada Geese flew over my house in south Saskatoon, just above tree top height. I tell you if I had the ability to fly...
Good Evening All, Thank you to everyone who has contributed their winter sightings today. We are up to, as of 11:56 PM, 23 species, which is one behind where...
... As an added note, I have a log guest house in my yard and I'm constantly fighting to keep the squirrels out of the roof insulation. I found some...
Fellow Birders, While not the worst ever winter-driving day in my 49+ years living in this wonderful province, it certainly wasn't the best either. Mrs. W and...
As of last night there were 3 Bald Eagles( 2 imm. and 1 adult) along the valley near Katepwa. Also seen were 2 Common Goldeneye in Fort QuAppelle. Steven Weir ...
Hello Everyone: Wow, long time no posting! I've been travelling. Anyway, good to read about the bird sightings in the province. Today's backyard birding here...
As we drove out the lane this morning, a Short-eared Owl was doing its large flapping in the field right in front of us. It was in hunting mode and didn't mind...
No new birds to report, however the Common Redpoll population at the feeders has grown to 12 today. They're eating from a mixture of BOSS, sunflower hearts and...
My title, of course, is stolen from the song composed by Frank Loesser, and no truer words were spoken to describe how it is outside today. That being said,...
Well, a flock of Cedar (!) Waxwings just stopped by. From my window, I could see 7, but I think there were perhaps 12-15 of them. I guess I must have heard...
I have to say ditto to Ryan's 'Baby, it's cold outside'!! Sure is a shock to this old system for sure. The poor little birds were all fluffed up today, trying...
Dear Readers, After yesterdays marathon to the southeast corner, I begged off the Gardiner trip as well. It looked like I'd be in all day, but in this weather...
Good Evening All, Based on reports received as of 10:45 PM, we are now up to 36 species. This, of course, pending a report from the Gardiner Dam trip, where I ...
Well, despite the unbelievably cold day , 7 of us crazy folk still went out regardless , and what a great day it turned out to be ! 26 species were seen in...
I sent this message yesterday, but the University's email system is once again either eating or delaying messages. If this post shows up again I apologize for...
Hello This morning my feeder was quite active, with mostly Black-capped Chickadees, however 2 House Finch still remain. Along with these for about 10 minutes a...
