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Gardening for Birds
Spring is officially here, bringing with it the sights and sounds of migrating birds and the excitement of garden planning. If you love both gardens and birds, you’ve probably put some thought into how you can attract more birds to your garden.
Celebrating the launch of new Key Biodiversity Areas for birds in Canada
This month marks the launch of several new Key Biodiversity Areas championed by Birds Canada, stretching from Newfoundland to British Columbia. We highlight three of these sites and some of the important conservation work happening at them.
The Bird-friendliness Index: A tool for grassland bird conservation
The grasslands of the Canadian Prairies are a world of weird and wonderful birds. However, the habitat that these birds depend on are one of the most threatened and under-protected biomes on the planet. To address this challenge, Birds Canada has been working to develop the Bird-friendliness Index (BFI).
The Tarry Family Legacy at Long Point
Following on the Legacy that Doug and the Tarry family helped to establish, we are now entering another phase of rejuvenation as we reimagine the future of our LPBO and Birds Canada facilities. Long Point is our heritage, our home, and with the help of support from families like the Tarry’s, our future.
Birds Canada and Canadian University partners receive over $3.1 million to study and conserve migratory animals in peril
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is investing over $3.1 million in Motus, a program of Birds Canada in partnership with Canadian universities, including Western University, the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Guelph, the University of Waterloo, and Acadia University, to study and conserve migratory animals in peril.
Introducing Birds Canada’s 2024 Avian Ambassador: The Olive-sided Flycatcher
Some birds just capture the imagination like no other. For me, one of these birds is the Olive-sided Flycatcher. So what a perfect bird to take center stage as Birds Canada’s 2024 Avian Ambassador.
