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Birds Canada and Audubon renew partnership on annual Christmas Bird Count

Renewed agreement between the leading conservation organizations reaffirms 25 years of running one of the oldest volunteer-based survey efforts in ...

55-years of Tree Swallow monitoring sheds light on the consequences of insect decline

Written by Dr. Matthew Fuirst, Research Ecologist and Observatory Manager With an iridescent blue back and contrasting white belly, Tree Swallows are ...

Thriving on the Edge: The Orchard Oriole’s Northward Journey

By Elizabeth Porter, Ontario Programs Engagement Specialist Adult male Orchard Oriole. Photo: John Reaume Signs of Spring For many bird ...

Science in the Forest: Searching for Ontario’s Rarest Birds

By Samreen Munim and Brendan Boyd, Ontario Forest Birds Program Every year, as the snow melts and the cold winds of ...

What the unraveling of environmental safeguards means for the birds we love

Marbled Godwit. Photo: Sean Jenniskens Today, organizations across Canada, including Birds Canada, are raising concerns about the direction the federal ...

Birdathon: a 50-year Tradition for the Dunn-Hussell Family

By Trish Gergich, Manager of Leadership Giving Ricky Dunn says she “only really learned to identify birds because of Birdathon.” It’s an activity that has reinforced ...

Counting for a Cause: 50 years of Birding for Conservation!

By Kate Dalgleish, Director of Annual Giving and David Love, Long-time Birdathoner In the spring of 1976, a small group of ...

Birds Canada-Western partnership powers science birds and nature need to thrive

Renewed MOU continues shaping migration science nationally and internationally Protecting birds starts with knowledge. Understanding where they move, when they ...

Grow a Bird-Friendly Garden This Season

Birds Canada is proud to partner with West Coast Seeds, who are donating proceeds from the sale of these seeds ...

Science in the Sand: How we Protect Bank Swallows in Atlantic Canada

By Heather Polowyk, Aerial Insectivore Conservation Biologist (Atlantic Region) Spring is in the air and so are the birds! Bank ...

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