Category Archives: Birds

Busy, not Busy: Nov/Dec

Posted on January 5, 2026 by Risa

I owe you an apology for the length of this post. It seems I procrastinated on the November post right up until it was time for December, and presto! I have 10 books to cover in order to finish off … Continue reading →

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Birding Bonanza Part III – Census

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Risa

For my 3rd birding walk* with Chris, Bird Whisperer, he invited me to go along while he conducted the census for PEPtBO. I should explain. In addition to catching and banding birds for 6 hours, beginning at sunrise, the station … Continue reading →

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Birding Bonanza Part II

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Risa

The plan: A 2-hour birding tour* with Chris, this time to Beaver Meadow Conservation Area, a local wetland habitat. Beaver Meadow is not a hiking adventure. Instead you walk a trail for about 1/2 km to a viewing platform that … Continue reading →

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Birding Bonanza

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Risa

Way back on May 15th 2025 (yes, yes, I know, I am a master procrastinator), I was thrilled to be going on a short birding walk with Chris, a very talented birder. Chris proposed that we simply walk around The … Continue reading →

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March – Bully Says What?

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Risa

The Trespasser and The Secret Place, both by Tana French In most of Tana French’s “Dublin Murder Squad” books, the characters, i.e. the detectives, overlap only loosely because she switches up her lead characters, unlike most murder series books which … Continue reading →

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A Warbler’s Journey

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Risa

Written by Scott Weidensaul, Paintings by Nancy Lane This is a children’s book that tells the tale of bird migration from South America to Northern Canada through the journey of a Yellow Warbler. I love this, because a Yellow Warbler … Continue reading →

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Why Birds Sing, by Nina Berkhout

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Risa

Why Birds Sing is a fun, somewhat light-hearted read by Canadian author Nina Berkhout. I say ‘light-hearted’ because while there are humourous, quirky, entertaining moments, there are also moments of family drama and soul searching. After Opera singer Dawn Woodward … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Better Living Through Birding, by Christian Cooper.

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Risa

I wrote briefly about this wonderful book in an earlier post, if you’re interested in taking a look. I’m revisiting it to a) cheat and get another blog post for my Toastmaster’s project and b) cheat and get some details … Continue reading →

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A Hard Lesson to be Learned

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Risa

Two Green Birds, by Geraldo Valerio Francisco lives in Brazil and visits his Grandmother every day, helping her in the garden and then eating baked treats and drinking coffee (yes! coffee!) with her in her kitchen. One day, his Grandmother … Continue reading →

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A Series of Fortunate Events

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Risa

Night Owl Night, by Susan Edwards Richmond, Illustrated by Maribel Lechuga I have set myself a challenge to write 8 blog posts this month. This amounts to 8 times more than my current running average*. I have a couple of … Continue reading →

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