2023
February
Common Raven (Corvus corax) and the abandoned house on 9th Line: Barry Kent MacKay
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina): Barry Kent MacKay
January
Snow and Ice: Photos by Ken Sproule
Excerpt from the Crystal Desert: Memories of Gondwana
Otter at Col. Sam Smith Park: Jan. 7, 2023 : Heather Pantrey
Barred Owl in L’Amoreaux Park
Bird Photos by Ian Valentine
2022
December
Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos): Barry Kent MacKay
Bird Photos by John Burns
A Star is Born
Meijendel, the Netherlands
November
Excerpt: The Crystal Desert: Southern Elephant Seals
Ring-necked Pheasant; Mallard; Canada Goose: 3 Common Bird species, portrayed: Barry Kent MacKay
Trip to the Great Bear Rainforest: Karen Atkin
Adele’s January Week in Barbados
October
Reindeer Games
Sunda Wrinkled Hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus): Barry Kent MacKay
Snowshoe Stroll
Penguinologist
Photography Tips for Nature Walkers
September
A Different Kind of Nature Walk Report
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis): Barry Kent MacKay
To Go or Not To Go
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus): Barry Kent MacLay
August
A Surprise Encounter at Col Sam Smith Park
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius): Barry Kent MacKay
Botanical Plant Arrangements from some Spring TDSB Walks
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula): Barry Kent Mackay
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis): Barry Kent MacKay
July
A Surprise Encounter at Col Sam Smith Park
Marsh Wren: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Black Tern: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Some BC Birds / Heather Pantrey
June
Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis): Barry Kent MacKay
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus): Barry Kent MacKay
Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius): Barry Kent MacKay
Botanical Plant Arrangements from some TDSB Walks
May
Some Bird Photos and a Golden-winged Warbler X Blue-winged Warbler Hybrid: Meegan Conklin
Pelican and Other Birds at Pelee: Heather Pantrey
Sandhill Cranes
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus): Barry Kent MacKay
Some Birds From a Cuban Holiday: Marie Boisvert
April
Canoeing the Mountains
Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia): Barry Kent Mackay
BIRDING NEAR AND FARWINGING IT IN COSTA RICA—AN EMERGING BIRDER FLIES SOUTH JANE FRENCH
Some Birds from Hilton Head Island: Leah Salvador-Ferrone
March
Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos): Barry Kent MacKay
Good Nature
Birds of East Sister island: Barry Kent MacKay
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus): Barry Kent MacKay
February
Lesser Scaup: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Pileated Woodpecker: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) : Barry Kent Mackay
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) and Canada Goose (Branta canadensis): Barry Kent MacKay
January
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus): Barry Kent Mackay
Eastern Cottontail (Sylvagus floridanus) – in memory of Regan Russel (1955 – 2020): Barry Kent MacKay
Black Tern (Childonias niger): Barry Kent MacKay
Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena): Barry Kent MacKay
Short-eared owl and Other Birds: Heather Pantrey December 2021
2021
December
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga): Barry Kent MacKay
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens): Barry Kent Mackay
Orchard Oriole: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Northern Parula: Dr. J.Murray Speirs
November
Harris’s Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus): Barry Kent MacKay
Solitary Sandpiper: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Razorbills (Alca torda) and Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica): Barry Kent MacKay
Green Heron: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
October
Great Blue Heron: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Indigo Bunting: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus), Cedar Waxwing (B. cedrorum), American Robin (Turdus migratorius): Barry Kent MacKay
American Pine Marten (Martes americana): Barry Kent MacKay
A Very Strange Mushroom: Eugene Knapik
September
Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica).: Barry Kent MacKay
Black-crowned Night-Heron: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Fall Migrating Birds at Col Sam Smith Park: Heather Pantrey
Scarlet Tanager: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
August
Blackpoll Warbler: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Dunlin: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Willow Flycatcher: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Baltimore Oriole: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
