Canadian Gardening: Alberta-British Columbia Boundary. , 0 by June_Ontario

June_Ontario wrote:
Many Canadian birds are migratory, summering in the north and wintering in the south. Ones that we see mostly in winter include pine siskin, redpoll, junco, nuthatch, grosbeak, and tree sparrow. Many waterfowl, such as this merganser duck that got curious about what the squirrel was eating, we see only in passing as they use local ponds as rest stops on their long journeys in spring and fall. Other birds, such as red-winged blackbird, cowbird, grackle, swallows (various), warblers (various), robin, wren, flicker, oriole, bluebird, indigo bunting, sparrows (various), wood ducks, mallard, trumpeter swan, herons (green and great blue), kingfisher, osprey, vultures (black and turkey), and ruby-throated hummingbird are summer residents of this area. Those that stay here all year include blue jay, mourning dove, cardinal, turkey, chickadee, goldfinch, crow, raven, red-tailed hawk, woodpeckers (3 kinds). Bird populations are somewhat different east and west of the Rockies, though.

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