May 2022 meeting sightings

Ann Lambert had an exciting sighting at MacLarens Landing: a Boreal Chickadee that visited from April 18 to April 20.

Boreal Chickadee

A Yellow-rumped Warbler visited the feeder several times on April 19; several White-throated Sparrows arrived on April 23 and a Brown Thrasher on April 27.

Yellow-rumped Warbler White-throated Continue reading

Avian flu is spreading

As a volunteer with Safe Wings Ottawa, MFNC member Roger Magoon often has contact with injured and/or dead birds; keeping an eye out for Avian Flu— the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) — is essential. The virus is spreading like wildfire among waterfowl such as geese, ducks and gulls Continue reading