Photo courtesy of Andrew Murray, taken in summer 2020 at the Byron gravel pit showing Bank Swallows gathered outside their nest burrows....

Although an American Woodcock has much in common with upland game birds such as grouse and pheasants, it is actually a sandpiper in the...

We sat down with Brian Salt, the founder and director of Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Centre based in Strathroy,...

The word “atlas” is a rather dry term. It brings to mind a collection of maps collated into a travel guide or a dusty compendium pulled...

For some bird watchers, keeping track of their sightings is very satisfying. Other birders are simply content to see what they see and...

The glint in this Prothonotary Warbler’s eye, the interesting foliage, and the colour contrasts contribute to the success of this bird...

Left image: During an online event hosted by Nature Canada in early March, Canadian literary icon and avid bird watcher Margaret Atwood...

Through the winter, London birders have the opportunity to see many duck species. Although brown ducks can present a perplexing...

If weather conditions permit, it’s a treat to get out on the rural roads to look for birds. Out into the visual freedom of big sky...

Even though we only have a silhouette view of this bird, its size, shape, and even its perch give us powerful identification clues. Any...

The following conversation was had between the author and Pete Read, the long-standing Compiler of records from London's participation in...

What do these two birds have in common? Left image: The Canada Jay is a boreal bird that was once very common in Algonquin Provincial...

“What is the difference between a gull and a seagull? Gulls are members of a large, widespread family of seabirds. Often known as...

While most of our Great Blue Herons migrate south each winter, some will stay in London and across Southwestern Ontario. As long as there...

Take a walk along London’ s Greenway Park this winter and you are likely to see one of our distinctive diving ducks. You won’t even need...

Through 2021, London birders celebrated the Northern Cardinal, as well as sightings of Spotted Towhee, Harlequin Duck, Swallow-tailed...

I have to admit, I’ve been avoiding the tricky topic of accipiters on this blog. What’s an accipiter you ask? In Latin, it just means...

If you picked up one of the Birds of Ontario puzzles recently, purchased through our admin Brendon, you’ll see that some of the pieces...

This article has been reposted from its original publication in The Cardinal by Nature London with permission from the author. The almost...

Map of iNaturalist records for London, Ontario. Over 50,000 observations, spanning at least 4,257 species have been posted to date. Photo...