Hey folks. I haven't done a lot of birding in western Manitoba, but I just got back from a couple days in Onanole. I managed to get three lifers, ones which had eluded me for awhile (evening grosbeak,

Good frosty morning all! I’m having an “issue” with the individual bird sighting locations markers not showing up in eBird when zooming in. Just see the purple rectangles. Thought it was an iPad vs la

What list of bird species is accepted to be present in Manitoba that I could use to try to ensure I am not mistakenly "identifying" bird species that are wildly unlikely to have any business in Manito

Hi Probable/possible Townsend’s Solitaire in the yard this morning. Slim grey bird with a slight wing bar, long narrow tail and large eye ring. It was very twitchy and the photos I took were basically

Hello all, Frieda Fast, wife of noted photographer and birder Dennis Fast passed away recently. On behalf of this group, many of whom knew Frieda, I wish Dennis and family strength in the coming diffi

Just saw a totally silent flock of geese or swans flying north high over Fort Richmond at 23:10. They looked whiteish from underneath but were likely geese due to their size but I’m not sure. The floc

I returned home after my last day of work yesterday, not expecting any more excitement. However, while settled on the couch with the cat ensconced on my knee, in the waning light of the day just after

This morning as we were finishing breakfast, I happened to look out and see a Barred owl sitting on a low branch of a pine tree just outside our kitchen window. Apparently the local resident Blue Jays

With the loss of our early-bird, favourite son, eternal romantic Hart last summer, I despaired that it would be like groundhog day and we’d have to wait right to the end of March/beginning of April wh

Hello all, This morning I had a long phone conversation with Margaret Smith of the Trumpeter Swan Society regarding the Rd. 84 N swan. She had asked other experts in the society for their opinions and

Hi all, Thanks to the efforts of Brock Gunter-Smith and Jim & Patsy Duncan, the Oak Hammock 84 N swan has been solidly identified as a Trumpeter Swan. This has required a few changes. In addition to t

Hi all, I neglected to start the Dead Of Winter List (DOWL) yesterday. My apologies! So to rectify, here we go. The rules are the same as the regular winter list--all birds must be wild, alive & unres

I arrived home last night from a 3-week work stint...not sure how that keeps happening, since I retired last September!...and stepped out of the truck in my driveway at almost exactly 8pm. I was insta

Hi all, We have the following seven additions to the winter list from messages to Manitobabirds or personal messages to me: Bufflehead, Spruce Grouse, Sora, Northern Hawk Owl, Barred Owl, Golden-crown

Afternoon All This afternoon, Mar 15/23, a Bald Eagle flew low and slow over the property. Welcome Sight! Barb Krosney Dufresne MB

Greetings, On Thursday while unloading groceries, I heard a strange bird call coming from a neighbour’s evergreen tree. It was a series of croaking clicks followed by one or two rooster-like “cu-koo”

I just wanted to add my congratulations to Katharine on her wonderful sighting as well as her retirement(quite the gift!) and those photos are fantastic! No need to apologize for them. Thank you for

I believe a peregrine falcon has arrived back downtown. I unfortunately did not have optics, but spotted a large dark bird on top of the Radisson from the 16th floor on Garry Street. I’ve seen it many

Hello all, With Great Gray and Northern Hawk Owls scarce to non-existent in southern Manitoba this winter, Deanna and I were thrilled to have a brief encounter with a Northern Hawk Owk with freshly ca

Hi All Monday afternoon when I was out for my walk here in Charleswood, I rounded the corner from Rannock onto Vanscoy and heard a Bald Eagle chirping from the top of a 40’+ tall spruce tree. Within a