The wooded ravines on Nose Hill are one of the most reliable places in the city to find North American Porcupines. Tony LePrieur photographed this one on January 28, 2017.
North American Porcupine, Nose Hill, January 28, 2017.
North American Porcupine, Nose Hill, January 28, 2017.
There is a large nighttime roost of hundreds of American Crows on Nose Hill again this year. Last week I took a short video as they were arriving at about 7:30 pm. The location is near the Brisebois Drive parking lot. Sorry for the poor quality of the video, but it gives you an idea of what it is like. If you want to see this roost yourself, go within the next two weeks before the crows head south.
For an explanation of this behavior, see the previous post, Crows by the Thousands.
Posted by Bob Lefebvre