Ah yes, the great Canadian winter. Trying to focus the binos with gloves on, not being able to hear bird calls because of the hat(s), sniffy noses and frozen toes. We’re a hardy lot though, and won’t let a piddly -20C stop us from going to out look for birds. …
The American Birding Association has announced their 2013 bird of the year – the Common Nighthawk. The incredibly clever folks at the ABA, and nighthawk impersonator Robert Mortensen, have put together a very inventive video to make the official announcement. The 2012 State of Canada’s Birds report noted that aerial insectivores – …
More than 12,000 volunteers across Canada – and over 60,000 continent-wide – will be counting birds from December 14, 2012 to January 5, 2013. Many will rise before dawn and brave winter weather to participate in the world’s longest running wildlife census, begun in 1900. The Christmas Bird Count is …
After legal action from Ecojustice and Ontario Nature, two of Toronto’s most lethal buildings for birds have been retrofitted to reduce bird strikes. “Our objective has been to reduce the preventable carnage of bird strikes against the mirrored windows of office complexes,” said Albert Koehl, staff lawyer at Ecojustice. “After …
By Bob Ewing The Campbellton Rotary Club has begun work on the following project: The broad concept, at this time, is to create or rather enhance a natural space through the planting of trees, shrubs and wildflowers that are found or were found in the Acadian Forest. This will encourage, …
This article was originally posted on the Birds Calgary blog, and immediately captured my attention. It presents the complete juxtaposition of bird watching today, with the old guard encouraging and passing on their knowledge to a newer generation. Matthew Sim is a high school student who has only been birding …
If you feed birds in your yard each winter, why not turn your hobby into research that supports bird conservation? By joining Project FeederWatch and sharing information about which birds visit your feeders between November and April, you can help scientists at Bird Studies Canada and the Cornell Lab of …
The Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) has released its latest report on the state of biodiversity in Alberta. The Status of Landbirds in Alberta’s Boreal Plains Ecozone – Preliminary Assessment 2012, reports on the status of common bird species that are monitored by the ABMI in Alberta’s Boreal Plains Ecozone (BPE). …
This is a preview of a new show coming to PBS Nature in October, and I just had to share it. I have never seen owl behaviour like this, and frankly my mouth was hanging open as I watched it. Twice.
Guest Post by Ted Cheskey, Nature Canada Manager of Bird Conservation The Greater Sage-grouse is on the brink of extinction in Canada. This iconic prairie bird, known for its spectacular mating dance, will likely vanish if emergency measures are not put in place to protect its grassland and sagebrush habitat. Unfortunately, the Sage-grouse …