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Aug 27, 20233 min read

Common Terns

[Note: No eggs, nests, or birds were harmed in the taking of this photo] Not all birds nest in trees. Here on PEI, you can find nests in...

Mar 31, 20232 min read

Canada Goose tracks and scat

Let’s take a look at some tracks and scat from an animal that is a sure sign of spring: Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). Elsewhere in...

Dec 26, 20222 min read

Tracks and Sign: Great Blue Heron

When you think about reading PEI wildlife tracks and sign, it’s likely that mammals such as Foxes, Coyotes, Raccoons and Skunks are the...

Dec 25, 20222 min read

Post-Fiona: Wildlife

Many of you have asked me about the effects of September's Hurricane Fiona on PEI’s wildlife. Like most things in nature there is no...

Dec 25, 20222 min read

Tracks and Sign: Masked vs Short-tailed Shrew

Shrews are the smallest of PEI’s mammals, but what they lack in size they make up for in attitude! We have four species on the Island,...

Dec 25, 20222 min read

Tracks and Sign: Masked Shrew

I was recently at the right place and time to find these lovely tracks from one of the Island’s smallest mammals: a Masked Shrew (Sorex...