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Paul Pratt's Blog: Alberta Big Day
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Monday, October 3, 2011. I am trying to catch up and post a few things. Last May I went out to Alberta with Tom Hince. Our goal was to do a Big Day of birding and hopefully set a new record for Canada. We had done three previous big days in Alberta and last year we were only one species from tying the Canadian record of 214 species. A display of Northern Lights near Cold Lake. Cold Lake sunrise at 5 am. At 6:00 am it was -1C and the list was up to 105 species. Posted by Paul Pratt. Labels: Big Day Birding.
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Paul Pratt's Blog: October 2010
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Friday, October 15, 2010. I first heard about an irruption of Gray Jays back in September and since that time I heard of reports from Lake Superior east to the Ottawa region. On October 9 we came across the Gray Jay pictured below along a back road seven km NE of Burk's Falls, ON. The bird was a first-year individual based on the ratty pointy-shaped tail feathers. Tamarack (American Larch) stand, October 9, 2010. Posted by Paul Pratt. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Paul's Hummingbird images from Ecuador.
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Paul Pratt's Blog: Holiday Beach Migration Observatory
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Saturday, October 8, 2011. Holiday Beach Migration Observatory. Hawk banding demonstration at Holiday Beach. Each fall the Hawk Migration Festival is held over two weekends at Holiday Beach C.A. This year there were 5,476 Broad-winged Hawks recorded from the hawk viewing tower on the first day of the festival. Immature Broad-winged Hawk circling over hawk watching tower. Banded Gray-cheeked Thrush ready for release. Posted by Paul Pratt. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Predators and Their Prey.
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Paul Pratt's Blog: April 2011
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Saturday, April 30, 2011. A friend in British Columbia mentioned a profusion of blooming Purple Dead Nettle. In early April. Here in southern Ontario spring is not so far advance and it wasn't until today that I noticed my first Purple Dead Nettle while driving into the Tremblay Beach Conservation Area. One end of an old soybean field was covered in millions of tiny flowers. The other day I managed to get a photo of a female Purple Finch. Posted by Paul Pratt. Labels: purple dead nettle. Point Pelee Park...
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Paul Pratt's Blog: Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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Friday, May 6, 2011. This Rose-breasted Grosbeak was waiting his turn at the feeder this evening. He looks cute but I saw one being banded yesterday and they are not meek and quiet like Blue Jays. They bite hard and bite often! Posted by Paul Pratt. May 7, 2011 at 8:00 PM. I have one of these fellas along with his mate at my feeders this year. A first for me! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Paul's Hummingbird images from Ecuador. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Windsor Centre.
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Paul Pratt's Blog: November 2010
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Rufous Hummingbird, Kingsville, ON, November 22, 2007. Anna's Hummingbird, Cottam, ON, October 30, 2010. In the Great Lakes region it is a good idea to keep hummingbird feeders up and supplied with sugar water until the snow flies! Posted by Paul Pratt. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Paul's Hummingbird images from Ecuador. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Windsor Centre. Adventures with Birds and other stuff - Tom Hince. Predators and Their Prey.
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Paul Pratt's Blog: American Goldfinch
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Monday, May 2, 2011. About 15 American Goldfinches were visiting the niger and oil seed feeders at home today. As a child I called them "wild canaries". They were one of the first birds I can recall identifying using a little pocket bird guide called The Blue Book of Birds of America. Posted by Paul Pratt. May 2, 2011 at 5:31 PM. What a beautiful photo of a handsome bird! It makes me happy when the yard is full of their sweet songs. May 3, 2011 at 3:06 PM. May 3, 2011 at 6:15 PM. May 3, 2011 at 10:21 PM.
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Paul Pratt's Blog: January 2011
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Monday, January 24, 2011. It is winter here in Ontario but mid summer in Australia. I am planning to return there later this year and I have been going through a few of my photos from past trips. Here are a few of my favourites. Willie Wagtails were often seen hunting insects flushed by livestock. Apostlebirds are found in noisy parties of a dozen or so. This noisy Sulphur-crested Cockatoo tried stealing our french fries in Royal National Park. Australia has an amazing variety of parrots. Driving into th...
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Paul Pratt's Blog: November 2012
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Sunday, November 25, 2012. The Birder (filmed in part at Ojibway Park). This movie was filmed in Windsor this fall, including the Ojibway Nature Centre and trails at Ojibway. Here is a link to the project on Kickstarter.com The Birder project. Posted by Paul Pratt. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Birder (filmed in part at Ojibway Park). Paul's Hummingbird images from Ecuador. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Windsor Centre. Adventures with Birds and other stuff - Tom Hince. Predators and Their Prey.
