May 9, 2018 | Featured News Stories
“Lunch with Birds” at Queen’s Park Photo: Christoph Ng 9 May 2018 (Toronto, Ontario) – Toronto is home to over 290 different bird species. Each spring, millions of birds descend on the city’s neighbourhoods and green spaces. Just in time for peak...
Apr 17, 2018 | Featured News Stories
By Kevin Shackleton, birder and veteran Birdathon participant from Newmarket, ON The Warbler Hunters in 2017. My original motivation for doing a Birdathon was to see more birds, with the help of three excellent birders who knew their way around my home region. I...
Apr 17, 2018 | Featured News Stories
By Liza Barney, Science Educator, Bird Studies Canada Artwork: Alexandre Nicole “Cheer-up-Cheer-ily-Cheer-io! Conk-a-REEEEE! SWEEET-eeee!!!” Spring is here, the birds are back, and their songs are filling the air! Whether your aim is to support student inquiry...
Apr 17, 2018 | Featured News Stories
Chimney Swift Photo: Ron d’Entremont The 2018 SwiftWatch season is rapidly approaching as Chimney Swifts make their long migration north from South America. Citizen Scientists in Bird Studies Canada’s SwiftWatch program fill critical information gaps by...
Apr 17, 2018 | Featured News Stories
By Dr. David Bradley (British Columbia Program Manager) and Dr. Laura Tranquilla (Atlantic Program Manager), Bird Studies Canada Ancient Murrelet Photo: Dan Sherville As their name suggests, invasive species ‘invade’ a new environment and cause a cascade of ecological...
