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 …
Skilled birders are needed to run Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) routes at locations across Canada. Volunteers must have excellent ‘birding by ear’ skills, have a reliable vehicle, and be able to survey their route in June or early July for several years. In the Maritimes, BBS routes are available in …
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 …
Project Nest Watch is a popular, long-running program from Bird Studies Canada. Nest Watch involves volunteers in the long-term monitoring of bird nesting activity across Canada. Birds are good indicators of the health of their habitats and the ecosystems in which they live. By gathering data that follows the health …
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 …
If any one bird species could be said to represent the boreal forest, it would have to be the Grey Jay Perisoreus canadensis. These appealing little thieves are commonly known as whiskey jacks or camp robbers, and are found only in the boreal and sub-alpine forests of North America. Non-migratory …
