As some as you know, I am currently in the southern Appalachians (along the border of North Carolina and Tennessee) on the hunt for salamand...

Today, a large group of us from the University of Guelph wildlife club headed down to Port Stanley to spend a day at the hawkwatch. As soo...

Just got in the door after an awesome day of birding in the Port Stanley area. I am short on time - full writeup coming tomorrow. Anyways th...

Yesterday, after competing a midterm, David Bell and I headed down to Hamilton to do a lakewatch. The weather was perfect:  45+ km/h northea...

This weekend I zipped down to Pelee, hoping, as usual, for uber-rare vagrant birds. Strong west winds were forecasted for the weekend and I ...

The mid to late autumn is probably my favorite time of year to go birding in Ontario for many reasons. First of all, the oppressing heat and...

I wasn't expecting the bird to be so far away, so the photos are very heavily cropped. Nonetheless, they are identifiable (brownish gall...

It had been a while since I had chased a rare bird. Come to think of it, the last time I drove more than 10 minutes to see a rare bird was t...

After writing my first midterm of the semester, I thought I would celebrate/relax by doing some birding towards Hamilton. The first stop on ...

I've managed to get out locally a fair amount in the last little while, and as a result have some birds to show for it. When birders t...