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Volunteers like you are essential to bird monitoring and conservation efforts. Check out programs across the country that you can participate this spring and summer.

Birdwatchers participating in the 2021 Great Backyard Bird Count created an outstanding snapshot of bird populations around the world. Thank you for being part of it and continuing the GBBC’s upward trend!

We hope you enjoy the Spring 2021 issue (no. 95) of BirdWatch Canada, our quarterly members’ magazine. If you receive BirdWatch by mail, keep an eye out for your copy in March!

Birds on the Niagara (BON) international winter bird celebration went virtual for 2021! What better way to celebrate midwinter along the Niagara River in Southern Ontario and Western New York?

We welcome both beginning and experienced birders interested in participating in the Nocturnal Owl Survey. The survey is particularly suited to new birders because there are only a few owl calls to learn and relatively little time is required.

The gifts you make through Birds Canada support important work for birds. We’re pleased to announce this year’s Baillie Fund grant recipients!

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.

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.

Birds Canada and WildResearch are excited to announce our new BC Marsh Monitoring Program!

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.