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Roxane Filion

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🧡 Birds. South Porcupine, Timmins, ON, Canada. Located on the traditional Lands of Mattagami First Nation, Flying Post First Nation, and Matachewan First Nation / Treaty 9: home to many Ojibway, Cree, Oji-Cree, Algonquin and Métis people.

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The Ballad of U10: How One Mischievous Bird Taught Me to Love Gulls Even More After a chance beach encounter with a banded Herring Gull, cartoonist Rosemary Mosco dug deep into the surprisingly popular bird's life and adventures.

I wrote an article for @audubon.org about a gull I know, and it’s full of surprising facts about gulls in general. I hope you like it.

www.audubon.org/magazine/bal...

17.04.2025 15:09 — 👍 340    🔁 106    💬 23    📌 21
A Dark-eyed Junco is perched on a spruce branch in Timmins, northern Ontario. Its prominent black hood, chestnut coloured flanks, and white belly indicates that it is the ‘Oregon’ form of the Dar-eyed Junco, which is more common in western North America.

A Dark-eyed Junco is perched on a spruce branch in Timmins, northern Ontario. Its prominent black hood, chestnut coloured flanks, and white belly indicates that it is the ‘Oregon’ form of the Dar-eyed Junco, which is more common in western North America.

This Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) visited our yard this week in #SouthPorcupineOntario. I had never observed one in Ontario before! It really stood out from all the slate-coloured juncos! #TimminsBirds #NorthernOntarioBirds #OntarioBirds

17.04.2025 13:47 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We use a foldable safety triangle sign or drape a reflective vest over a tripod. We set it way behind us to give warning to any trucks that might not expect parked vehicles at night! 🛻🔺

14.04.2025 12:44 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
It's night time and the full Moon is high and bright, shining on the trees and the snow. An owl survey volunteer is wearing an orange reflective vest and is standing with his clipboard near a very high snow bank.

It's night time and the full Moon is high and bright, shining on the trees and the snow. An owl survey volunteer is wearing an orange reflective vest and is standing with his clipboard near a very high snow bank.

A close up photo of the April 12 full Moon against the night sky taken during our owl survey near Timmins, in northern Ontario.

A close up photo of the April 12 full Moon against the night sky taken during our owl survey near Timmins, in northern Ontario.

The photo shows the dark blue night sky with many stars shinning bright, and a thin line of white cloud forming low along the horizon. A few conifer trees are standing apart in the foreground. This was one of our owl survey stations, near an old forestry cut, in northern Ontario.

The photo shows the dark blue night sky with many stars shinning bright, and a thin line of white cloud forming low along the horizon. A few conifer trees are standing apart in the foreground. This was one of our owl survey stations, near an old forestry cut, in northern Ontario.

At one of our last stops during our owl survey route, the road is bordered with snow banks and tall trees, and the full Moon is still very bright behind a thin layer of clouds. A volunteer wearing a reflective vest is going to get our traffic security post on the road ahead.

At one of our last stops during our owl survey route, the road is bordered with snow banks and tall trees, and the full Moon is still very bright behind a thin layer of clouds. A volunteer wearing a reflective vest is going to get our traffic security post on the road ahead.

It was a calm and quiet night for our #BirdsCanada Northern Ontario Nocturnal #OwlSurvey last night, near #TimminsOntario. The full Moon was amazing! 🌕 We did not hear any owls, but the absence of owls is still important data. What a beautiful night! #Birds @volunteer4birds.bsky.social

13.04.2025 15:53 — 👍 39    🔁 7    💬 5    📌 1
Photo of a happy volunteer and a date form with text Help Monitor Timberdoodles. The American Woodcock Singing-ground Survey is looking for new surveyors for this spring.

Photo of a happy volunteer and a date form with text Help Monitor Timberdoodles. The American Woodcock Singing-ground Survey is looking for new surveyors for this spring.

