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Bird Tweet of the Week: Herring Gull

December 22, 2014

The Herring Gull is the quintessential “seagull” of northeastern North America. We typically associate this species with the...

Bird Tweet of the Week: Horned Grebe

December 1, 2014

In addition to having folk names such as “Devil Diver” and “Water Witch”, the Horned Grebe has the...

Bird Tweet of the Week: Double-crested Cormorant

November 24, 2014

Like last week’s species, the Double-crested Cormorant is, among breeding waterbirds, a relative newcomer to the Great Lakes...

Bird Tweet of the Week: Carolina Wren

November 17, 2014

The Carolina Wren is a relative newcomer to our region, having only really started appearing locally in the...

Bird Tweet of the Week: Canada Goose

November 10, 2014

It’s no secret that the people of Ottawa and Gatineau, or any city in Canada for that matter...

Kids make movie about local species at risk

November 6, 2014

When children from Ottawa elementary schools were asked to name a species at risk most answered with ‘polar...

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