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A community investment program can’t replace our natural wonders
If you believe that a healthy, functioning environment can never be replaced by millions of dollars, then now is the time to contact your Member of Parliament.+
How is the oil spill off California affecting birds?
With the weekend’s news of the latest oil spill along the California coast, our first thoughts and concerns are for the marine life, including birds, in this biologically rich coastal-marine region of the Pacific Flyway.+
Thank you to our members and Board!
Birds Canada held its annual general meeting virtually on September 25. It featured our new President Patrick Nadeau in conversation with video reporter and Birds Canada Board member Thor Diakow. Thank you to everyone who tuned in!+
Watch birds out your window and be part of scientific research!
Our backyards are important habitats for birds year-round. To help birds, we need to understand how these habitats and the birds using them are changing over time.+
Climate change adaptation plans need to consider birds – you can help!
Mitigating and adapting to climate change have emerged as defining challenges of our time. Climate change adaptation is always featured in the recommendations I make to decisions makers in the course of my work to conserve bird habitat in the Fraser River Delta Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA).+
Fall migration rewards Birdathoners
The 2021 Great Canadian Birdathon® is a year-long effort to raise needed funds for bird conservation. Every donation will advance the understanding and conservation of birds that spend part of their year in Canada or live here year-round!+
The Amazing Adventures of Piping Plover “HL”
“HL”, affectionately known as Helen Louise by our field biologists, is a Piping Plover banded as an adult in 2014 by the Canadian Wildlife Service as part of an ongoing study to better understand this Endangered species.+
Aerial Insectivore Conservation Program
Birds Canada is seeking an experienced Conservation Planner to work with Birds Canada staff and partners within a Conservation Standards framework to inform and strengthen evidence-based decision-making, and increase effectiveness of monitoring and priority conservation actions for aerial insectivores and other avian Species At Risk (SAR) across Federal-Provincial Priority Places in Atlantic Region, as well as Priority Sectors, and SAR Partnerships on Agricultural Lands Initiatives.+
Bank Swallow Conservation Coordinator
Birds Canada is seeking a Conservation Coordinator to lead the delivery of a conservation strategy and the development of a Citizen Science-based monitoring program for Bank Swallow in Atlantic Canada.+
Canadian Lakes Loon Survey: New Report Helps Explain Mysterious Declines
The Canadian Lakes Loon Survey 40-year Report has been released and the results are telling scientists that the Common Loon, Gavia immer, is experiencing mysterious declines in the number of chicks surviving to adulthood.+
Birds Canada is a non-profit, charitable organization built on the enthusiastic contributions of thousands of caring members and volunteer Citizen Scientists.
Our mission is to conserve wild birds through sound science, on-the-ground actions, innovative partnerships, public engagement, and science-based advocacy.
