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As we celebrate Jody’s 20 years with Birds Canada, we honour how he has made a difference to bird conservation every day, not only for the birds, but for the people he has inspired to get outside and appreciate birds!

If you use the NatureCounts app to collect citizen science data, you’re sure to notice some changes when you head into the field this spring! A new version of the app was recently released, and it brings a host of improvements and new features.

Our course “Birding for Beginners” is now available on our new educational website! This free self-guided course will help you develop the foundational skills needed to start birding. You’ll learn about helpful tools like binoculars, guidebooks, and learn how to start identifying birds using size, shape, behaviours, habitats, colors, and sounds. The best part is that you’ll learn these skills with some of the most common birds found across Canada.

We’d like to take a moment to remember Dr. Bruce Falls and reflect on his extraordinary contributions to conservation and the profound influence he had over decades. His journey from the halls of academia to the forefront of environmental stewardship underscores a lifetime devoted to understanding, appreciating and conserving our natural world.

Allison Manthorne, Birds Canada’s Aerial Insectivore Conservation Strategist, tells us more about a special project to conserve nesting habitat for Bank Swallows in New Brunswick as well as how we can all help collect data and protect aerial insectivores across the country.