Wildlife-Friendly Holiday Habits: Simple Ways to Help Nature This Season

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Heather

The holiday season brings cozy lights, festive gatherings, and traditions. A meaningful time to show a little extra care for the wildlife that we share our spaces with.  From birds living through colder, harsher weather to small mammals seeking reliable shelter, simple choices at home can support t…

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Birds to Look For This Winter: Finch Forecast Breakdown 2025–2026

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Heather

Each fall, the Finch Research Network’s Winter Finch Forecast offers birders across North America a glimpse of what to expect from our most colourful winter visitors. Because winter finches follow the food, cone and seed crops in the boreal forest largely determine who will stay north and who will …

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Pumpkin Party for Wildlife Day – November 1st 🎃

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Heather

Halloween might be over, but your pumpkins still have one last job to do! But we are declaring November 1st as Pumpkin Party for Wildlife Day. With just a little creativity, your jack-o’-lanterns can become food, shelter, and enrichment for the wildlife around your home. 



Here a few ways to repurpos…

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October’s Backyard Visitors: Sparrows, Juncos, and the First Signs of Winter

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Heather

October in Ontario is a month of change. The last of the migrants are passing through, the trees are losing their leaves (albeit beautifully!), and suddenly your feeders look a little different. Familiar faces are still around, but new arrivals are joining the mix. Some of winter's beloved favo…

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Best Places to See Birds Against Fall Colours in Ontario

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Heather

October in Ontario is pretty magical. Forests shift to bright reds, oranges, and golds, while migration is in full swing overhead and along our shorelines. It’s the perfect time to combine two favourite pastimes: birdwatching and fall colour chasing. We've compiled some of the best places where…

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Why Bark Butter® Shines in Fall

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Heather

Many of our backyard birds are on the move. Warblers, kinglets, creepers, and other insect-eating migrants are passing through, while year-round residents are preparing for colder days ahead. During this time of transition, one food stands out as especially valuable: Bark Butter®.
Why Bark Butter®?



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Why It’s Okay to Leave Your Garden a Little Messy in Fall

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Heather

As summer winds down, many of us feel the urge to “tidy up” the yard: pulling plants, raking every leaf, and cutting things back until the garden looks neat and bare. But if you can resist the temptation, your backyard birds (and pollinators!) will thank you.Leaving some of your garden a little wil…

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The Great Gathering: Late-Summer Bird Migration in Ontario

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Heather

As summer begins to shift toward autumn (hard to believe!), nature is already in motion. We would love for summer to last forever, however, many birds are quietly beginning an incredible journey south. Late August is the start of Ontario’s bird migration season, a time when staging grounds fill, sk…

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Prepare Your Backyard for Migration: How to Support Hummingbirds and Songbirds in Early August

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Heather

As August arrives in Ontario, our backyards become busy rest stops for some of nature’s most remarkable travelers: migrating birds.From dazzling Ruby-throated Hummingbirds to flocks of warblers, orioles, and swallows, many species begin their southbound journeys in early August. And whether you liv…

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