Friday June 20th:
Arrived at Miminiska Lodge on Miminiska Lake (part of the west-to-east flowing Albany River) 51 degrees north in Ontario… after an incredible 90-minute 240-mile flight north from Thunder Bay on Wilderness North’s big DeHavilland Otter floatplane…canoes strapped to the struts and all four of us, our gear, and a crew from Wilderness North [...]

I will be headed north on a 4 day canoe trip on the Albany River of central Ontario for some bird sound recording, and unfortunately will not be able to blog until my return. I will be sure to report on my trip next week!
Jeff

 
Blackpoll Warbler
Credit: Jeff Nadler
I just came across a recently-published paper (see citation below for Perlut et al. 2008) that documents some of the surprising ways in which human-caused changes in habitat can impact birds. In Bridget Stutchbury’s book, “Silence of the Songbirds” (on Amazon.com) that I mentioned last week, she explains that birds need neighborhoods not [...]

Looking for some great summer reads about birds and bird conservation? Here are a few that I have enjoyed recently.
Silence of the Songbirds by Bridget Stutchbury
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A book full of fascinating stories that weave together Stutchbury’s years of field experience and research with easy-to-understand explanations of the state of our understanding about bird ecology and [...]