Bird News Saskatchewan ducks are being counted from the air by US biologists as part of an international effort to keep track of the number of migratory birds in North America. Long Point Bird Observatory in southern Ontario, where over 800,000 birds have been banded, is celebrating its 50th anniversary …
Bird News The Red-tailed Hawk, which only visits Canada in the summer months, is the leading contender for Canada’s national bird. Vote for the bird of your choice on this website. The Central Okanagan Regional District Board has entered into a stewardship agreement with B.C. Ministry of Environment to protect …
Bird News Nearly 3,000 Canadians have submitted their choice for a national bird of Canada, with the red-tailed hawk currently heading a list of 10 species. The latest assessment by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada has once again designated the whooping crane as Endangered and the …
Bird News Researchers with the Canadian Wildlife Service say migratory birds may face new challenges when they return to The Arctic, due to unpredictable climate changes. After being alerted by the distress cries of its mother, bird watchers in Ottawa came to the rescue of a great-horned owl chick that …
Bird News The city of Edmonton, AB is considering an application to allow people to raise chickens in their backyards in response to increased interest in finding local food sources. A New Brunswick bird observatory is testing radar as at tool to count migrating seabirds along the Atlantic coast. Neighbors …
Bird News Ducks Unlimited Canada has invested over one million dollars in wetland conservation projects impacting nearly 49,000 hectares in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I. and Newfoundland Labrador. Officials in Brockville, Ontario have endorsed a motion to authorize a series of goose-control measures in the city’s waterfront parks, including the …
Bird News The director of the Canadian Raptor Conservancy is asking people to vote for a national bird for Canada. They are collecting 200,000 signatures, and the petition will be presented to the House of Commons. A conservation group in Manitoba, the Sharp-tails Plus, aims to enlarge populations of the …
Bird news Warmer, wetter weather in Canada’s North could have a devastating impact on nesting seabirds, says a biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service in Iqaluit. The northern spotted owl population in British Columbia is down to six birds. The government plans to capture two males to pair with two …