We had a pleasant walk around the village on a rather cool morning. It was about 8 degrees and the leaves are fully out, making it a bit harder to view the birds than earlier in the spring. I guess the spring honeymoon is over....
I'm on vacation in La Malbaie. I took a 3-day road trip with my mom along the St-Laurence river. The landscape is playful with houses seeming to be dropped randomly on hills, fields, cliffs and beaches. It is also majestic and mysterious with fog rolling...
Today was a warm spring morning that felt much more like summer. It was 20 degrees at 7am! At the base of the mountain the leaves are almost fully out, but as we hiked up the mountain the leaves were smaller, providing less cover and...
We had beautiful weather all weekend and the birds seemed to appreciate it on our walks at Hotel Horizon/Hutopia. A birding highlights of our Saturday group was a nest where we saw ravens and their young. Another highlight was a broad winged hawk that circled...
Read the cover article about Nature Nerding in the May 11 edition of the Brome County News. Way to go Jessica and Rebecca! https://www.sherbrookerecord.com/brome-county-news-may-11-2021-edition/ Click the images below to enlarge: ...
Photo: Warbling Vireo - Photo from e-bird: © Don Danko Wow! All I can say is "wow". 30 species in one morning? Including a warbling vireo - a species I have never seen before! So a great morning for birding in what is probably the best...
This morning I went birding with the students of grade 3 and 4 of Sutton Elementary school as well as with Kelly, Maude and Claire. It was a great day for birding. Earlier this spring (April 8) we wend birding in the village. We checked out...
See my article in the spring version of Le Tour: L’observation des oiseaux enchante de nombreuses personnes. Il peut sembler banal d’observer les oiseaux, mais une fois que l’on commence à les identifier sur le terrain, l’intérêt se transforme souvent en passion. Comment repérer et identifier...
A great way to get into birding is to meet other people interested in birds. This spring each Saturday morning you can join a birding group from 7am to 10am at locations around Sutton. All are welcome! Fee is based on voluntary donations. A PENS membership...
This summer I helped organize and animate a kids 'Birds Camp' for the Sutton School of Art. I led the kids on bird walks to identify the different bird songs and birds that we observed around the school buildings which are in a magnificent location...