By Bronwyn Robinson, Field Assistant Perhaps you are familiar with the nasally weh-weh-weh of a red-breasted nuthatch whisking up a tree trunk. They’re quite small and, in my humble opinion, shaped similarly to a thumb. We often get these fellows at the observatory. They don’t usually migrate, but if food becomes scarce they might all move at… Read more »
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1 month ago
It was a winter wonderland for the 31st Annual Slave Lake Christmas Bird Count last Sunday but we managed to find some birds in all that snow including a new species for our count (Grey Partridge) and a lot of waxwings! Thank you to the 28 people who braved the snowy weather and watched their feeders to record 2602 birds from 20 different species. ![]()
Preliminary results: ![]()
SPECIES TOTAL
bohemian waxwing 1289
common raven 460
evening grosbeak 206
black-capped chickadee 155
pine grosbeak 130
house sparrow 98
black-billed magpie 67
blue jay 43
white-winged crossbill 43
red-breasted nuthatch 28
downy woodpecker 19
dark-eyed junco 18
hairy woodpecker 13
redpoll 10
ruffed grouse 9
white-breasted nuthatch 5
common goldeneye 5
bald eagle 2
Canada jay 1
Gray Partridge 1
Total Birds 2602
Total Species 20
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1 month ago
A big thank you to all the participants in our 31st Annual Slave Lake Christmas Bird Count today. After our team breakfast, everyone has headed out to see how many birds we can find in the Slave Lake area. Wish us luck spotting them in all this snow!
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2 months ago
Photos from Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation's post
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