Tag: migration

103/150: National Hummingbird Day – The Calliope Hummingbird

Sep 2, 2017

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Goku Nagabaskaran

in #Biodiversity150

Animalia: Chordata: Aves: Apodiformes: Trochilidae: Selasphorus: Selasphorus calliope (Gould, 1847) The first Saturday in September is being celebrated as National Hummingbird Day. Read on to learn more about the Calliope hummingbird. These birds are spunky, territorial, and have the nerve to chase away hawks while resembling the size of a ping pong ball!
Messing Around With Monarchs

Aug 24, 2015

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by

Josh Persi

in Canadian Wildlife, Education and Outreach, Ontario Parks, Parks and Conservation Areas, Student Experience

Hello my faithful readers, I just got back from a fun filled weekend in Bruce Peninsula where we were trying to capture monarchs with the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy. Unfortunately the Queen narrowly avoided escape but we did manage to catch about 40 monarch butterflies. Our goal was to tag their wings with a small sticker…