Featured News Stories Archives - Birds Canada

A Year of Progress: Spotlighting Three New Key Biodiversity Areas and Updates on Canada’s KBA Initiative

Mar 5, 2025 | Featured News Stories

Introducing three key biodiversity areas (KBAs) in Canada: K’ómoks, Grasslands National Park, and Baccalieu Island. These sites are critical for species like the Surf Scoter, Greater Sage-Grouse, and Leach’s Storm-Petrel. Despite ongoing conservation efforts, threats such as habitat destruction and climate change persist. Continued stewardship and monitoring are crucial for preserving these vital habitats.

Searching for the Chestnut-collared Longspur: Visiting the Grassland Home of Our 2025 Avian Ambassador

Mar 4, 2025 | Featured News Stories

Each spring, one of Canada’s most spectacular natural sights can be witnessed in the shortgrass prairies at dawn—the Chestnut-collared Longspur’s captivating display flight. This once-common grassland songbird is a powerful symbol of what’s at stake. Our feature story for this month takes us on a journey to southern Alberta as we get to know this important species, Birds Canada’s 2025 Avian Ambassador, the Chestnut-collared Longspur.

Become a Champion for Birds: Join Birds Canada’s Board of Directors

Feb 19, 2025 | Featured News Stories, Job Opportunites

Birds Canada is pleased to announce that we are seeking new members to join our Board of Directors. Our volunteer Board, composed of up to sixteen (16) Directors, plays a crucial role in guiding our organization. Board members contribute to shaping our strategic direction, ensuring strong governance, and developing risk management strategies – all in support of our mission and long-term success.

Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program: things are getting really interesting!

Feb 4, 2025 | Featured News Stories

What’s the importance of muskrats for marsh birds? Find out in the new issue of “Marsh Monitor”. With the program celebrating their 30th anniversary, the team speaks to the value of having data span so many years. In their words “things are getting really interesting”!

The Hidden Threat: Why Neonics Are Still Putting Birds at Risk

Feb 4, 2025 | Featured News Stories

Recent re-evaluation of pesticide regulation in Canada is a cause for concern. We explore their impacts on insectivorous birds, look at how we’re taking action as an organization, and share ways you can help at home.

The Results Are In: 2024 Birdathon Prize Winners and Top Fundraisers

Feb 4, 2025 | Featured News Stories

Bird lovers, rejoice! The 2024 Birdathon was another soaring success thanks to the incredible passion and generosity of our participants, donors and sponsors. Together, we raised vital funds for bird conservation and for the Canadian Migration Monitoring Network. Your efforts made a real impact – thank you!

Get Ready for the Great Backyard Bird Count: Tips for New Birders

Feb 4, 2025 | Featured News Stories

While February may still be wrapped in winter’s chill, it’s also a month of excitement, kicking off with the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) next week. Running from 14-17 February, this event engages bird enthusiasts of all ages around the world in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are.

Removing barriers and enabling conservation: Celebrating 25 years of Denis Lepage

Feb 4, 2025 | Featured News Stories

Sometimes the secretive birds, the ones that are hard to see, tucked away in dense habitats, are the most amazing and inspiring. For me that is Denis. You may not have heard the name Denis Lepage before, but if you are interested in birds or conservation, I can all but guarantee that you have used something that Denis has built over the past 25 years.

Birding at the Edge of the World: Haida Gwaii’s Christmas Bird Counts

Feb 4, 2025 | Featured News Stories

Celebrating forty years of tradition, Yousif Attia recounts his trip to Haida Gwaii and explores their rich history, unique species, and generous people who made this Christmas Bird Count so special.

Flock Together for the Great Backyard Bird Count

Feb 3, 2025 | Featured News Stories

Share in the joy of birds during the annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) and help make your community stronger for you and the birds. Bird and nature lovers everywhere unite in the effort to tally as many of the world’s bird species as possible over these four days. Combined with other bird counts, GBBC results help create a clearer picture of how birds are faring—whether individual species are declining, increasing, or holding steady in the face of habitat loss, climate change, and other threats.