Show the wild birds some love by taking part in the 23rd Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). This year’s count begins on Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14, and continues through Monday, February 17. Volunteers from around the world count the birds they see for at least 15 minutes on one or more …
The North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) has just released a new report on the state of Canada’s birds. It’s the second comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of birdlife in Canada. The new report highlights the challenges of bird conservation as well as past and current successes of conservation …
Many thanks to Kevin Biskaborn for sending us this wonderful footage. As warmer spring weather melts the snow in Canada, an eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) ventures out of hibernation only to be immediately hunted by a barred owl (Strix varia). Three chase sequences shown in order as they happened. …
With the release of 66 greater sage-grouse into the wild, the Calgary Zoo, in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and Parks Canada, has significantly boosted one of Canada’s most endangered birds at a time when fewer than 250 remain in their habitat. This milestone release is the …
Bird Canada gets a lot of emails from Canadians asking for help identifying a bird they have photographed. Some of these can be extremely challenging – juveniles, blurry photos, leucistic birds, hawks from a distance etc. This is the reason, ahem, that I have such a large collection of field …
In 2010 we were overjoyed to receive a wonderful new book covering only Canadian birds. You can read my review of Birds of Canada here. Now the publishers have released a revised and expanded version, which is just as spectacular as the first version. The full page profile pages remain …
Have you ever hugged a book? As a birder living on the edge of the prairies, I have spent hundreds of hours and many thousands of miles driving prairie roads, looking for birds. Sometimes you get lucky and find four juvenile ferruginous hawks stretching in the sunlight right next to …
We received an email from Gord Holm about a pair of robins who decided to raise a family on the railing of their back deck last year. The pictures show the location of the nest about three feet from the step that they use each time going in and out …
Show how much you care about birds by participating in the 21stannual Great Backyard Bird Count! Simply count birds for at least 15 minutes on one or more of the count days (February 16-19, 2018) and report your sightings online. Around the globe, tens of thousands of volunteers – of all …
Project FeederWatch celebrated its 30th anniversary last winter, thanks to dedicated participants who observe birds at their feeders. The information collected through this project over three decades allows scientists to measure important changes in North America’s winter bird populations over time. All are invited to join in this fun and …