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!
Birds Canada Winter Birds Photo Contest
Featured News Stories
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.
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?
Calling all Ontario birders! Registration for Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas-3 is open.
If you haven’t heard yet, the third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas takes flight in spring 2021.
Important updates on the Christmas Bird Count and CBC4Kids
As the 2020-2021 Christmas Bird Count (CBC) and CBC4Kids season approaches, our team at Birds Canada is keeping your health and safety top of mind.
Nocturnal Owl Survey in the Atlantic region: already 20 years of data!
Our knowledge of the abundance and population trends of owl species in this region and across North America has been greatly improved over the past two decades.
