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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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Forest Birds at Risk Technician
Birds Canada is hiring experienced, highly-motivated, and personable field staff to survey for forest birds at risk beginning in April 2021.+
Owl observation tips for birders and photographers
A chance encounter with an owl can spark an interest in birds and nature that lasts a lifetime! We benefit from these experiences, but, if we’re not mindful, the impact on the owls can be negative one.+
Congratulations to our 2020 Great Canadian Birdathon prize winners!
Thank-you to the prize donors, participants, and sponsors who made Birds Canada’s 2020 Great Canadian Birdathon a success. All of your hard work and generosity will benefit Canada’s wild birds in many, many ways, and is deeply appreciated.+
A new marsh monitoring program in British Columbia
Birds Canada and WildResearch are excited to announce our new BC Marsh Monitoring Program!+
PhD opportunity: species distribution and abundance models of Canadian owls
A PhD position, with three years partial NSERC funding, is available in the Cumming lab at Laval University, Québec City.+
Winter Birds Photo Contest Winners
Thank you to all who shared their excellent captures for the Winter Birds Photo Contest held by Birds Canada in December 2020 and January 2021. The large number of submissions suggests that birds are helping many of us make the best of the winter.+
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.+
Where do all the nighthawks go?
The Common Nighthawk is one of the Western Hemisphere’s most widespread migratory birds, breeding from coast to coast, and from the Yukon all the way down to Panama. Yet, we know surprisingly little about them, especially their lives after they leave their breeding sites.+
24th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count
Birds are everywhere and can be counted in backyards, neighborhoods, suburban parks, wild areas, and cities. Scientists need the eyes of the world to collect information about where the birds are.+
2020 Red List includes updates on forest songbirds and iconic raptors
Each year, the global extinction risk to all bird species is assessed by BirdLife International, the official Red List Authority for birds for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.+