Map of central and eastern Ontario routes - red dots need volunteers

Map of central and eastern Ontario routes - red dots need volunteers

Image of an American Woodcock with the text: Let’s Go Timberdoodle! Join volunteer surveyors from across #Ontario and help collect American Woodcock data. This spring #BirdsCanada is looking for a few volunteers to spend one evening counting American Woodcock peents along targetted roadside routes. To learn more, visit birdscanada.org/bird-science/american-woodcock-survey

Image of an American Woodcock with the text: Let’s Go Timberdoodle! Join volunteer surveyors from across #Ontario and help collect American Woodcock data. This spring #BirdsCanada is looking for a few volunteers to spend one evening counting American Woodcock peents along targetted roadside routes. To learn more, visit birdscanada.org/bird-science/american-woodcock-survey

Map of southwestern Ontario routes, red dots need volunteers

Map of southwestern Ontario routes, red dots need volunteers

Help us monitor and get #outdoors
I'm looking for volunteers for unassigned American Woodcock Singing-ground Survey routes in #Ontario.
Info: birdscanada.org/bird-science/american-woodcock-survey
Request a route: eepurl.com/dtJNcT
See Map (red dots): www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
#birds

12.04.2025 01:51 — 👍 6    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 1
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The #Ontario Nocturnal Owl Survey is looking for surveyors in Northern Ontario. The surveys are conducted on a single night in April. To learn more please check out the map at www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e... and visit www.birdscanada.org/on_owls
Sound up
#birds

16.03.2025 03:53 — 👍 20    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 0
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🦉 It’s owl survey season! 🦉Submit an owl survey in March or April for a chance to win a pair of Vortex binoculars! 🎁 Open to all skill levels – you just need to know the target species. More surveys = better chance to win! Details: tinyurl.com/3ntmwyjv #ONBirdAtlas3

01.03.2025 15:07 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

We can really 'see' and 'feel' the cold in these wonderful photos! ❄️

18.02.2025 16:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
On a snowy trail, a group of people dressed in warm winter clothes are looking and pointing at a Jack Pine trunk, discussing woodpecker feeding behaviour, surrounded by conifer trees with their branches heavy with snow.

On a snowy trail, a group of people dressed in warm winter clothes are looking and pointing at a Jack Pine trunk, discussing woodpecker feeding behaviour, surrounded by conifer trees with their branches heavy with snow.

A Great Backyard Bird Count participant with a blue winter jacket is holding a pair of binoculars in his left hand and pointing at a Ruffed Grouse with his right hand. The grouse is perched high up in a spruce tree, almost impossible to detect. It is winter; the ground and tree branches are covered in snow.

A Great Backyard Bird Count participant with a blue winter jacket is holding a pair of binoculars in his left hand and pointing at a Ruffed Grouse with his right hand. The grouse is perched high up in a spruce tree, almost impossible to detect. It is winter; the ground and tree branches are covered in snow.

A Ruffed Grouse, all puffed up, is perched in the middle of thick snowy conifer branches. The grouse is very well camouflaged with its brown patterned plumage.

A Ruffed Grouse, all puffed up, is perched in the middle of thick snowy conifer branches. The grouse is very well camouflaged with its brown patterned plumage.

Nature enthusiasts braved the -32°C wind chill temperatures on Family Day at Hersey Lake Conservation Area in Timmins for MRCA's annual Winter Hiking Day! Our Great Backyard Bird Count hike was a lot of fun!! ❄️🐦 #GreatBackyardBirdCount #GBBC2025 #TimminsOntario #TimminsBirds #GBBC

18.02.2025 16:20 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Ruby-crowned kingling, its red crown popping up like a 90 punk rocker. Text: How many birds can you find? 28th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count. February 14-17, 2025

Ruby-crowned kingling, its red crown popping up like a 90 punk rocker. Text: How many birds can you find? 28th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count. February 14-17, 2025

Today, Feb 15, is the second day of the #GreatBackyardBirdCount. Join the fun at birdcount.org see tips at https://buff.ly/40Q8fmJ

15.02.2025 07:04 — 👍 38    🔁 14    💬 1    📌 4
A Canada Jay, an all grey and white medium size bird, has a bill full of meat. The remains of a snowshoe hare carcass lies in the snow beside the bird.

A Canada Jay, an all grey and white medium size bird, has a bill full of meat. The remains of a snowshoe hare carcass lies in the snow beside the bird.

A Canada Lynx is napping, all curled up in the thick snow, in the afternoon sunshine.

A Canada Lynx is napping, all curled up in the thick snow, in the afternoon sunshine.

