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Four Ways you can Help Birds This Summer
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!
Refreshing Reads in the Summer Issue of “BirdWatch Canada”
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.
Beachcombing for Valuable Wildlife Data in Québec
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.
Season Two of Saskatchewan’s Breeding Bird Atlas is on Now
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.
Ontario’s Piping Plover Chicks Stretch Their Wings
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!
Conservation Action Getting Results for Piping Plovers in Ontario
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.
