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Annual Impact Report

From new conservation research to community programs protecting birds across Canada, our Annual Impact Report highlights the difference you help make. 

Explore the stories, science, and success your generosity brings to life for birds and people alike.

This report shares just a few of the many ways your support has created real impact for birds over the past year. From conserving grasslands to building international partnerships, every step forward has been possible because of you. Together, we are turning connection into conservation, ensuring that birds can thrive for generations to come.

2024-25 Annual Impact Report

Flock of fishing White Pelicans at the edge of morning light. Waskesiu River, Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.  23 June 2015

Our work in action

A Least Bittern perched in a tree
October 9, 2026

Birds Canada science critical for Great Lakes coastal wetland bird conservation

Birds Canada science has helped attract millions of dollars in recent funding to restore hundreds of hectares of threatened Great Lakes coastal wetlands for birds. Read on to see how data from our Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program and science-based recommendations from our Long Point Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Program have been critical for making this happen. 

A Piping Plover forages on a rocky beach
October 6, 2026

A homecoming for Piping Plovers on Lake Erie – nearly 50 years in the making

More than a century of conservation efforts paid off this spring, when a pair of Piping Plovers established a nest at Long Point for the first time since 1977. For nearly 50 years, birders, scientists, and nature lovers have eagerly awaited the return of nesting Piping Plovers to the Canadian shores of Lake Erie. Read on to learn just how significant this return is, and why it gives us hope for the future.

September 22, 2026

Celebrating the Joy of Birds and the Community that helps them Thrive

Government of Canada invests $2.6 million in bird monitoring – bolstering the impact of our volunteers