Aug 18, 2020 | Featured News Stories
By Caroline Biel, Engagement and Communications Officer, BC Region, Birds Canada I have never seen so many Great Blue Herons in my life. I lift my binoculars to admire the profusion of heron nests in the trees. Gawky juveniles wait inside, eyeing the skies for...
Dec 11, 2019 | Featured News Stories
By Graham Sorenson, BC Projects Coordinator, Birds Canada When’s the last time you encountered a flock of birds? Was it 300 Canada Geese flying over in a “V” while you were walking down the street, or dozens of American Robins landing in a...
Jul 18, 2019 | Featured News Stories
By James Casey, Fraser Estuary Specialist, Bird Studies Canada Photo: Fraser Valley Regional Library A couple of years ago, Karen Devitt (a colleague here at Bird Studies Canada at the time) dreamed up the idea of a Birdwatching Kit that could be lent to those that...
Jun 24, 2019 | Featured News Stories
By James Casey, Fraser Estuary Specialist, Bird Studies Canada Photo: James Casey In early April, I had the chance to spend a morning collecting mud samples from the Fraser Estuary while surrounded by thousands of Western Sandpipers. Just over a month later, I and...
Dec 17, 2018 | Featured News Stories
By James Casey, Fraser Estuary Specialist, Bird Studies Canada Photo: David Bradley On a spectacular sunny, calm day in mid-November, I had the opportunity to participate in a volunteer effort to document the Fraser Estuary Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA)....
