Photo from Flickr, Charles M. Francis

Tens of thousands of these birds pass through the Bay of Fundy region each summer and fall but it is a bit of a surprise as to why. Can you guess what the reason is? Find out the answer in this week’s segment!

Each week we introduce a new bird from the Ottawa-Gatineau area through our segment on CBC Radio’s In Town and Out. Alex MacDonald, Nature Canada’s Manager of Protected Areas, shares interesting facts about the birds that live in our communities. Be sure to tune-in to “Bird Tweet of the Week” on CBC Radio One 91.5 FM on Saturday mornings from 6am to 9am and listen to past episodes on our website.

This episode aired on Saturday, September 19th, 2015.