Program Coordinator – Long Point Bird Observatory
Website: www.birdscanada.org/lpbo Location: Long Point, Ontario, Canada. Job Type: 9 month contract position. Application Deadline: February 28, 2021 Job Description: Birds Canada is seeking a highly motivated and skilled person to coordinate the programs and day to...
2019/20 Christmas Bird Count in Canada
By Yousif Attia, Citizen Science Coordinator, Birds Canada The long running Christmas Bird Count (CBC) has been represented in Canada since the very beginning, when two of the first ever counts were held in New Brunswick and Ontario in the year 1900. Since...
A flycatcher surprise and other Saskatchewan Atlas highlights for 2020
By LeeAnn Latremouille (Saskatchewan Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinator), Ellen Jakubowski (Communications Specialist), and Dr. Kiel Drake (Director, Saskatchewan); Birds Canada Breeding Bird Atlases document the bird species that breed in a particular region,...
Valuable lessons learned from 20 years of Coastal Waterbird Surveys in BC
By Graham Sorenson (BC Projects Coordinator), Pete Davidson (Senior Conservation Advisor), Dr. Danielle Ethier (Bird Population Scientist), and Dr. David Bradley (Director, BC Program); Birds Canada To mark the 20-year anniversary of the British Columbia...
How will climate change and extreme weather impact alpine breeding birds?
By Graham Sorenson, BC Projects Coordinator, Birds Canada Climate change is having widespread impacts on ecosystems. The timing of critical events such as snow melt and insect hatch are changing as weather patterns shift. For birds, these impacts are gradual,...
Spark environmental awareness this Giving Tuesday
By Jody Allair, Director of Citizen Science and Community Engagement, Birds Canada Birds are the spark that connects kids and people of all ages to conservation issues. Every day, birds invite us to unplug, look up, and explore the natural world. And like many...
A Fond Farewell to Our President Steven Price
Birds Canada’s President, Steven Price, will be retiring in May 2021. Steven has led the organization since 2014 and helped us grow into the organization we need to be for birds and bird lovers in the years to come. His passion for the blend of conservation science,...
Citizen Scientists “Rock” the First Year of the Newfoundland Atlas
By Dr. Catherine Dale (Newfoundland Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinator) and Jenna McDermott (Assistant Atlas Coordinator), Birds Canada Newfoundland Landscape Photo: Catherine Dale Breeding Bird Atlases are projects that involve documenting breeding birds across a given...