As a bird lover, I’m sure friends have often approached you with questions about these fascinating animals. “What kind of bird is this? Where can I see them? Why do they do what they do?” This summer, I have been stationed inside the Vancouver Aquarium to help answer these burning questions and many others – part of my work as a summer student with Bird Studies Canada.
If you will be at the International Ornithological Congress in Vancouver this August, come meet our staff at the Bird Studies Canada booth! Our team has a diverse range of experience and interests, and represents a wide cross-section of our work. Who would you like to have a conversation with? Check out the bios and booth schedule and plan your booth visit during the Bird Expo!
Will you be attending the 27th International Ornithological Congress in Vancouver? Don’t miss Canada Evening on Tuesday, August 21. Enjoy music, art, photography, and remarks from renowned Canadian authors and conservationists Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson. Canada Evening is presented with the generous support of event sponsors and friends, including the Nature Conservancy of Canada as platinum sponsor.
Next month, scientists from Bird Studies Canada will meet with fellow experts from around the globe at the 27th International Ornithological Congress in Vancouver. With roughly 2000 delegates from around 100 countries expected to attend, this promises to be one of the biggest-ever meetings of the world’s bird researchers!
This summer, people have been reaching out to our staff at Bird Studies Canada with questions, concerns, and ideas about helping birds. It’s always great to hear from those who are eager to make a difference!
Thank you very much to all the BirdWatch Canada readers who completed the survey enclosed with the Spring 2018 issue. Our team is poring over your feedback. Soon, we will have the survey results available to share with you, and to guide improvements to the magazine.
In late July, I will be joining forces with an exceptional team of volunteers with Bird Studies Canada’s Québec Beached Bird Survey. This long-term program is currently active along the Côte-Nord and the Bas-Saint-Laurent, and around the Gaspésie peninsula.
The second field season of the Saskatchewan Breeding Bird Atlas is well underway! Our dedicated volunteers and intrepid field crews have been scouring the province in search of birds both great and small.
There are an abundance of chicks on Ontario’s shores this year, which are due to fledge soon. We consider a chick fledged when it can fly a distance of 50 m at one time. Many of the chicks are stretching their wings out and giving it a try, getting a few metres at a time – it’s a wonderful sight to see!
Did you know that there are three genetically distinct populations of Piping Plovers in North America, which breed in the Great Plains, Atlantic, and Great Lakes regions? The Great Lakes population is the smallest of the three.
