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Our First Five Months of Hiking for Birds Across Canada
In June 2019, we sold our house, quit our jobs, and began walking 24,000 km across Canada along The Great Trail. Fewer people have completed this undertaking on foot than have gone to the moon.
Bird Flocks in BC’s Fraser River Estuary Inspire Awe
Imagine striding along Boundary Bay in Delta, BC and seeing 13,000 Dunlin in murmurations over the water while thousands of Northern Pintails and American Wigeons float on the shallow coastal water.
Migration Education Takes Flight With the Motus Wildlife Tracking System!
With support from NSERC PromoScience, Birds Canada has been working with scientific collaborators and educators to bring the exciting research of Motus into the classroom.
Take Swift Action for Canada’s Threatened Birds on Giving Tuesday
Many city dwellers are oblivious that they share their neighbourhood with a rare and fascinating bird for part of each year. But once you learn to recognize their chattering voice and crescent-shaped wings, you can’t miss the Chimney Swifts zooming overhead! This year on Giving Tuesday, we’re asking you to help Chimney Swifts and other rapidly-declining bird species that need urgent conservation action.
Why join the Christmas Bird Count? We’ve lost 1 in 4 birds since 1970
The 120th Christmas Bird Count gives us all an opportunity to help birds. Whether you like exploring forests, fields, and waters in search of lingering migrants, or prefer counting feeder birds from your window with a warm mug in hand, the Christmas Bird Count needs you.
Winter Birding Opportunities All Across Canada
Some of our favourite species may have flown south, but winter sets the stage for new birding pleasures.
