Bird Friendly Hamilton Burlington
@bfhb.bsky.social
Working to conserve and raise awareness of wild birds, through Nature Canada's Bird Friendly City program. Burlington and Hamilton, Ontario, were both certified as bird friendly cities in April 2022! https://birdfriendlyhamiltonburlington.wordpress.com/
A great opportunity to help look after some local nature sanctuaries that support birds and other wildlife! 👇
Become a Sanctuary Steward! 🌿
We're looking for volunteers to help monitor our nature sanctuaries. Properties in need of a steward include Amaolo, Margaret McWhinnie, Sheelah Dunn Dooley, Spooky Hollow, Thomas and Mary Young, and Vinemount. Email Jen Baker at land@hamiltonnature.org if interested.
We're looking for volunteers to help monitor our nature sanctuaries. Properties in need of a steward include Amaolo, Margaret McWhinnie, Sheelah Dunn Dooley, Spooky Hollow, Thomas and Mary Young, and Vinemount. Email Jen Baker at land@hamiltonnature.org if interested.
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
A great opportunity to help look after some local nature sanctuaries that support birds and other wildlife! 👇
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Happy Fall! 🍂 Fun fact: during late summer and fall Black-capped Chickadees grow their brains (specifically the hippocampus) to help them remember all their food caches for the winter! #birds
September 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Happy Fall! 🍂 Fun fact: during late summer and fall Black-capped Chickadees grow their brains (specifically the hippocampus) to help them remember all their food caches for the winter! #birds
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Have you participated in Global Bird Rescue Week before hosted by Fatal Light Awareness Program Canada?
#GlobalBirdRescue from Sept 22-28, 2025.
Join FLAP Canada to rescue and document birds that have collided with buildings in your community. Learn more, visit globalbirdrescue.org.
#GlobalBirdRescue from Sept 22-28, 2025.
Join FLAP Canada to rescue and document birds that have collided with buildings in your community. Learn more, visit globalbirdrescue.org.
August 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Have you participated in Global Bird Rescue Week before hosted by Fatal Light Awareness Program Canada?
#GlobalBirdRescue from Sept 22-28, 2025.
Join FLAP Canada to rescue and document birds that have collided with buildings in your community. Learn more, visit globalbirdrescue.org.
#GlobalBirdRescue from Sept 22-28, 2025.
Join FLAP Canada to rescue and document birds that have collided with buildings in your community. Learn more, visit globalbirdrescue.org.
A great post on Chimney Swifts (a Threatened Species) from @ward2hamilton.bsky.social ! (Click post to read whole thread.) Our BFHB volunteers monitor Chimney Swifts in both Hamilton and Burlington as part of Birds Canada's citizen science program.
This week's heritage post is all about the birds, or at least one bird in particular - our neighbour the chimney swift! Let's look more closely at this feathered friend and its history in our city. #HamOnt
July 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A great post on Chimney Swifts (a Threatened Species) from @ward2hamilton.bsky.social ! (Click post to read whole thread.) Our BFHB volunteers monitor Chimney Swifts in both Hamilton and Burlington as part of Birds Canada's citizen science program.
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School's out for the summer but that doesn't mean the learning has to end. Spend time outdoors with your little (or not so little) ones watching the birds, flowers, fish, mammals, insects and more. Use apps like iNaturalist or Seek to help identify what you're seeing. And most importantly have fun!
June 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
School's out for the summer but that doesn't mean the learning has to end. Spend time outdoors with your little (or not so little) ones watching the birds, flowers, fish, mammals, insects and more. Use apps like iNaturalist or Seek to help identify what you're seeing. And most importantly have fun!
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This week we're focusing our heritage post on cultural heritage in the core in, perhaps, a slightly unlikely place - atop the Sheraton Hotel where our beloved peregrine falcons have come to call home. Let's dig into our City's history around these majestic friends. #HamOnt
May 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This week we're focusing our heritage post on cultural heritage in the core in, perhaps, a slightly unlikely place - atop the Sheraton Hotel where our beloved peregrine falcons have come to call home. Let's dig into our City's history around these majestic friends. #HamOnt
It's World Migratory Bird Day! Here's hoping everyone takes time today to appreciate the beautiful birds around us during the peak of spring migration, and takes time to reflect on how we can better co-exist with them. birdfriendlyhamiltonburlington.wordpress.com/how-you-can-... #WMBD2025
May 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It's World Migratory Bird Day! Here's hoping everyone takes time today to appreciate the beautiful birds around us during the peak of spring migration, and takes time to reflect on how we can better co-exist with them. birdfriendlyhamiltonburlington.wordpress.com/how-you-can-... #WMBD2025
On May 8, join @naturecanada.bsky.social and QuebecOiseaux for a webinar on how municipalities are working to protect and restore bird populations. Hear from BFHB, Bird Friendly Kawartha Lakes, Lions Bay, Selwyn, Kitchener, and Nova Scotia Bird Society.
