Harvest is finally done, although we barely beat the rain. There are a few birds out there that don't seem to like the wind and cold - House Sparrows, native...
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Gordon Taylor
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Oct 1, 2009 9:25 pm
For the past two days I have been leading Saskatoon Public School students from W.P. Bate and Prince Phillip schools on photography sessions along Brightwater...
We had eight Harris' Sparrows ground feeding tonight after a 35mm rain. A couple of Yellow-rumped Warblers were around the sunflower areas. We haven't seen the...
Good morning all, Yesterday's all-day rain showers attracted a whole mixed bunch of Sparrows to our backyard. As soon as I was home from work first thing, I...
During a short break in the rain today I went for a walk in AE Wilson Park. The birds were very active and large numbers of native sparrows were present...
Hello all Well one nice thing about the rain is thatit cleared up my allergies Just one note of interest is a Turkey vulture I saw yesterday and today (same...
The Lumsden Beach Road is now impassable because of the more than 40 mm of rain which accumulated in the area. Unfortunately, the rebuilt portions are now a...
We have had a windy week... with cooler temperatures (more 'seasonal', I guess, so we really cannot complain. September was really a beautiful weather month!...
This past week, it has been quite windy, so we didn't see a lot driving to and from work, but there were a few 'good' critters to see. Mid-morning, Sept 29,...
Bob Luterback just called. He has again located the Red Phalarope at the main pier at Regina Beach. The bird approached from the east and was foraging at the...
I went for a drive around the area; the roads are pretty soft with all the rain but fortunately well gravelled. There are a lot of hunters cruising the back...
This morning, I birded the accessible areas of Last Mountain Lake near Regina Beach. My first visit was on the main street which leads to the main Pier and...
Morning everyone, Just had a nice surprise. Out of nowhere while watching the White-throated Sparrows foraging on the ground , in flew a Nashville Warbler to...
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Gordon Taylor
gr.taylor@...
Oct 4, 2009 11:26 pm
These last few cool, cloudy, showery days have given our backyard lots of exciting birds. My neighbour and I both have fountains in ourponds which we leave...
Running water is the key Gord ! This evening I was outside as an Orange-crowned Warbler flew in to eat elderberries a mere 3 feet away from me. A Yellow-rumped...
I just came back from AE Wilson Park and there was a first year Bald Eagle hanging around the park. It was perched in the clump of trees on the east side of...
Saturday near Crawford Lake I found a flock of pectoral sandpipers feeding in the mud with a couple of common snipe, several rusty blackbirds and 1 water...
Yesterday, I saw 2 Ferruginous Hawks perched together on the same roadside power pole at the usual location just south of Regina Beach. Today, I saw only one...
Good evening folks, A mixed bag of backyard visitors today here : American Tree Sparrow - 1 new for the season . Enjoying a drink at the barrel pond. ...
Fellow Birders, I just received a call from Al Smith. This morning he and another birder Ross (Dickson? I forgot to ask!) discovered a Northern Wheatear...
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Gordon Taylor
gr.taylor@...
Oct 6, 2009 11:07 pm
All the regular migratory visitors are still with us from yesterday. The Highlight for today is a Western Wood Pee Wee. An additional surprise were two Cedar...
All Two Northern Wheatear subspecies are invading Northern Canada from two opposite directions from Asia via Alaska and from Europe via Iceland/Greenland. ....
All Here is a link to Robert's images of Saskatchewan Birds. http://www.pbase.com:80/robertdoiron/trip_to_saskatchewan_septoct_2009&page=all. You may wish to...
Morning Birders: I went to LML yesterday in search of the Northern Wheatear. It was not around. Al Smith had been patrolling the area for an hour or so...
Hi Folks, Yesterday we had a black and white warbler in our yard. Other notables include several Swainson thrushes and many juncos. We've had very few ...
Morning all, Yesterday morning my pals Guy Wapple, Ron Jensen and myself set out to Last Mountain Lake in the hopes of getting a 'slam-dunk' in the shape of a...
Good day: Here in the heart of goose hunting country our fields are full of Canada and snow geese with occasional other species to add variety. We also have...
Hi....we almost went ourselves in search of the N.Wheatear but had promised the grandkids to watch them at their Regina swimming lessons. Sorry you guys didn't...