July
Horned Grebe: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani): Barry Kent MacKay
Common Tern: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Gray Catbird: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
June
Yellow Warbler: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Eastern Kingbird: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Bank Swallow: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
The original Camperdown elm: Brian Whitefield
May
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill (Bycanistes brevis): Barry Kent MacKay
Canada Geese Goslings: Marie Boisvert
Golden-crowned Kinglet: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus): Barry Kent MacKay
Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca): Barry Kent NacKay
April
Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus taczanowskii): Barry Kent MacKay
Winter Birdfeeder Northeastern Ontario: Gert Trudel
Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus soularis): Barry Kent MacKay
Sharp-shinned Hawk: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
March
Eastern Meadowlark at Downsview Park: Yvette Matyas
Cobourg Harbour in March: Marie Boisvert
A Few Photos Along the Bruce Trail: David Richards
Mute Swan (Cygnus olar): Barry Kent MacKay
February
5 Owl and Hawk Photos by Eddie Belanger
Sandhill Crane in Cape Cod
Birds of Mexico 2020, Feb27 (Part 3): Ian Valentine
Birds of Mexico 2020, Feb27 (Part 2): Ian Valentine
January
Birds of Mexico 2020, Feb27 (Part 1): Ian Valentine
Long-eared Owl: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata): Barry Kent MacKay
Purple Sandpiper: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Lapland Longspur: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
2020
December
Northern Saw-whet Owl: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Common Redpoll: Dr. J Murray Speirs
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator): Barry Kent MacKay
Green Heron (Butorides virescens): Barry Kent MacKay
November
Grey Wolf (Canis lupus): Barry Kent MacKay
a Feast of Mushrooms
Black-bellied Plover, Dunlin, Blue-winged Teal at Hillman’s Marsh: Barry Kent MacKay
Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus): Barry Kent MacKay
October
Barn Owl (Tyto alba): Barry Kent MacKay
Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella): Barry Kent MacKay
Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus): Barry Kent MacKay
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens): Barry Kent Mackay
September
Backyard birdwatching: Mike Smith
Some Insect Photos: Meegan Conklin
Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno): Barry Kent MacKay
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus): Barry Kent MacKay
August
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis): Barry Kent MacKay
River Otter (Lontra canadensis): Barry Kent MacKay
European Robin (Erithacus rubecula): Barry Kent MacKay
Birds of Hawaii Day 4: Ian Valentine
Memories of spring birdwatching walks: Lilian Natalizio
July
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius): Barry Kent MacKay
Ruddy Turnstone: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra seprentina) & Green Frog (Lethobates [Rana] clamitans): Barry Kent MacKay
A Cuban Bird Walk Report
June
Birds of Hawaii Day 11: Ian Valentine
Birds of Hawaii Day 10: Ian Valentine
Birds of Hawaii Day 9: Ian Valentine
Birds of Hawaii Part 8: Ian Valentine
May
Birds of Hawaii Day 7: Ian Valentine
Birds of Hawaii Day 6: Ian Valentine
Birds of Hawaii Day 5: Ian Valentine
Wild Turkeys in Park Lawn Cemetery: Bonnie Horne
Polar Bear (Urus maritimus): Barry Kent MacKay
April
Birds of Hawaii Day 3: Ian Valentine
Birds of Hawaii, Day 2: Ian Valentine
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clyptea) and Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius
Snowy Egret: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
March
Deer in Park Lawn Cemetery: Bonnie Horne
Carolina Wren: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Spotted Sandpiper: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Wildlife Photos from Tanzania, December 2019 / Richard Longley
Pictures from Vancouver Island by Mike Smith
Birds of China (Part 2): (Ian Valentine)
February
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja): Barry Kent MacKay
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena): Barry Kent MacKay
Great Blue Heron: Dr. J. Murray speirs
Long-crested Eagle; Olive Baboon; San Boy: Three African paintings: Barry Kent MacKay
January
Peregrine Falcon: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Eastern Bluebird: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
