Aug 19, 2020 | Featured News Stories
By Andrew Coughlan, Director – Québec Program, Birds Canada Common Poorwill Illustration: Jenny Bien-Aimé Thank you to all the volunteers who helped with the 2020 Canadian Nightjar Survey in June and July! In spite of the pandemic, participants were able to...
May 27, 2019 | Featured News Stories
By Elly Knight, Nightjar Survey Program Manager, WildResearch Common Poorwill Photo: Alan Burger WildResearch is seeking volunteers to survey for nightjars (birds in the nighthawk and whip-poor-will family) across Canada – especially in Manitoba and Ontario, where...
Apr 25, 2019 | Featured News Stories
By Liz Purves (Manager, Ontario Aerial Insectivore Program, Bird Studies Canada) and Ally Manthorne (Coordinator, Maritimes Aerial Insectivore Program, Bird Studies Canada) Chimney Swift Photo: Ron d’Entremont Get ready, SwiftWatchers! The 2019 SwiftWatch season...
Mar 7, 2019 | Featured News Stories
By Dr. David Bradley, Director, British Columbia, Bird Studies Canada Tree Swallow Photo: David Bradley In January, a paper entitled “A range-wide domino effect and resetting of the annual cycle in a migratory songbird” by Dr. Elizabeth Gow and 28 other authors,...
Nov 16, 2018 | Media Releases
Photo: Kala King Call for swift action comes as government’s public consultation on neonics ban wraps 16 November 2018 (Ottawa, ON) — Fourteen conservation, environmental health and advocacy groups*, along with the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association, have called on the...
