Author: Joyce Li

I had the fortune of participating in a couple of owl banding sessions near Lowville Park, in Burlington, ON. The banding was organized by Haldimand Bird Observatory, and we focused on capturing and processing northern saw-whet owls, which migrate over Ontario during October. Pictured: learning to age an owl by plumage (left), a banded saw-whet…

After learning to band birds in Long Point Bird Observatory’s exciting young ornithologists workshop, I was eager to participate in more banding. One of my friends whom I met at Long Point introduced me to the observatory he volunteered at—Haldimand Bird Observatory. Over the course of the fall, I visited HBO nearly every Saturday to…

I visited Point Pelee for the first time during its annual bird festival. There, I saw one of my favorite North American bird species, the rose-breasted grosbeak. Another highlight was a garter snake I found sunning itself on a rock.

I was very lucky to be selected as part of Long Point Bird Observatory’s annual Young Ornithologists Workshop (YOW), where I learned to band birds. I was also able to see many new bird species, including barred owls and ruby-throated hummingbirds. In fact, one of my favorite activities to do at the observatory (apart from…

Colonel Samuel Smith Park 2023

Tommy Thompson Park Tommy Thompson has one of the highest bird species counts in Toronto, and is a haven for nature-lovers (like me!) During the spring, summer, and fall, a great variety of songbirds can be found in the park’s forests and shrubs. One of my personal favourites is the indigo bunting, with males being…

Yaozigou, Datong National Forest Park, Qinghai, CN 大通鹞子沟 White-browed Tit-warbler