The Y’s Old Owl: Gerry Bennett
Humour from ”Wild Birdwatchers I Have Known” by Gerry Bennett
2019
December
Black-throated Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus (Garrulax) chinensis monachus): Barry Kent MacKay
Some Birds of China: Ian Valentine
Watercolours by Évelyne Boisvert
Lincoln’s Sparrow: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) : Barry Kent MacKay
November
Common Yellowthroat: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys): Barry Kent MacKay
Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis atricapillus): Barry Kent MacKay
October
Orange-crowned Warbler: Dr J. Murray Speirs
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena holboelii): Barry Kent MacKay
Crawford Lake Conservation Area: David Richards
West Indian Ocean Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) / Barry Kent MacKay
September
Red-tailed Hawk with Squirrel Lunch: Marie Boisvert
House Wren: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Two Interesting Mushrooms: Eugene Knapik
Great Horned Owl: Dr J. Murray Speirs
Merlin: Dr J Murray Speirs
August
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola): Barry Kent MacKay
Spring Warblers and a Tanager : Photos by Mike Smith
Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) : Barry Kent MacKay
Purple Finch: Barry Kent MacKay
July
Tree Swallow Argument: Photos by Ruth Calman
Cape May Warbler: Dr J. Murray Speirs
Northern Parula Warbler: Dr J. Murray Speirs
A Bird List from Southern England: Graham Ernest-Jones
June
White-throated Sparrow: Dr J. Murray Speirs
Brown Thrasher: Dr J. Murray Speirs
Poison Ivy: David Fallis
Some Photos from South East Texas trip: February, 2019 / George Turner
Some Birds of Peru (Part 8): Ian Valentine
May
Common Fleabane: David Fallis
Teasel: David Fallis
Viper’s Bugloss: David Fallis
Red Clover: David Fallis
April
Curled Dock: David Fallis
Birds of the Brick Works / Red-winged Blackbird: Leigh Davidson
Barred Owl: Dr J. Murray Speirs
American Pipit: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
March
Salt: Milos Radakovich
American Robin: Dr J. Murray Speirs
OldSquaw (Long-tailed Duck): Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Static Electricity: Milos Radakovich
In Appreciation of Trees: Brian Whitefield
February
Fox Sparrow: Dr. J. Murray Speirs
Some Birds from Algonquin Park: Ian Valentine
Bats: Milos Radakovich
Some Birds of Peru (Part 7): Ian Valentine
January
Bird Photos and Other Nature from Fall TDSB Walks: Mike Smith
Some Birds of Peru (Part 6): Ian Valentine
Some Birds of Peru (Part 5): Ian Valentine
Some Birds of Peru (Part 4): Ian Valentine
2018
December
Some Birds of Peru (Part 3): Ian Valentine
Boring: Milos Radakovich
Common Sense: Milos Radakovich
Airplane: Milos Radakovich
Nature Mosaics by Sheila Gregory and Eugene Knapik
November
Some Birds of Peru (Part 2): Ian Valentine
The Flu: Milos Radakovich
Egrets in Casablanca Port: Maria and Richard
Appendix: Milos Radakovich
October
Red-tailed Hawk: Dr J. Murray Speirs
Some Nature Photographs from the Peterborough Region: Ian Valentine
Wildlife Photos from Brazil: Heather Pantrey
Humber Bay Salmon Run: Lillian Natalizio
Some Birds of Cobourg, Peterborough and Port Hope: Ian Valentine
September
Some Birds of the Carden Alvar and Environs: Ian Valentine
Some photos from Spring 2018 Walks and Elsewhere: Mike Smith
Some Mushrooms found in woods north of Toronto, August 2018: Eugene Knapik
Birds of Sudbury and the Soo: Ian Valentine
The Maestro of Nature: an Essay about TDSB Nature Walks: Helen Kennedy
August
Early Fall Warblers at Col Sam Smith Park: Heather Pantrey
Daisy; David Fallis
Canada Anemone: David Fallis
Starry False Solomon’s Seal: David Falls
False Solomon’s Seal: David Fallis
July
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher: Dr J Murray Speirs
More Birds of Lima, Peru: Ian Valentine
Some Birds of Peru (Part 1): Ian Valentine
Mute Swan: Dr J Murray Speirs
Northern Mockingbird: Dr J Murray Speirs
June
Air: Milos Radakovich
Bonaparte’s Gull: Dr J Murray Speirs
Osprey: Dr J Murray Speirs
Shark Skin: Milos Radakovich
Great Horned Owl at Lambton Woods
Common Merganser: Dr J Murray Speirs
May
Northern Rough-winged Swallow: Dr J Murray Speirs
Scarlet Tanager: Dr J Murray Speirs
Photos from Scarborough Bluffs, May 18: Ian Valentine
Photos from Etobicoke Creek locations, April 2018: Lillian Natalizio
Warbling Vireo: Dr J Murray Speirs
Some of my poems which mention trees, flowers, birds: Adele Koehnke
Jack-in-the-pulpit: David Fallis
April
White Trillium: David Fallis
Crown Vetch: David Fallis
Butter and Eggs: David Fallis
Trout Lily: David Fallis
Coltsfoot: David Fallis
March‘
Photos from Champoussin, Switzerland, March 2018 by Sophie Boisvert
Photos from Yellowstone Park and Col Sam Smith by Yawen Huang
