What's Flying Around
YFBTA Newsletter ArchiveAll past issues of the YFBTA newsletter "What's Flying Around", since the initial publication in February of 2004, can be found here in PDF format, with the exception of the current newsletter. Current newsletters are provided in print or as electronic copies as part of membership. - Select the cover photo to download each issue in PDF format -
Volume 1 Issue 1 February 2004
- YFBTA One Year Old
- Hosting Nature Saskatchewan Fall Meeting
Volume 1 Issue 2 August 2004
- Nature Sask Meeting & Registration info
- About the YFBTA
(Also available printed on white paper)Volume 1 Issue 3 January 2005
- Registration for YFBTA AGM
- Christmas Bird CountSummer 2005
- Summer Student; Youth Program
- Western Red Lily Project
- Madge Lake Loon & Grebe Study
- Cherrydale Trail Tour / YFBTA MeetingJanuary 2006 Issue 1
- AGM Agenda
- Christmas Bird Count
- Saltcoats' Leflay Trail
- The ChickadeeMarch 2006 Issue 2
- AGM Synopsis
- The Genesis of 'Prairie Phoenix'
- Mario Sumner
- Sawkey Bird & Nature Trail
- Committees of the YFBTA
- Bird-Proofing Windows
- Woodpeckers in SaskatchewanJune 2006 Issue 3
- Increasing Awareness of the Natural World
- Birding Trails / EcoTourism
- Monarchs Like Milkweed
- Kaposvar Birding Trail
- Turkey Vulture Tracking ProgramNovember 2006 Issue 4
- YFBTA: the year in review
- Bradford Farms / Slough View tours reviewed
- A Day at Grasslands National Park
- Burrowing Owl Visit to Saltcoats School
- Great Canadian Shoreline CleanupJanuary 2007 Issue 1
- Jim & Shirley Jowsey
- Candace Savage
- Sara Williams
- The Mourning Dove
- Christmas Bird CountApril 2007 Issue 2
- Giving the Gift of Time
- Choosing Our Future
- Bluebird Youth Mentoring
- The Joy of the OspreyJuly 2007 Issue 3
- Summer Comes to the Yellowhead
- Bill & Joyce Anaka
- Me and My Shadow - tale of a Ruffed Grouse
- Raymond LaCusta Loon videoNovember 2007 Issue 4
- Fall Migration Musings
- Cherrydale Birding Trail
- AGM & Birding Symposium
- Youth ProgramsFebruary 2008 Issue 1
- Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve
- Churchbridge Public School Project
- Butterfly Observations / Painted Ladies
- Christmas Bird Count resultsMay 2008 Issue 2
- Thoughts on Linda Haverstock at Bird Symposium
- Undeveloped Road Allowance
- Carlton Regional Park & Leflay trails
- Partnering with DUC
- Falcons / Loon InitiativesOctober 2008 Issue 3
- Nature Deficit Disorder
- A Tale of Mother Goose
- Loss of Bird Species: An Environmental Crisis
- Casino Lights: Fatal Attraction
- Coming AGM and Symposium infoJanuary 2009 Issue 1
- Legacies and Partnerships
- The story of an orphaned Western Meadowlark
- Canora's water award
- Casino Lights: SIGA response
- Dr. R. Mark Brigham - Symposium presenter
- Kaposvar's three birding/nature trailsMay 2009 Issue 2
- YFBTA to host Nature Sask fall meeting
- Isabel M. Priestly
- Habitat Loss: preservation of prairie songbirds
- Little Boggy Creek Valley / Border Mountain B&B
- Area sightings, Loons reportSeptember 2009 Issue 3
Special Edition
- Trash Talk, Special sightings, more Casino lights,
Owls, Bison, Brown Creepers, Gaelic Blessings,
Nature Sask's Upcoming Fall Meeting,
Rob Wilson on board with Nature Sask.November 2009 Issue 4
- Wing Tags and Knowledge
- Assisting Owls & Hawks
- Prairie & Parkland Marsh Monitoring Program
- Tour reports: Birding by Water, Kaposvar Trail tour
- Preserving NatureMarch 2010 Issue 1
- John Sawkey: Nomination for Greenwing Award
- The Joy of Gardening
- Quill Lakes International Bird Area
- Symposium presentersJune 2010 Issue 2
- YFBTA growing
- Summer Student program
- Symposium Review: Nora Stewart
- Bird banding
- Outdoor Ed at Saltcoats Regional ParkAugust 2010 Issue 3
- Synergies & reflections
- New Life to an Old Farmyard
- Symposium review
- Kelsey Ecological Society
- Foam Lake ExcursionDecember 2010 Issue 4
- "Give Your Life Away"
- Bobolinks visit
- YFBTA summer student Nancy Kennedy
- Upcoming Spring Symposium presentersMarch 2011 Issue 1
- April Symposium agenda
- The Bluebird Line - Bill & Joyce Anaka
- Nature Sask Spring Meeting report
- 2011 Summer Student
- Vultures of DestinyDecember 2011 Issue 2
- John Andrew Sawkey
- The Greater Sage Grouse
- Owls, Loons, Cardinals and Bluebirds
- Kelsey Ecological Society Fall LectureApril 2012 Issue 1
- Spring Symposium
- Greater Sage Grouse
- Sharp-Tailed Grouse
- YFBTA members win prestigious award
- Young Readers CornerJune 2012 Issue 2
- PFRA
- Snake Mortality
- Loose Moose
- Symposium report
