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Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Female) The island of Tobago, although small, offers visitors the opportunity to a see a surprising number of...

It only took about 10 minutes by boat to travel from the pier at the Blue Waters Inn to the nature reserve that is Little Tobago Island....

We were on the island of Tobago in early January. 4 days were spent on the southern part of the island, and 3 days in the north (Blue...

As Summer draws to a close, many birds are passing through our area on their long journeys South. We saw a variety of avian migrants...

Throughout August, birds are becoming restless, readying themselves for travel, and preparing their young for migration. August is also...

On July 17th, our 2 surviving Piping Plover chicks were almost 5 weeks old, and were spending time inside the perimeter ropes at the...

As of today, there are 2 chicks from the North nest left on the beach with their Dad, Mr. Blue Bands. They were 4 weeks old on Wed.,...

As we head into the extra hot, extra busy Canada Day weekend, we have 7 Piping Plovers on Sauble Beach. Gulls have been relentless, and...

On Wed., June 13, sometime during the afternoon rainstorm, 4 brand new little Piping Plovers hatched in Nest 1 at the North end of Sauble...

Things are fairly quiet on the beach these days, with Piping Plovers taking turns incubating eggs and feeding along the shore. At the...

A new season of Piping Plover activity has begun on Sauble Beach! As of today, there are 6 birds on the shoreline in various states of...

In the late Winter and early Spring, we were treated to visits from Northern Harriers. These stunning birds stayed around the farm for...

A nasty snow/hail/ice storm in mid-April brought in flocks of “Snow Birds” that had been absent for nearly a month. At first it seemed...

Well, Spring has officially arrived, and on the afternoon of April 4, when I started this blog, it was snowing so hard outside the window...

The last of the "Snow Birds” (Horned Larks, Snow Buntings and Lapland Longspurs) have departed for their Northern breeding grounds, it...

The bitter days of late January and early February brought in large numbers of Winter visitors. At one time we estimated that there were...

“The presence of the Snow Bunting makes manifest the depth of Winter, even as the buds of the Lilac proclaim the Creator’s promise of...

Sauble Beach has undergone dramatic physical changes over the past few years. High water levels (approximately 3 feet higher this year...

It feels so good to be able to say this: 7 Piping Plover chicks are nearly ready to fly from Sauble Beach and begin their long journey...

The 4 Sauble chicks from Nest 1 have begun to test their flying abilities, and all 8 little wings seem to be in good working order! The...