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...
A nice day at Hutopia - the weather was cool and comfortable, and the campground seemed to be at capacity. We started our walk in the lower parking lot and along the road. Birdsong wafted in on the breeze from all around us. Then we...
It was a hot morning! We met in the curling club parking at 7am just as the market was setting up across the street. There were a lot of birds today despite the heat. We walked towards the park, throughout the park then along the...
Today was a great day for birding. Our group of six met at the Hotel Horizon parking lot and spent about 1 hour looking, and especially listening, to birds in the field across the street. Then we headed up the path towards the Hutopia central...