- Summer Program Facilitator Tanner GarbuttSeptember 2012 Issue 3
- Composting
- Nature Sask Fall meeting
- Hayfield Hawks
- Falcon Facts
- Photography WorkshopDecember 2012 Issue 4
- Crediting those behind the YFBTA
- Barred Owls
- Cougars moving south
- Wilson's Snipe
- YFBTA Summer Students: Where are they now?March 2013 Issue 1
- Sharing the Land / PFRA pastures
- A Tale of 'Chicken Little'
- YFBTA Spring Symposium
- Observations & Reflections of a bird watcher
July 2013 Issue 2
- Sask Volunteer Medal - Joan Wilson
- The Boreal Owl
- YFBTA: Keeping with the plan
- Northern Hawk Owl
- Chimney SwiftsNovember 2013 Issue 3
- Forest Bathing
- Saskatchewan Pelicans
- Greater Sage Grouse
- Water Quality Management
- YFBTA member forays
March 2014 Issue 1
- Symposium Presenters
- Loons & Mercury
- Golden Eagles
- Owl encounter
- Launch of Writers Corner & Members Gallery
June 2014 Issue 2
- Martha & Walter Karau
- Bats & Bobolinks
- 2014 Summer Program Facilitator
- Light Pollution
October 2014 Issue 3
- Remembering Shirley Jowsey
- YFBTA Tours
- Happy in Hirundinidae
- LeFlay TrailFebruary 2015 Issue 1
- Avocet
- Owl Rescue
- Beleaguered Bats
- Sharp-Tailed Grouse Plummet
- YFBTA to host Spring MeetJuly 2015 Issue 2
- Out & About with Gerri Knudsen
- Owl Rehabilitation
- Landscaping for Water
- Tribute to John Senkiw
November 2015 Issue 3
- What the Cat Brought In
- Flitting Fritillaries
- Results: Bluebird Trail Nesting 2014
- Keep Eyes and Ears Open
February 2016 Issue 1
- Bald Eagles
- Vampire Plant
- Jim Jowsey
- Ruth Smith Donation
- Visiting EgretsOctober 2016 Issue 2
- Dragonflies at Good Spirit
- Managing Wolves
- An Avian Mystery
- The Naming of Birds
- What's Flying Around at Night
November 2016 Issue 3
- Turkey Vultures - A Matter of Love
- Rare Red-bellied Woodpecker sightings
- Mobile Robin Nursery
- You May Get a Charge out of This
- Owls, Cranes and Youth
March 2017 Issue 1
- Dark-eyed Juncos
- Turtle with a Transmitter
- Get Those Ticks Off
- Something to Rail About
- Nature is Cool
July 2017 Issue 2
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Trouble for Aquatic Invertebrates
- Do You Know about Neotony
- Unraveling a Migration Mystery
- Consider Becoming an AtlasserOctober 2017 Issue 3
- A Swift Article
- Avian Snapshot
- Stewardship in Action
- Identifying Waxwings
- Acid Rain: Some ThoughtsFebruary 2018 Issue 1
- Magpie Moment
- A Dandy Possibility for Amelioration
- To Live or to Die
- History of the LeFlay Trail
- Metis MusingsAugust 2018 Issue 2
- Grieving Finches
- A Life Dedicated to Nature
- A Saltcoats Geography Lesson
- Boreal Owls in Our Region
- Laurie Leads![]()
October 2018 Issue 3
- An Incomplete Discussion
- Nightjars Need Your Assistance
- A Whooping Good Time
- Read This for Gosh Sake
- Loss May Trigger Grieving
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February 2019 Issue 1
- Himalayan Horror
- Pesticides May be Causing Confusion
- Whitetail Tales
- Eco-museum Envy
- Buy these BirdsJune 2019 Issue 2
- Osprey Updates
- Getting Her Feet Wet on the New Job
- Hunting Sharp-tailed Grouse
- Full of Feces (Cranberries for Xmas)
- For Your Eddie-fication![]()
November 2019 Issue 3
- Loon Lore
- Research and writing
- Meaningful Math in the Out-of-doors
- Weyerhaeuser Weighs In
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February 2020 Issue 1
- A Sight for Sora Eyes
- They Thought That They Could
- Salamanders Need Wetlands
- "Big Boy" - Frequent Feeder
- Rhyme it or ... Hum itMarch 2020 Issue 2
- Promotion and Leadership, Please
- Opportunities to Help YFBTA
- Meet Us at the Meet
- Update 2019: The Loons of Madge
- YFBTA takes Pride in this ProgramAugust 2020 Issue 3
- Fishy Facts
- A New Photo for the Sask. Bird Book?
- A Labour of Love
- An Extraordinary Birder
- Habitat in PerpetuityOctober 2020 Issue 4
- Searching for a Church
- Osprey Observers
- YFBTA has a Winner: Bob Lavender
- Summary of Loon Initiatives 2020 Report
- Report: Summer Program Initiative 2020
March 2021 Issue 1
- Trees Have Value
- Birds in Danger in Saskatoon
- Can You be Attracted to Atlassing?
- Something About Which to Grouse
- I May Have Saved a Leopard
October 2021 Issue 2
- Be Prepared to be Surprised
- Mysteries of Monarchs
- Tracking Trumpers
- Care Givers Go to Bat
- Big Boost: YFBTA Youth Program
November 2021 Issue 3
- Volunteers Conserving Plovers
- Unintended Exposure
- Don't Know the Blues
- Black-headed Visitor at Logan Green
- On the YFBTA website
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