Posted By Cindy Boucher PURPLE FINCH!! With coffee flying and a mad dive for my camera, to snap a few shots before he flew off, two things hit me. One: the pain of hot coffee seeping through jeans and two: my favorite birds had arrived to the Cork. Now, I …
In April of 2012 the federal government announced it was divesting itself of 2.3 million acres of PFRA community pastures, 1.78 million of which are located in Saskatchewan. The control for these pastures has now reverted back to the prairie provinces and in response the Saskatchewan government has announced they …
In Part 1 of this series, we covered in some detail the Suborder Charadrii, which included such beauties as the American Avocet, Black-bellied Plover, and the ever-present Killdeer. In that suborder, we went over the 11 endemic species in some detail and mentioned 4 vagrant species. This month, we’ll …
Pledge to Fledge is an international grassroots campaign from The Global Birding Initiative, designed to introduce more people to the observation of wild bird species. P2F is designed to help birders recruit their non-birding friends, nurture them toward becoming a casual birder, and then, ideally, into a citizen concerned about …
Bird Canada has been updated with a new Birding Resources section. We’re in the peak of spring migration. If you’re feeding birds in your yard, these hungry new arrivals will be eager for your food, and not always aware of the deadly windows near the feeders. Window strikes kill millions …
Now that spring has arrived, our winter visitors here in Calgary will soon be leaving and one particular bird that I will miss more than others is the humble Common Redpoll. From a photographer’s point of view they are pretty much a dream subject: they are fairly common, like to perch …
Calgary photographer Rob English takes outstanding bird photos, and has been kind enough to allow us to showcase them on Bird Canada.
After more than 75 years of managing fragile grasslands as productive rangelands for livestock grazing, the federal government announced in the spring of 2012 that it was transferring control of the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA) pastures back to the provinces. This was done with no public consultation and little …
Bird Canada author and birder extraordinaire Charlotte Wasylik is participating in the annual Baillie Birdathon in May. This is the oldest sponsored bird count in North America and proceeds raised support bird studies across Canada. Her goal is $500 and she has already raised $205. She has earmarked half of the …
Situated in the South Okanagan valley of British Columbia, Vaseux Lake is an important resting area for migrating birds. From August 1 to October 15, a bird banding station is in place to capture, record and release migrating and resident birds. There is a series of mist nests (8’ High …