The highlight of day 1 of the #GreatBackyardBirdCount for us was watching Canada Jays feeding on a freshly killed Snowshoe Hare carcass... and then finding a Canada Lynx having a short nap nearby! I love winter in northern Ontario's #BorealForest #GBBC #SouthPorcupineBirds #Birds

14.02.2025 23:45 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
A man is wearing a yellow winter jacket and snowshoeing up a small hill in thick snow. The bright afternoon sun is shinning through the conifer branches in the surrounding forest, casting light and shadows on the snow. Beside the man's snowshoe trail, we can see fresh tracks left by a Canada Lynx a moment earlier.

A man is wearing a yellow winter jacket and snowshoeing up a small hill in thick snow. The bright afternoon sun is shinning through the conifer branches in the surrounding forest, casting light and shadows on the snow. Beside the man's snowshoe trail, we can see fresh tracks left by a Canada Lynx a moment earlier.

In a conifer tree-top full of cones, two birds are busy feeding on the cones; one greyish-brown female, and a red male with black wings with white bars. These birds are called White-winged Crossbills and they feed on conifer cones with their unique crossed mandibles.

In a conifer tree-top full of cones, two birds are busy feeding on the cones; one greyish-brown female, and a red male with black wings with white bars. These birds are called White-winged Crossbills and they feed on conifer cones with their unique crossed mandibles.

First day of the #GreatBackyardBirdCount did not disappoint! We snowshoed a new trail near South Porcupine and saw some White-winged Crossbills and a few other species. #Birds #SouthPorcupineBirds #GBBC2025

14.02.2025 23:45 — 👍 13    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A covered trail bordered by dry meadow grass. Children and adults in colourful winter clothing look for birds and loon at bird photo guides. The Birds Canada HQ is in the background.

A covered trail bordered by dry meadow grass. Children and adults in colourful winter clothing look for birds and loon at bird photo guides. The Birds Canada HQ is in the background.

So who is participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend?
#GBBC #GreatBackYardBirdCount #BirdsCanada #familyday weekend #getoutside

13.02.2025 23:20 — 👍 25    🔁 7    💬 3    📌 0
Virginia Rail spotted on a Great Lakes MMP route. Photo: Wayne Patzer

Virginia Rail spotted on a Great Lakes MMP route. Photo: Wayne Patzer

Social media card showing the Great Lakes MMP logo (a rail and a frog), the Birds Canada logo and a cattail illustration. Text is Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring. Track Bird and Frog populations for Wetland Conservation

Social media card showing the Great Lakes MMP logo (a rail and a frog), the Birds Canada logo and a cattail illustration. Text is Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring. Track Bird and Frog populations for Wetland Conservation

A Red-winged Blackbird, a Grey Treefrog and a Spring Peeper.

A Red-winged Blackbird, a Grey Treefrog and a Spring Peeper.

Volunteers Needed for Marsh Monitoring. Put your joy of #wetlands, #birds and #frogs to help conserve #marshes. Learn more at https://buff.ly/3hCzlrr #volunteer to monitor #birds and #frogs for #conservation

13.02.2025 18:14 — 👍 14    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1

Thank you!!

13.02.2025 18:16 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Yes we had a few White-winged Crossbills come by our yard this winter (YAY!) and saw some flocks feeding on spruce cones along the neighbourhood trails! I'm so happy to see them after a 4 year absence! I really hope to see young ones before the end of Atlas-3!! Here's one from this Sunday!

11.02.2025 23:00 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
An American Three-toed Woodpecker, all black with white barring on the flanks and on the back, is clinging to a black spruce trunk while flaking pieces of bark with its bill. We can see the part of the exposed trunk where bark is missing and the tiny holes where the woodpecker has foraged for wood-boring insects.

An American Three-toed Woodpecker, all black with white barring on the flanks and on the back, is clinging to a black spruce trunk while flaking pieces of bark with its bill. We can see the part of the exposed trunk where bark is missing and the tiny holes where the woodpecker has foraged for wood-boring insects.

First time posting here. Here's an American Three-toed Woodpecker we saw this weekend along our neighbourhood trail in South Porcupine (near Timmins, northern Ontario 🇨🇦). I love how these woodpeckers keep on foraging non-stop, no matter what goes on around them!! #SouthPorcupineBirds #OntarioBirds

11.02.2025 17:17 — 👍 53    🔁 3    💬 8    📌 2

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