Migration Madness – Hawks at the Library, September 13, 2011

Event Name: Migration Madness – Hawks at the Library Event Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Event Time: 6:00-7:30pm Description: Join Wild Ontario for a one hour interactive show with live birds to learn about the migration of birds of prey. As these birds travel south for the winter months, they stop...

Using Capsaicin to Deter Squirrels – Yes or No?

Capsaicin is a pepper substance, akin to jalapeno peppers, a natural substance, used in bird seed to deter squirrels from feasting at your bird feeders. While squirrels are mammals and have taste buds, birds do not, therefore, the use of capsaicin supposedly benefits both backyard birders and...

Hummingbird Migration

The southbound migration of the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird is beginning! Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds leave their northern breeding grounds during the second half of August and the first week of September. The males migrate first, followed by the females and the juveniles. They return in the same order in...

Introducing Kids to Bird Watching

Do you remember when you first showed an interest in the great outdoors and the wildlife around you? I remember as a young child, my mom being excited that there was a nest of cardinals in the forsythia at the back end of the yard. No pruning that year. There were so many birds that she didn’t know....

Jigsaw Puzzles

Bird Puzzles Click on each puzzle and get a jigsaw puzzle to do right on your computer. You don’t have to turn any of the pieces, they are already facing in the right direction. How quickly can you put the birds back together? Bald Eagle & Eaglet Blue Jay Cardinal (Male) Feeding Chicks North...