Data & Conservation Tools
These critical tools and data support a broad community of bird researchers and conservationists both within Birds Canada and beyond. By making them freely available and accessible, we foster collaboration, increasing our impact for bird conservation.
These tools provide data collection and management solutions for conservation projects.
NatureCounts
The NatureCounts mobile app supports customizable data collection for bird monitoring projects including point counts, breeding bird atlases, route based surveys and more.
Motus Wildlife Tracking System
Motus supports the collection of movement data on flying animals using automated radio telemetry.
Indigenous Monitoring of Marine Birds
This tool was designed to be specifically used by Indigenous users to collect data on seabird observations in and around British Columbia’s coastline.
NatureCounts Learning Hub
The NatureCounts Learning Hub, familiarizes users with the various functions of NatureCounts including collecting, accessing, and analyzing data.
North American Ornithological Atlas Committee
The North American Ornithological Atlas Committee (NORAC) is a collaborative group that facilitates and supports bird atlassing efforts across the continent.
Birds Canada and our collaborators manage and provide access to a massive body of bird and biodiversity data. These tools will help you find and access the data you need.
NatureCounts Data Explorer
The NatureCounts data exploration tools provide easy access to the raw data housed in the NatureCounts data repository, which hosts hundreds of millions of bird records from over 1000 projects.
Motus Dashboard
The Motus Dashboard facilitates exploration of movement data generated by Motus automated radio telemetry.
NatureCounts Learning Hub
The NatureCounts Learning Hub, familiarizes users with the various functions of NatureCounts including collecting, accessing, and analyzing data.
If you are working with data accessed through NatureCounts or Motus, these resources will introduce you to relevant R packages and learning materials to guide your analysis.
NatureCounts R Package
The NatureCounts R package allows users to access and analyze NatureCounts data.
NatureCounts R Tutorials
These tutorials and walk-throughs familiarize users with the NatureCounts R package.
Motus R Package
The Motus R package supports the effective access to, and analysis of, data from Motus.
Motus R Tutorials
These tutorials and walk-throughs familiarize users with the Motus R package.
Birds Canada GitHub Repo
The Birds Canada GitHub repository contains various software and tools to access data via NatureCounts, and is a place to share scripts and other resources for data analysis.
These resources present interpreted data and other information to complement raw data and aid in research and conservation planning.
State of Canada’s Birds Report
The State of Canada’s Birds report presents a summary of the status of bird populations in Canada, and outlines how readers can take action for birds.
State of Canada’s Birds Species Accounts
The State of Canada’s Birds species accounts provide comprehensive information on the population status, trends, and distribution of all birds that occur in Canada.
Key Biodiversity Areas Canada
Canada’s Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) program leverages biodiversity data to assess and identify key sites for the conservation of biodiversity.
Nesting Calendar Query Tool (R Nest)
The Nesting Calendar Query Tool uses data from Project NestWatch to generate ranges of likely nesting dates for birds in Canada.
Gardening for Birds
Gardening for Birds is a comprehensive resource to help you garden with plants native to your region that support the needs of wild birds.
Birds Canada and our collaborators host several ways to connect with the broader conservation and research community, fostering collaboration and cooperation.
The Roost
The Roost is an online community for open discussion and collaborate, open to anyone interested in bird research and conservation in Canada.
Motus Community
The Motus Community is an online discussion forum for Motus collaborators and people working with Motus data.
CanAvian
CanAvian provides standards and recommendations for collecting and sharing avian biodiversity data.
Society of Canadian Ornithologists
The Society of Canadian Ornithologists (SCO) is Canada’s leading society for ornithologists, students, and everyone interested in birds and their conservation.
Whether you're just getting started, or are building on years of experience, these learning tools can help you grow your birding knowledge and skills.
State of Canada’s Birds Species Accounts
The State of Canada’s Birds species accounts provide comprehensive information on the population status, trends, and distribution of all birds that occur in Canada.
State of Canada’s Birds Report
The State of Canada’s Birds report presents a summary of the status of bird populations in Canada, and outlines how readers can take action for birds.
Birds in Your Region Tool
The Birds in My Region tool uses data from eBird to generate handy photo identification guides for the birds that are most likely to occur near you.
Birds Canada Learn
The Birds Canada Learn platform is home to free courses, volunteer training, and other resources to help you learn more about birds and their conservation.
Motus Wildlife Tracking System
Motus is an international research network that uses automated radio telemetry to study animal movement. Motus generates detailed data on migration routes, timing, and habitat use, then makes the data available to the research and conservation community to help us understand and conserve migratory birds.
©Red KnotPhoto: Yves Aubry
NatureCounts
NatureCounts is a data and technology platform that supports the collection, management, interpretation, and sharing of biodiversity data. Through NatureCounts, we are working to make more high-quality data available for conservation and research, protecting birds and the places they live.
Photo: Kris Cu