The Ottawa-Gatineau Christmas Bird Count Results are in!!

The 107th Ottawa-Gatineau CBC was held December 14, 2025. Temperatures ranged from -16 to -9 degrees Celsius; skies were most cloudy in the morning and mostly clear in the afternoon; winds ranged from light to moderate; snow cover ranged from 12 to 26 centimetres; waterways were mostly frozen. 150 field observers plus 21 feeder watchers [...]

2026-02-12T17:08:52-05:00February 12th, 2026|Birds|

OFNC Point Pelee Excursion – May 6-10, 2026

OFNC Point Pelee Excursion – May 6-10, 2026 Update: We are now keeping a waiting list. We have received as many registrants as we have rooms. If you are on the waiting list, don't despair just yet - it is not uncommon for there to be some changes during the registration process and as deposits [...]

2026-03-08T01:11:04-05:00February 5th, 2026|OFNC event|

Editor’s Synopsis of CFN 138(4): Dinosaurs!

Cover Image: Julius Csotonyi’s depiction of an adult Spinops sternbergorum defending her offspring from an attack by an albertosaurine tyrannosaur during the Cretaceous Period of the Mesozoic Era. See the article by Mallon et al. (pp. 294–299) of a newly discovered fossil, most likely Spinops sternbergorum, a ceratopsid species previously known only from Dinosaur Provincial [...]

2026-01-06T17:17:40-05:00January 6th, 2026|Canadian Field-Naturalist|

Richmond Christmas Bird Count (ONRI) Results

The 2025 Richmond Christmas Bird Count took place on December 20.  It was the 10th count year. The total species count this year was 56, same as last year and a bit below the record of 60 found in 2020. An additional 5 species were found in the 3 days prior or after count day, [...]

2026-01-01T12:21:42-05:00January 1st, 2026|Birds|