“Birdwatching kits” allow more people to enjoy the intimate relationship with nature that birdwatching brings. We wondered if it would be possible to extend this opportunity to more people by sharing kits with local libraries.
Successful conservation of birds is grounded in sound science. Avian Conservation and Ecology (ACE) – an open-access, electronic scientific journal co-sponsored by Bird Studies Canada and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists – is very important in this regard. We are excited to welcome Dr. Alex Bond as the new incoming co-editor-in-chief who will join Dr. Hobson to continue guiding and growing ACE.
Summer is the perfect time to explore outside and discover some new favourite places. Looking for tips on where to go birding? We’ve partnered with Greystone Books to offer you a chance to win books by birding experts to point you in the right direction. All you need to do is visit Bird Studies Canada on Instagram (@BirdStudiesCan) between July 15 and August 15, 2019 and tell us where in Canada you think is the “best place to bird”!
Two subspecies of this woodpecker occur in Canada: the “yellow-shafted” and the “red-shafted.”
When did you first fall in love with birding? If it was during spring migration, you’re not alone – that’s how George Clulow got hooked! After moving from Essex, England to Winnipeg in 1973, one fateful spring galvanized his interest in birds into a more serious undertaking.
Watching loons can have a wonderful side effect of increasing our desire to help them. But what is the best way to do that? Would building a nesting raft, or platform, benefit the loons at your lake?
Earlier this year, we announced that Sonya Richmond (until recently, a GIS analyst with Bird Studies Canada) and Sean Morton would be taking their lives in a dramatically new direction to hike across Canada for bird conservation. Did you wonder what it would be like to spend three years hiking the Great Trail? We can now put speculation aside because the hikers are on their way!
Environment and Climate Change Canada scientists have concluded that “Project-induced changes to Roberts Bank constitute an unmitigatable species-level risk to Western Sandpipers, and shorebirds more generally.” Unless we act now, the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project is just one example of threats that will face Western Sandpipers and the Fraser Estuary.
The Long-billed Curlew project hit new heights this May with a very successful field season near Prince George, BC. A team from Bird Studies Canada visited the area to document the recently expanded range of these pioneer curlews, and to confirm their presence and breeding in the most northerly part of the species’ range.
Islay Graham, age 13, first connected with Piping Plovers when visiting their nesting site at Sauble Beach, Ontario. She went on to complete a research project that swept up awards at regional and national science fairs! We noticed a lot of interest in response to the news stories about Islay, so we reached out to her to learn more.
