
Birds
Coevolutionary Arms Race: Crossbills & Conifers
By Holly Hastings Two crossbill species exist in Alberta; the Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) and White-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera). The name of this group of

By Holly Hastings Two crossbill species exist in Alberta; the Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) and White-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera). The name of this group of

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) hit hard in April when the first cases were detected in Alberta. We were receiving infected animals almost daily. From

By Willow Pawlak The sight of geese flying southward in v-shaped flocks, sometimes numbering in the hundreds, is a sure sign of autumn. During this