Birds I View

A monthly article that I write for the Northeastern Avalon Times

March 2023 - Participating in an international seabird conference

February 2023 - Teaching is a challenging and rewarding responsibility

January 2023 - Light pollution

December 2022 - Wind energy is not all green

October 2022 - Funk Island: It could be heaven or it could be hell

August 2021- The parental behavior of murres

July 2021 - Young birds are on the wing

June 2021 - This land is not our land

May 2021 - Re-envisioning the seal hunt

April 2021 - The capelin fishery

March 2021 - Rural desecration

Feburary 2021 - The planned deconstruction of a rural community

Janurary 2021 - Marsh nesting gulls

December 2020 - So this is Christmas

November 2020 - Fast-tracking oil exploration on the Grand Banks

October 2020 - Problem with protected areas

September 2020 - Destruction by the capelin fishery outweighs the benefit

August 2020 - Another Funk Island adventure

July 2020 - Parallel stories of two mountains

June 2020 - A protected areas plan for Newfoundland

May 2020 - Nature Abhors a Vacuum and Celebrates a Reprieve

March 2020 - Different ways to experience the world

February 2020 - Concerns about the turr hunt

January 2020 - Ecological diversity deserves protection

December 2019 - Make buying less and giving more a Christmas tradition 

November 2019 - Aquaculture disaster 

October 2019 - Rural communities

September 2019 - Culling seals

August 2019 - GPSing seabirds

July 2019 - Pandering oil companies for environmental information 

June 2019 - Removing the environment from impact assessment act

May 2019 - Voting for none of the above 

February 2019 - We should be celebrating seals not culling them

January 2019 - Rex Murphy and corporate oil journalism

December 2018 - Merging perspectives on a common loon

November 2018 - The ongoing plight of Mother Carey’s chickens

October 2018 - Seabirds nest on islands for a reason

September 2018 - Letter to an island

August 2018 - We calls em hagdowns and bawks

July 2018 - Aquaculture - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

June 2018 - The Ruffed Grouse Population is Booming

May 2018 - Ocean Protection is a Necessity Not a Luxury

March 2018 - Our History of Annihilation is Ongoing

February 2018 - New PCSP Council Off to a Promising Start

January 2018- Lessons Learned From Falling out of a Boat

December 2017 - Murres Tough it Out During the Newfoundland Winter

November 2017 - Open Letter to Seabird Biologists in the Falkland Islands

October 2017 - The Environment, Development and Municipal Elections

September 2017 - Fishing with Gillnets Creates Problems for Fishers and Seabirds

August 2017 - The Disappearance of Millions of Newfoundland Seabirds

July 2017 - Cats, Birds and Cat Dreams

June 2017 - Bird-watching at the Health Sciences Centre

May 2017 - Blaming Scientists While Demanding Unsustainable Quotas

April 2017 - The Ice is in the Bay and Everywhere Else

March 2017 - Budget Cuts to Environment and Conservation are Lethal

February 2017 - Every Day is Valentine’s Day in Newfoundland

January 2017 - Seabirds with Eyes Larger Than Their Gullets

December 2016 - To Feed or not to Feed?

November 2016 - Spirit in the Night – Releasing a Stranded Storm-Petrel

October 2016 - Birds in the Eye and mind of the Beholder

September 2016 - Extinct Auk and Beothuk Kindred Spirits

August 2016 - Fishing to Commercial Extinction

July 2016 - Muskrat Falls and the Concorde Fallacy

June 2016 - Searching for Accountability in a Sea of Systemic Dishonesty

May 2016 - Economy and the Environment are Birds of a Feather

April 2016 - The Plight of a Juvenile Snowy Owl

March 2016 - The Slaughter of Murres Must Stop

February 2016 - Creating Land Trusts Require Compromise

January 2016 - Cutting the Trees and Mercury at Muskrat Falls

December 2015 - The Curse of Open-Pen Salmon Farming

November 2015 - Retirement is a Bankers’ Fallacy

October 2015 - Surviving in the Natural World - Working for Comfort

September 2015 - This is the Future - Act Accordingly

August 2015 - Privatizing the Natural World Around Us

July 2015 - The Problem With Swans and Other Introduced Species

June 2015 - Ocean Protection will Benefit Newfoundland and Labrador

May 2015 - Avian Sex Differences are in the Eye of the Beholder

April 2015 - In Praise of Coyotes

March 2015 - North Carolina Birding Adventure

February 2015 - Destroying a Rural Town

January 2015 - Cross-Country Checkup, Climate Change and the Classics

Contact

Dr. W. A. Montevecchi

230 Elizabeth Ave, St. John's, NL, CANADA, A1B 3X9

Postal Address: P.O. Box 4200, St. John's, NL, CANADA, A1C 5S7

Tel: (709) 864-8000