The world’s biggest celebration of birds and bird science is coming to Vancouver, British Columbia, and you’re invited! Bird Studies Canada is proud to be a co-host of the International Ornithological Congress, taking place August 19-26, 2018.
Featured News Stories
New Motus Partnership for Shorebirds Takes Flight
Bird Studies Canada is excited to announce a new international partnership to study the ecology of the endangered rufa subspecies of Red Knot at its major wintering site in Bahia Lomas, Tierra del Fuego, Chile. Results from this work will inform management decisions and conservation action at this critical habitat at the southern end of the Atlantic Flyway.
More Birds to be Protected Under Species at Risk Act
The federal government recently announced its long-awaited decision to legally designate eight more bird species under Canada’s Species at Risk Act (SARA).
Bird Studies Canada’s Christmas Bird Count Photo Contest
We would like to share some of your favourite memories from the 2017-2018 Christmas Bird Count!
You Can Help Protect Canada’s Birds and Their Habitats
Every day, caring Canadians like you provide vital support to help conserve threatened species, as well as birds that are more common all across the country.
Give a Gift for Canada’s Birds on Giving Tuesday
Your Giving Tuesday donation to Bird Studies Canada will support work to conserve birds and habitats across the country.
Key Players for Conservation Converge at International Bird Observatory Conference
Representatives from bird observatories around the world recently flocked to New Jersey Audubon’s Cape May Bird Observatory to share knowledge and strengthen ties.
Safeguarding the Seabirds of Haida Gwaii
In mid-October, Bird Studies Canada’s B.C. program team convened, for the first time, all the key players on Haida Gwaii with expertise or responsibility pertaining to seabirds and the threats they face from introduced mammal predators.
Great Gifts for Bird Lovers
The holiday season is just around the corner! Looking for gifts that support bird research and conservation?
New IBA Abounds with Birds
Bird Studies Canada and partners are thrilled to announce the designation of a new Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) in the southwestern James Bay region! The new site amalgamates seven former IBAs, covers an additional 716 km2, and was created to better reflect bird habitat use and movements within this unique area.