News & Reports
Creating Bird-Friendly Communities: World Migratory Bird Day 2025
This World Migratory Bird Day, discover the actions that can help birds on their epic journeys. Your yard or balcony could be a lifeline for migrating birds.
Celebrating Inaugural Birds Canada Community Grant Recipients for 2025
Meet the seven incredible recipients of Birds Canada’s first-ever Community Grants! From Arctic Snow Buntings to accessible birding events, these projects will drive real change across Canada. Funded by Birdathon, powered by community—discover how your support is taking flight.
The Chimney Swift Fund: Swiftly restoring habitat brick-by-brick
Each spring, Chimney Swifts return to nest and roost in urban chimneys—but many of these essential habitats are disappearing. Learn how the Chimney Swift Fund is helping restore key sites across eastern Canada, ensuring these unique birds have a place to rest, raise young, and thrive once more.
Atlassing the Greenbelt
By Kaelyn Bumelis, ON Atlas 3 Project Manager, Birds CanadaFrom left to right. Common Nighthawk. Photo: Chantale Malo. Least Bittern. Photo: Ken MacDonald. Red-headed Woodpecker. Photo: Geoff StimpsonWhat do these three species have in common? They can all be found in...
Small tags, big discoveries: Celebrating 10 years of the Motus Wildlife Tracking System driving conservation through collaboration
For 10 years, the Motus Wildlife Tracking System has revealed the incredible migrations of birds across continents. This global network is transforming conservation by uncovering where birds go, how they get there, and what they need to survive. Let’s take a deeper dive into spring migration, discovering the tech behind Motus.
Habitat on the Line: Ontario Plans to Eliminate Key Protections for Endangered Birds
Ontario has announced plans to eliminate its Endangered Species Act. This is a significant step backwards for bird conservation in the province. The change would end provincial legal habitat protection for endangered and threatened birds as the proposed new Species Conservation Act will only provide protection for the “dwelling place” or nest.
