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.
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A Fond Farewell to Our President Steven Price
Birds Canada’s President, Steven Price, will be retiring in May 2021. Steven has led the organization since 2014 and helped us grow into the organization we need to be for birds and bird lovers in the years to come.+
Citizen Scientists “Rock” the First Year of the Newfoundland Atlas
Breeding Bird Atlases are projects that involve documenting breeding birds across a given region. Launching a new breeding bird atlas is always a challenge – but particularly so in the midst of a pandemic. +
Birds Canada Winter Birds Photo Contest
Birds are still outside doing their thing, and winter is a great time to look for and photograph them. This year, we invite everyone to share their bird photos from this winter season!+
Hemisphere-wide collaboration to further understanding of migratory shorebird declines
Shorebirds connect people and places. They are symbols of coastal and interior wetlands, some of the richest and most threatened habitats on Earth. Shorebird behaviours, mesmerizing murmurations, and intricate individual beauty capture the imaginations of millions of people.+
President – Birds Canada
Birds Canada is seeking a visionary leader who can provide overall strategic and operational leadership for the organization and realize expansion opportunities to make a significant impact in applied conservation for birds.+
Holiday Gifts
With the holiday season coming up quickly, our team at Birds Canada wanted to share some gift ideas that will have a lasting impact for birds.+
Identifying Canada’s Key Biodiversity Areas to help set conservation priorities
Our Landscape Science and Conservation team are working on a new project, and it holds promise for the future of conserving birds and other wildlife in Canada. We’re calling it the IBA to KBA “crosswalk”. +
New Grasslands Conservation Incentives project to benefit Canadian ranchers and birds
Birds Canada has produced an easy-to-use Grassland Conservation Incentives Guide to centralize all incentives available to producers and landowners to conserve, enhance or restore grasslands.+
Speak up now – protect the Fraser Estuary for birds we love
Despite the immense value of the bird habitat here, the Fraser Estuary and the birds it sustains are not safe from habitat fragmentation and degradation such as the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project.+
Partnership in action: Helping cats and birds live safer in BC
Because so many domestic cats are allowed to roam outside, they kill about 100 - 350 million birds every year in Canada alone! What is being done to change this sobering statistic?+
