A nest belonging to a brent (Brant) goose was found last week around Bessastaðanes peninsula, where the presidential residence is located.

The rarest bird sighted in 2018 was the purple gallinule on the Waterford River in St. John’s. There have been more than a dozen recorded sightings in the past, typically on a ship or in a random back garden only to be seen briefly and never again. This bird was different. It was present for about six weeks from mid-May and into June.

As 2018 comes to a close it is time to look back at the birding year in Newfoundland. According to my calculations 272 species of birds were observed on the island of Newfoundland in 2018. This grand total is on par with recent years.

At Cold Bay, snow was reported on five days during the month, the most for any May since 2013.

Ross's Gulls are normally seen in the high Arctic, this is the first reported sighting in Togiak. A similar sighting was reported to LEO Network from Hooper Bay.

An unusual gull species (possibly Ross's gull) sighted within days of a confirmed Ross's gull sighting in Togiak.

Ross's gull (Rhodostetia rosea) spotted in Hooper Bay, south of normal species range.

Birds have been reported dead or behaving strangely in communities throughout the Bering Strait region, from Shishmaref to Unalakleet and on St. Lawrence Island.

Puffins are an endangered species, whose numbers have declined largely due to climate change and overfishing.

Warmer springs create a 'mismatch' where hungry chicks hatch too late to feast on abundant caterpillars, new research shows.

Dead bald eagle washes up on Larsen Bay beach

A rare sighting of an elusive wetland species.

Rising ocean levels are causing waves to break on the statues and platforms built a thousand years ago. The island risks losing its cultural heritage. Again.

Citizen science programs integral to supporting coastal research

An Okanagan program was designed 15 years ago to control the invasive species of starlings

A flock of European Starlings sighted at a mid-town Anchorage building.

Very early for a hummingbird, especially in a non-urban area without feeders.