LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD Cedar Waxwing The Cedar waxwing’s genus name, Bombycilla, means “silk-tail” and refers to its dapper-looking plumage. The species name, cedrorum, is Latin for “of the cedars” and reflects its fondness for the small cones of … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD American goldfinches feed their newborn broods a strict diet of regurgitated seeds rather than high-protein insects or a mix of seeds and insects favoured by other passerine (perching) birds. Coincidentally, this habit offers a distinct … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD FOUND A BABY BIRD? Here’s how to determine whether to take action: The first thing to do is to figure out if the baby bird is a nestling or a fledgling. Most of the baby … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD If you have ever seen a Robin laying its eggs, one thing might have left you puzzled. Why do red Robins lay blue eggs? The reason is due to “biliverdin”, a pigment deposited on the … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD · Affectionately called “hummers”, these tiny birds have over 900 feathers. That may sound like a lot, but this is actually the fewest amount feathers of any other bird species in the world. They don’t need … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD A plump chickenlike bird with a rotund body, a small head, short tail, and a short, thick bill. Flies on short and rounded wings. The belly is white, usually marked with a large chestnut-brown horse … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD The Bohemian waxwing is a bird of far northern latitudes around the world. These birds are found in the north and northwest, spending summers in Alaska and western Canada. In winter, though, they move south … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD It used to be the American robin was the harbinger of spring in Alberta, but that has all changed. American robins usually go south to the warm weather of Mexico and the southern United States. … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD So aptly name for the character “Elsa” in Disney’s Frozen because the cold never bothers her. In the spring, Frank Lake (South of Calgary and East of High River) teems with hundreds of American white … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD When Europeans first arrived in the Americas, there were Native American cities, but none of the species Europeans had come to expect in cities: no pigeons, no sparrows, not even any Norway rats. Even once … Read More
