One of my hobbies is bird watching, recording , taken pictures and classifications and to see what date they arrive and leave and how some come to the same spot, same place, and what kind of insect have to be ready for them , what type of food they like and so on, does fire and flooding have an effect and it does in a great deal. I spend about 200 dollars a month for feeding them , some of the birds like the crows and magpies they like my cats left over food they just love it so thats save me some money , and for my cat they have birds show every day to keep them happy . You can also archive them and share them with your province conservatory and wild birds societies , take pictures and enter them in a competition and for my self i make them a calendar you can select each bird of the month in this way you gain knowledge , you get exerciser and improve your photography techniques.
I used to have canaries and love birds in my house, but with 3 cats i have to gave them away to a friend. To me it is a way to relieve stress , enjoy the wonder of nature and amazing colors and songs. I also build bird houses for those birds who cant migrates in winter for some reason until they recovered . and small shelters for those birds who dont migrates as the weather here is too cold for them this winter i had 150 bird in one shelter in the back yard .
From march until now spring and summer many birds visited my back yard in Okotoks , Alberta. I always keep 12 bird feeders with all the seeds, nuts and fruit and some times melworm . Other animal also come such as
The red-winged blackbird is sexually dimorphic; the male is all black with a red shoulder and yellow wing bar, while the female is a nondescript dark brown. Seeds and insects make up the bulk of the red-winged blackbird’s diet.
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The common blackbird is a species of true thrush. It is also called the Eurasian blackbird, or simply the blackbird where this does not lead to confusion with a similar-looking local species. It breeds in Europe, Asiatic Russia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand.
: Least Concern (Population stable)
The brown-headed cowbird is a small obligate brood parasitic icterid of temperate native to subtropical North America. They are permanent residents in the southern parts of their range; northern birds migrate to the southern United States and Mexico in winter, returning to their summer habitat around March or April.
Least Concern (Population decreasing)
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The mourning dove
it is a member of the dove family, Columbidae. The bird is also known as the American mourning dove or the rain dove, and erroneously as the turtle dove, and was once known as the Carolina pigeon or Carolina turtledove. It is one of the most abundant and widespread of all North American birds.
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5- I managed to help and fix the wing of American robin for 10 months until he was able to fly then I let him fly
with the okotoks journal did a story about him , his name was robi it coast me about 1500 to treat him and feed him.
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The blue jay is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to eastern North America. It resides through most of eastern and central United States, although western populations may be migratory.
Cyanocitta cristata
Least Concern (Population stable)
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The white-throated sparrow is a passerine bird of the American sparrow family Passerellidae.
Zonotrichia albicollis
21 g (Adult)
Least Concern (Population stable)
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its rare to see in okotoks
The white-breasted nuthatch is a small songbird of the nuthatch family common across much of temperate North America. It is stocky, with a large head, short tail, powerful bill, and strong feet. It has a black cap, white face, chest, and flanks, blue-gray upperparts, and a chestnut lower belly.
Least Concern (Population increasing)
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The house wren is a very small songbird of the wren family, Troglodytidae. It occurs from Canada to southernmost South America, and is thus the most widely distributed bird in the Americas. It occurs in most suburban areas in its range and it is the single most common wren. I saw him few times only.
12-mix birds around my area.
- Blue Heron at Riverbend Campground. Our setting on the banks of the Sheep River features habitat that is favored by a variety of birds. …
- Mallard. ◊Gadwall.
- Osprey nesting near the lake at Riverbend Campground Okotoks. Lesser Scoup.
- Bohemian Waxwing. Great Blue Heron. …
- Finch at Okotoks Riverbend Campground. Common Tern.
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The tyrant flycatchers are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family of birds, with more than 400 species. They are the most diverse avian family in every country in the Americas, except for the United States and Canada.
14-Goldfinch
The American goldfinch is a small North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canada–United States border to Mexico during the winter.
The first American Goldfinch of the year arrived in our yard on Mother’s Day. may 2020
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15- Red-crested cardinal
The red-crested cardinal is a songbird, the species belonging to the family of the tanagers. Notwithstanding its similar name, this bird is not closely related to the true cardinal family.
Least Concern (Population stable)
