Birds of the Month

Ruddy Turnstone photo Churchill, MB by Rudolf Koes What does it look like?Ruddy Turnstones are dumpy […]

Above: This Ruffed Grouse is well camouflaged among dead leaves on a late-fall afternoon; by […]

How do I recognize it?  The species is about the size of a Red-winged Blackbird, […]

Above: A pair of Sandhill Cranes in a muddy, cultivated field near Lac du Bonnet; […]

Above: Savannah Sparrow on a fence post near Whitemouth; by Peter Taylor How do I […]

How do I recognize it?The Semipalmated Sandpiper is a small, short-necked shorebird about the size […]

 Sharp-shinned Hawks are Accipiters, bird-eating raptors that are closely related to Cooper’s Hawks and Northern […]

Above: Ever on the lookout and ready for take-off; by Peter Taylor How do I […]

Above: Snow Bunting by Garry Budyk How do I recognize it? Snow Buntings sport a […]

Above photo of Snow Geese (adults and young of both color morphs) with a couple […]

How do I recognize it? The iconic and charismatic Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) or Snowie […]

Above: Solitary Sandpiper, Portage Creek photo by Rudolf Koes How do I recognize it? Solitary […]