It's interesting to observe the different personalities of raptors. Accipiters certainly seem to be more determined than other hawks. One fall I watched as a...
A bird will be mentioned! On Sunday we came upon small animal tracks on the snow looping in many, many circles beside a shelterbelt. The loops got smaller and...
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William Davenport
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Mar 1, 2005 6:39 pm
Drove down Spadina past the Mendal this morning ... four Canada Geese on the island's edge; further, down Whiteswan just north of Ravine Dtrive, a Mallard...
As I was entering Dr.Houston's backyard I noticed feather's falling from his Spruce tree.Looking up I saw a cooper's hawk eating one of his sparrow's.I watched...
A few days ago when it was warm sunny afternoon I went opened the patio door to let in real air. That night while walking down the hallway to the bathroom I...
I could sure use that Cooper's Hawk around here... we have 25 - 30 HOSP around our yard right now, and the males are starting to get more on their minds than...
I had an interesting day,naturewise. First,I had two common redpolls at my feeder this a.m. Now skip to this afternoon when I took my mom and Ruth Englund out...
I had a few errands to run at work this a.m. and in my travels I saw a CROW flying across the parking lot behind Vic. Square. Then as I travelled down Broadway...
Lloyd Olson of Melfort phoned me some time ago to ask if I knew of anyone who might have a metal martin house to sell. He said he'd travel as far as Saskatoon...
I've been helping Dr.Houston and Brent Terry put patagial wing tags on nestling turkey vultures for 2 years now.What i'm hoping is that if anybody spots any...
Ryan And The Rest, You can add BARRED OWL to the Winter (and Year) list. Among other things, Brandon and I heard three birds in Prince Albert National Park on...
hi did you tag out at Crooked Lake?? I see several out there every summer ... tags on nestling turkey vultures for 2 years now.What i'm hoping is that if...
Hi Mike, There has been at least one pair around the buffalo paddock at Buffalo Pound Lake for the last several years. I'll never forget the day I saw two...
Seems to me that there has been 4 TV's on #99 between Craven and #6 highway. Almost were #99 reaches #6. I've never checked but I'm sure I was told they...
I was out by Wascana Golf Club and as I walked through the spruce grove on the course I spotted a Great Horned Owl. It allowed me to approach quite close which...
Greetings, As mentioned earlier, my mileage quota for last month was reached and I had a rare weekend off. All year I was hoping to take a trip up "north" to...
It's now a number of years that I wrote the following for "The Pitt-Meadows-Meadow Ridge Times." Sort of like Guy's experience of hearing/seeing a corvid...
Hi Again, Still Feb. 27th. Cloudy skies, about -7 C. and practically no wind. Brandon and I blast off from our place at 1315 hrs., a little later than I had...
We headed for Moose Jaw yesterday and saw 6 Snowy Owls between Lang and Drinkwater, all on telephone poles. Lots of Horned Larks around. We have a couple of...
Someone was asking about a metal Purple Martin house. Have you tried E-bay? They usually have lots of types and designs. Regarding getting Purple Martins. We...
I went for a drive this aft. and decided to go down the grid road between the Vibank highway and Mclean. As I drove there were a few HOLA flying up from the...
Went for a walk around the Forestry Farm at lunch time today. A female Merlin was giving good views and calling for attention. House Sparrows were all over the...
It is raining and windy now in Weyburn. But yesterday morning (Saturday), it was bright and sunny when I was walking on the abandoned rail line just south of...
Fortuna, North Dakota; Oungre, Saskatchewan - my mistake. summer breeding grounds, not winter. Martin -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by...
Nothing too exciting here in Swift Current, other than the usuals. Even the 'usuals' (4 Common Redpolls, 5 or 6 House Finches) have dwindled... to mostly the...
Fifi and Pepe LePew were cuddling alongside a road this morning. Spring has arrived. Martin outside of Weyburn -- No virus found in this outgoing message. ...
Fellow Birders, It's hard to believe in a novel that long, but I forgot to mention a couple details in my Barred Owl story the other night! First of all the...
Hi Again, 313 is falling back, so if I speed type I might get this one in. Mar. 2 Called for 1400 hrs. with Ted Sagon again. We leave Biggar at 1605 on 303,...
Maybe I should have waited with my last post, I saw new birds this morning. Two of the smaller variety of once were Canada Goose silently flying over Weyburn....