Bird Photos from Colonel Sam Smith Park (winter) by Lillian Natalizio
Brown Creeper: Dr J Murray Speirs
February
Some bird photos from Indonesia and Algonquin Park by Heather Pantrey
Vision: Milos Radakovich
Nature Photos by Mike Smith
January
How do french-speaking Quebecers say “Canada Goose”? : George Turner
Northern Shoveler: Dr J Murray Speirs
Red-breasted Merganser: Dr J Murray Speirs
American Wigeon: Dr J Murray Speirs
2017
December
Hooded Merganser: Dr J Murray Speirs
Bufflehead: Dr J Murray Speirs
Plastics: Milos Radakovich
Pocket-size Fusion: Milos Radakovich
Big Radio: Milos Radakovich
November
Compass: Milos Radakovich
A good birding trip in Kent / Essex, England: Graham-Ernest Jones
American Black Duck: Dr J Murray Speirs
Gadwall: Dr J Murray Speirs
October
Wood Duck: Dr J Murray Speirs
Mallard: Dr J Murray Speirs
Photos from a walk on a sunny, hot September day at Rouge Hills: Paul Winter
Jellyfish Genes: Milos Radakovich
Just Chew Some Bark: Milos Radakovich
September
Jellies: Milos Radakovich
Naked Mole-Rats: Milos Radakovich
Ear Wax: Milos Radakovich
Flying Reptiles: Milos Radakovich
August
Shorebirds at Ashbridge’s Bay, late August: Photos by Heather Pantrey
Figs: Milos Radakovich
House Sparrow: Dr J Murray Speirs
Black-capped Chickadee: Dr J Murray Speirs
Ward’s Island, Friday June 30. This report is submitted by Leigh Davidson, Dennis Bockus, Diane Klim and Lisa Bennett
July
What is for Breakfast (Hawk style): photos by Tom Knude
Photos from Beechwood / Don Valley: Karen Blumel
Photos by Karen Blumel
Wet Woods Warblers by John Burns
Two Summer Poems by Adele Koehnke
June
White-breasted Nuthatch: Dr J Murray Speirs
Llamas and more at High Park: photos by Karen Blumel
Todmorden Mills (May 12, 2017): Lisa Bennett, Leigh Davidson, Dennis Bockus
Green Heron: Dr J Murray Speirs
May
Baltimore Oriole: Dr J Murray Speirs
Photos from China: Dimitri Zver
Brown-headed Cowbird: Dr J Murray Speirs
Photos by Karen Blumel: Wilket Creek, April 2017
April
When is a Lily not a Lily? Lisa Bennett
Rufous-sided Towhee: Dr J Murray Speirs
American Robin: Dr J Murray Speirs
Song Sparrow: Dr J Murray Speirs
Red-winged Blackbird: Dr J Murray Speirs
March
Cosmic Distances: Milos Radakovich
Leslie Street Spit: Lisa Bennett
Samana, Dominican Republic: Lisa Bennett
Shark Skin: Milos Radakovich
February
Wings that aren’t: Milos Radakovich
Flood Story: Milos Radakovich
Goose Bumps: Milos Radakovich
A Rainy Morning at Taylor Creek Park
January
Nature Walk from Tofino, BC, September 2016: Lisa Bennett
Whale Song
Big Ape
Excerpt from the Crystal Desert: Penguins (10)
Excerpt from the Crystal Desert: Penguins (9)
2016
December
Excerpt from the Crystal Desert: Penguins (8)
Excerpt from the Crystal Desert: Penguins (7)
Excerpt from the Crystal Desert: Penguins (6)
November
Excerpt from the Crystal Desert: Penguins (5)
Excerpt from the Crystal Desert: Penguins (4)
Excerpt from the Crystal desert: Penguins (3)
Excerpt from the Crystal Desert: Penguins (2)
October
Excerpt from the Crystal Desert: Penguins (1)
Excerpt from the Crystal Desert: Seabirds
Bee Moths: Pat Lund
Fall Colours
Twelve Men in a Boat – – – and Me: Heather Pantrey
September
Favourite Bird: J. Murray Speirs
Farewell Loons! (by Pat Lund)
Bird Photos: Heather Pantrey
European Starlings by J. Murray Speirs
August
Whaling
The Dog Days of Summer (Article by Ken Sproule)
Flowering Plants
Cretaceous Soup
July
Nature Photos from Lambton Woods: Ian Valentine
Fly on the Wall
On the Trail: Poetry by Barry Clegg
Lady Beetles: Ken Sproule
Small Video inspired by our Walks \ Japneet Kaur
June
Behind the Scenes
Ravens in Whitehorse
May
Wind and Water: Photos by Ken Sproule
Whimbrels at Col Sam Smith Park: Ken Sproule
Ruby-throated Hummingbird: Dr J Murray Speirs
Molly
Instagram App: Article by John Burns
Memories of Petroglyphs Provincial Park
April
Using an App for Birding
The Mourning Cloak Butterfly- Harbinger of Spring: Article by Ken Sproule
90 minutes of birding near Faversham, England
Review of: Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast
March
Migrants
Hey, Where’s the Moon?
Debby’s Fawn
Excerpt from the Crystal Desert: The Tern
February
A Long-Eared Owl Through the Classroom Window
Evolution and Horses
Snow and Ice: Photos by Ken Sproule
Excerpt from the Crystal Desert: Memories of Gondwana
Barred Owl in L’Amoreaux Park
January
Bird Photos by Ian Valentine
Bird Photos by John Burns
A Star is Born
Meijendel, the Netherlands
Excerpt: The Crystal Desert: Southern Elephant Seals
2015
December
Adele’s January Week in Barbados
Reindeer Games
Snowshoe Stroll
Penguinologist
November
Excerpt: The Crystal Desert
Photography Tips for Nature Walkers
A Different Kind of Nature Walk Report
To Go or Not To Go
A Surprise Encounter at Col Sam Smith Park
Sandhill Cranes