May 21, 2022 | Featured News Stories
Our team at Birds Canada is deeply grateful to all of you who’ve participated in the Great Canadian Birdathon so far this May – by going birding for conservation or by donating in support. Thank you! While you were out enjoying the birds on your Birdathon day, we hope...
May 21, 2022 | Featured News Stories
By Gregor Beck, Senior Strategist, Birds Canada While the second season of field work is underway for the third Breeding Bird Atlas project for Ontario, the province’s second atlas (2001-2005) has hit an important landmark. The entire “Atlas of Breeding Birds of...
May 20, 2022 | Featured News Stories
By Natasha Barlow (Ontario Projects Biologist) and Gregor Beck (Senior Strategist), Birds Canada Habitat loss and degradation are among the main drivers of bird population declines globally – but you can be part of the solution. Transform your garden or yard into a...
May 20, 2022 | Featured News Stories
By Ian Fife, Ontario Forest Birds Program Coordinator, Birds Canada The Ontario Forest Birds program at Birds Canada has had a strong working relationship with the Ontario Woodlot Association (OWA) for almost five years now. Thanks to this partnership, Birds Canada...
May 19, 2022 | Featured News Stories
by Amie MacDonald, British Columbia Motus Coordinator, Birds Canada In 2020, Birds Canada started a project tracking the movements of Dunlin in the Fraser River Delta. The Delta provides critically important habitat for shorebirds and is recognized by the Western...
May 18, 2022 | Job Opportunites
Temporary Full Time Contract Position The Landscape Science and Conservation team at Birds Canada is hiring a support for the Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) Program, beginning in June 2022. POSITION CONCEPT The Environmental Program Coordinator will carry out tasks in...
May 6, 2022 | Featured News Stories
Please note: This Avian Influenza outbreak is continuously evolving. Birds Canada will update our guidance as needed. The H5N1 subtype of Avian Influenza virus is spreading in Canada. Birds Canada volunteers and supporters can help respond to the ongoing outbreak by...
Apr 26, 2022 | Featured News Stories
By Kris Cu, Conservation Engagement and Outreach Worker, Birds Canada On an overcast spring morning in BC, I sit in my car, waiting in line to board a ferry from Tsawwassen to Victoria. Along the BC Ferries causeway road, trucks slowly roll on the pavement while...
Apr 26, 2022 | Featured News Stories
As thousands of migratory birds return north after a long winter, they bring with them the promise of warmer days, sun, and happiness. Marking the end of another dark and cold season, these feathered friends symbolize new life and the colours of spring. You’re invited...
Apr 26, 2022 | Featured News Stories
By Heather Polowyk, Bank Swallow Conservation Coordinator, Birds Canada The sun is shining, the air is warm, and meadow marsh plants gently sway in the breeze. Suddenly, the quiet turns into twittery chatter as hundreds of swallows swoop in and land on the tall...