Happy Birding (2026)
Latest Posts
Feb 8 – Venturing out of hibernation….
Finally February! I'm one of those people that struggle through winter - I hate the cold, hate the snow, ice, wind. Hate the multiple layers, thick mitts, puffy coats, big boots making movement and birding a huge effort. Birding at least gets me out of the house but I...
January 11 Non-urgent Birding – the new trend!
No alarm was set for January 1 but I was awake at my usual winter 7:30am time and saw my first bird of the year on my way to make tea - a beautiful male Northern Cardinal. I started a list and saw 11 species over the next 1.5 hours. Jerry opted to stay in bed and so...
About me
We caught the birding bug in 2013 and decided in 2023 to embark on three consecutive Big Years, 200 Brant County, 300 Ontario and 400 Canada. The Ovenbird Blog was set up to record our adventures.
