Partial Eclipse of the Moon late this Thursday evening, 2026 August 27/28: A field trip for Headwaters Nature I’m inviting you to join me late this Thursday evening (not Friday evening as I earlier wrote in error) to see the partial eclipse of the Moon as it transits across the sky from low in the South-East and across the South, and into the South-West. My thanks to those who pointed out my silly error about Friday evening … We’ll be going out on Thursday evening.) The sky is predicted to be clear late on Thursday evening and into Friday morning. It will be about 15ºC at midnight, and dropping slowly. (I hesitate to say this, but there might also be a chance to see the Aurora Borealis that evening.) I will be dressing very warmly in several layers including a windproof outer jacket, and some light gloves and a warm wooly… Read more »
For anyone interested in learning more about issues of overlooking female bird song, read on! Female Bird Song (from The Guardian) or here: Female Bird Song (from Audubon From the above Audubon article: “Lend an Ear The Female Bird Song Project, run by Odom and collaborators, began recruiting birders to catalog the vocal ranges of female birds in 2017. Whether females sing remains a mystery in 3,500 songbird species, and for those 660 species known to sing, good recordings are often absent. As audio files have trickled in, about 25 percent uploaded so far are a first, as verified by experts. Recordings will help experts understand the evolutionary forces that pushed both sexes to sing, as well as revise birders’ expectations. To participate, record video or audio of a female bird’s song and upload your data to the apps eBird or Xeno-Canto with the phrase “Contributed for the Female Bird Song Project:… Read more »
Dr. Sherri Cox is a wildlife veterinarian who works with sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife in Canada. She helps train current and future wildlife rehabilitators and veterinarians interested in wildlife medicine. From minimizing stress to providing enrichment, the welfare of native wildlife in wildlife rehabilitation settings is of the utmost importance. Dr. Cox is an executive officer of the National Wildlife Rehabilitation Association and currently is the medical director of the National Wildlife Centre. She is an adjunct professor and teaches wildlife rehabilitation at the University of Guelph. National Wildlife Centre Wildlife Rescue: A Cry in the Wild Article Relocating polar bears: A first in Ontario Check out this interview article, Healing Power, in the current issue of In the Hills magazine where Dr. Cox talks about her work and her plans to create a major wildlife rehabilitation centre in Caledon.
