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Project FeederWatch Returns for Its 38th Season: Help Birds Canada track winter bird populations from home this winter
Running now through April 30, 2025, Project FeederWatch invites people of all ages and skill levels to contribute valuable data on winter bird abundance, a crucial tool for understanding how bird populations are faring during the colder months. For the past 38 years, Project FeederWatch has provided essential insights into bird distribution and abundance during winter—a critical time when many species face tough survival challenges.
Holiday Gift Guide for Bird and Nature Lovers
Nothing feels better than finding a gift that perfectly suits them and gives back to bird conservation in Canada. We’ve rounded up our favourite bird-friendly gifts to help make this holiday season a little more meaningful.
Four Ways to Attract Backyard Birds this Winter
Winter can be a magical time in the backyard, especially when it becomes a sought-after destination for our feathered friends. Helping birds survive the colder months not only supports local ecosystems but also provides you with the joy of getting to know the birds outside your window. Here are four easy and action-oriented ways to attract backyard birds this winter.
Take Flight Toward Tax Savings: How Donating Securities Helps You and Birds
At Birds Canada, we know how deeply our donors care about protecting and conserving bird populations. Each dollar we receive ensures that vital research, conservation and education programs take flight and make a genuine difference for birds from coast to coast. Your gift matters, but did you know how you give can have an impact too? Donating securities is a fabulous option for those savvy investors who want to make a difference for birds—and enjoy significant tax advantages.
Birds Canada migrates to Cali Colombia for COP16
COP16 begins today in Cali, Colombia. Which is fitting, because Colombia boasts very high biodiversity – it’s also the country with the most bird species in the world with the regional municipality of Cali being home to more bird species than all of Canada! Birds Canada is present, including myself and senior staff, along with many counterparts from the BirdLife International partnership from around the world. We’re here because the stakes are high – and we collectively understand that the fate of so many bird populations lies in the global community’s ability to meet the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) objectives. Or as the theme of COP16 so aptly puts it, humanity needs to make Peace with Nature.
Introducing The State of Canada’s Birds
The newly released State of Canada’s Birds is a partnership between Birds Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada. It’s built on over 50 years of bird monitoring data, much of it collected by Citizen Scientists.
