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Congratulations to our 2020 Great Canadian Birdathon prize winners!
Thank-you to the prize donors, participants, and sponsors who made Birds Canada’s 2020 Great Canadian Birdathon a success. All of your hard work and generosity will benefit Canada’s wild birds in many, many ways, and is deeply appreciated.
A new marsh monitoring program in British Columbia
Birds Canada and WildResearch are excited to announce our new BC Marsh Monitoring Program!
Winter Birds Photo Contest Winners
Thank you to all who shared their excellent captures for the Winter Birds Photo Contest held by Birds Canada in December 2020 and January 2021. The large number of submissions suggests that birds are helping many of us make the best of the winter.
New Grasslands Conservation Incentives project to benefit Canadian ranchers and birds
Birds Canada has produced an easy-to-use Grassland Conservation Incentives Guide to centralize all incentives available to producers and landowners to conserve, enhance or restore grasslands.
Where do all the nighthawks go?
The Common Nighthawk is one of the Western Hemisphere’s most widespread migratory birds, breeding from coast to coast, and from the Yukon all the way down to Panama. Yet, we know surprisingly little about them, especially their lives after they leave their breeding sites.
2020 Red List includes updates on forest songbirds and iconic raptors
Each year, the global extinction risk to all bird species is assessed by BirdLife International, the official Red List Authority for birds for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.