New report celebrates 25 years of Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring
By Dr. Doug Tozer, Director, Waterbirds and Wetlands, Birds Canada Least Bittern Photo: Tim Arthur The Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program (GLMMP) has operated every year since 1995. To monitor annually for a quarter century speaks loads to the importance of...
Update on our Science and Conservation Programs
By Steven Price, President, Birds Canada Western Tanager (summer breeder throughout BC, north to southwestern NWT, and east through central AB and SK). Photo: Jody Allair As COVID-19 cases trend downward in most of Canada, restrictions on travel and outdoor activities...
Bird Blitz at Home connects students to birds and nature
By Liza Barney, Education Program Coordinator, Birds Canada May is always an exciting time of year to pay attention to birds. The morning birdsong, journeys of migration, or discovery of a new nest can spark much joy and wonderment in all ages. And with more time...
“I am a Bird” is the hopeful story everyone needs right now
By Andres Jimenez, Urban Program Coordinator, Birds Canada Deadly pandemics, disappearing biodiversity, racial disparity … You don’t need me to tell you that we need a little hope right now! In the middle of all this, students from a high school in Markham, Ontario...
A roadmap to rescuing aerial insectivores
By Dr. Silke Nebel, Vice-President, Conservation and Science, Birds Canada Aerial insectivores – birds that catch insects on the wing – have declined by an estimated 59% since the 1970s in Canada and by about 32% across North America. This is the most...
Birdathon fun spans the country and the seasons in 2020
By Kris Dobney, Member Services Specialist, Birds Canada May is traditionally Birdathon month, and Birds Canada and the Great Canadian Birdathon are very lucky to have such a great group of dedicated participants. Even in these most uncertain times, they are taking a...
Presenting our new online courses
By Andrés Jiménez, Urban Program Coordinator, Birds Canada I have some exciting news to share with you. At Birds Canada, our work to conserve Canada’s wild birds pushes us to find effective ways to enrich your experience of nature wherever you are. We...
Getting our raptors in a row: unifying bird lists would help advance conservation
By Graham Sorenson, BC Projects Coordinator, Birds Canada When we see a Barn Owl in Canada, we recognize it as the species bearing the scientific name Tyto alba. However, there are four major bird lists used to organize the world’s species (see table below),...