The Skagway Christmas Bird Count
On the morning of December 17th I snapped awake to the sound of my cellphone alarm going off on my bedside table. It was 7:00am, and dark outside. I had […]
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Winter Birding in the Yukon
When fall migration dwindles to an end and the only migratory birds left in the Yukon are either stragglers or lost, this does not mean that birding has to stop. […]
Mountain Chickadees
Mountain Chickadees (Poecile gambeli) are a small songbird in the tit family. These chickadees are found in higher altitude Lodgepole Pine and White Spruce forests, and are rare breeders in the Yukon. Their sweet-sounding […]
Albert Creek Bird Observatory
Albert Creek Bird Observatory is the oldest bird observatory in the Yukon, and is very unique. Located in south-east Yukon, fifteen minutes outside of Watson Lake towards Teslin, many eastern-type birds are […]
Teslin Lake Bird Observatory
When the faint stirrings of fall migration begin, the Yukon bird banders open the nets for the Yukon Bird Observatories. Teslin Lake Bird Observatory (TLBO) opened July 23. It usually starts out […]
Evening Yellowlegs
I decided to bike down to California Beach with my scope and camera for the evening yesterday. Little did I know what was in store for me! It was […]
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