Peace Country Naturalist

Category: Birding

  • A trip to Southwestern Africa! (Namibia, Botswana, and Victoria Falls)

    For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to visit southwestern Africa, and I was finally able to make that particular trip happen this summer. I spent about a month there, primarily in Namibia, but I also visited the Okavango Panhandle and Chobe National Park in Botswana, and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. So, why…

  • Puerto Rican Parrots

    I took a trip to Puerto Rico last summer (2022) during the end of June and beginning of July. My main reason for going was to attend the the American Ornithological Society Conference that was held in San Juan. There were various field trips that conference attendees could go on and I signed up for…

  • Grande Prairie Christmas Bird Count

    This past Saturday (December 18th), I participated in the Grande Prairie Christmas bird count. You can read more about the Christmas Bird Count at this link: https://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count I’m rather far north, so only a few dozen hardy species can be found around here during December. These include chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers, a variety of finches, Brown…