Hey! I'm Alexandre Lajeunesse and welcome to my author page.
I'm a Canadian birder and trained ornithologist, and the founder of The Birding Insights. This is where I dig into the stories behind rare sightings, range expansions, and the everyday lives of the birds around us. My birding started in Quebec and has taken me all the way to the far end of Patagonia, but honestly the birds close to home surprise and delight me just as much as anything I find halfway across the world. They brighten every adventure, and if you're looking for me, I'm probably somewhere scanning for my favorite, the Long-tailed Jaeger.
My articles
How to Find a Fallout During Spring Migration
How to predict, find, and recognize a spring migration fallout: weather and habitat.
How to Find Shorebirds in Flooded Agricultural Fields in Spring
Find spring shorebirds in flooded fields using water depth and scope technique.
How to Attract Rose-breasted Grosbeaks to Your Feeder
How to attract Rose-breasted Grosbeaks: seed setup, feeder type, and native plants.
How American Goldfinches Change Color in Spring: A Week-by-Week Guide
The American Goldfinch spring molt runs February through May. Here's the week-by-week guide.
Great Horned Owl Night Hunting Guide: Calls, Prey, and Habitat
A complete guide to the great horned owl: calls, hunting behavior, prey, habitat, and tips for finding this powerful raptor in winter woodlands.
Giant Petrels of Puerto Natales: Where and How to Spot Them
Where and how to find Southern Giant Petrels in Puerto Natales, Chile. The Costanera hotspot, fishery outflow feeding, wind conditions for close encounters.
Ethical Birding in Patagonia: Simple Rules That Matter
Ethical birding in Patagonia follows the same core principles used worldwide. Learn how to respect birds, habitats, and people while enjoying one of the wildest reg
Ethical Birding Distance Rules: How to Bird Without Disturbing Wildlife
Learn ethical birdwatching distance rules: ABA code guidelines, raptor and nest distances, playback limits, and how to recognize bird stress signals in the field.
Essential Gear for Birding in Patagonia: What We Actually Use in the Field
The honest gear guide for birding in Patagonia. Binoculars, spotting scopes, clothing, and accessories tested in the field against wind, rain, and dust.
Dawn Chorus Listening Guide: How to Experience and Identify Morning Birdsong
Experience the dawn chorus with tips on timing, best locations, species layering, and tools like Merlin and BirdNET for North American birders.
Common Loon Lakeside Habits and Calls: A Complete Guide
Learn about common loon calls, diving behavior, breeding habits, and migration. A complete guide for birders watching loons on Canadian lakes and coastal waters.
Chilean Flamingo in Patagonia: Where to See Them, When, and Why December Changes Everything
Where to see Chilean Flamingo in Patagonia, site by site.
Central Park Spring Birding: A Hotspot Guide for May Migration
Central Park spring birding peaks in the second week of May. Here's the complete hotspot route.
Cape May Spring Birding: What Arrives in April vs. May
Cape May spring birding: April brings seaducks and loons; May brings the warbler peak and Red Knot.
Canada Jay Camp Robber Ecology: Food Caching, Boreal Habitat, and Where to Find Them
Learn about Canada jay food caching, boreal forest habitat, early breeding behavior, and the best places to see this friendly corvid on winter trails across Canada.