Register here: tinyurl.com/mru47muu
Register here: tinyurl.com/mru47muu
May 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
On May 8, join @naturecanada.bsky.social and QuebecOiseaux for a webinar on how municipalities are working to protect and restore bird populations. Hear from BFHB, Bird Friendly Kawartha Lakes, Lions Bay, Selwyn, Kitchener, and Nova Scotia Bird Society.
Register here: tinyurl.com/mru47muu
Register here: tinyurl.com/mru47muu
Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day 2025 with us at a litter clean up, Sat, May 17, 10am-noon at Pier 8 in Hamilton. Meet at our Purple Martin house by the rink! Free giveaways (buttons, stickers, info. materials) and litter clean-up supplies. Bring water and sunscreen!
#TeamUpToCleanUp #WMBD2025
#TeamUpToCleanUp #WMBD2025
May 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day 2025 with us at a litter clean up, Sat, May 17, 10am-noon at Pier 8 in Hamilton. Meet at our Purple Martin house by the rink! Free giveaways (buttons, stickers, info. materials) and litter clean-up supplies. Bring water and sunscreen!
#TeamUpToCleanUp #WMBD2025
#TeamUpToCleanUp #WMBD2025
Thanks to Mayor @mariannemeedward.bsky.social for proclaiming Saturday, May 10th, World Migratory Bird Day in #BurlON! In addition, the Brant Street Pier beacon lighting will go dark at 10pm to raise awareness of Lights Out actions people can take to help migrating birds stay safe in May. #WMBD2025
May 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Thanks to Mayor @mariannemeedward.bsky.social for proclaiming Saturday, May 10th, World Migratory Bird Day in #BurlON! In addition, the Brant Street Pier beacon lighting will go dark at 10pm to raise awareness of Lights Out actions people can take to help migrating birds stay safe in May. #WMBD2025
Great for birds, too, like Hummingbirds!
#BirdFriendlyCity
#BirdFriendlyCity
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Order today while supplies last 👉https://www.burlingtongreen.org/shop/
Order pick ups will take place on Sunday, May 25th at the BurlingtonGreen Eco Hub by the beach.
Order today while supplies last 👉https://www.burlingtongreen.org/shop/
Order pick ups will take place on Sunday, May 25th at the BurlingtonGreen Eco Hub by the beach.
May 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Great for birds, too, like Hummingbirds!
#BirdFriendlyCity
#BirdFriendlyCity
Thanks to @burlingtongreen.bsky.social for sending volunteers to clean this section of Burlington Bay shoreline during recent Eco-Action days at the Beach. Led by BFHB Co-chair Dave, we collected 12 full bags of litter! This area is a big litter trap and a designated Important Bird Area.
#WMBD2025
#WMBD2025
May 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Thanks to @burlingtongreen.bsky.social for sending volunteers to clean this section of Burlington Bay shoreline during recent Eco-Action days at the Beach. Led by BFHB Co-chair Dave, we collected 12 full bags of litter! This area is a big litter trap and a designated Important Bird Area.
#WMBD2025
#WMBD2025
Happy Earth Day, everyone! We hope you not only take time to appreciate our earth today and the creatures that inhabit it, but also choose a new conservation action you can take. Why not commit to treating your window(s) with bird-friendly markers? Lots of options here: flap.org/stop-birds-f...
April 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Happy Earth Day, everyone! We hope you not only take time to appreciate our earth today and the creatures that inhabit it, but also choose a new conservation action you can take. Why not commit to treating your window(s) with bird-friendly markers? Lots of options here: flap.org/stop-birds-f...
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Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day 2025!
This year’s theme, “Shared Spaces: Creating Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities, ”highlights the importance of creating safe, sustainable environments for birds to thrive. In celebration of World Migratory Bird Day 2025, here are the featured birds 1/2
This year’s theme, “Shared Spaces: Creating Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities, ”highlights the importance of creating safe, sustainable environments for birds to thrive. In celebration of World Migratory Bird Day 2025, here are the featured birds 1/2
March 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day 2025!
This year’s theme, “Shared Spaces: Creating Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities, ”highlights the importance of creating safe, sustainable environments for birds to thrive. In celebration of World Migratory Bird Day 2025, here are the featured birds 1/2
This year’s theme, “Shared Spaces: Creating Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities, ”highlights the importance of creating safe, sustainable environments for birds to thrive. In celebration of World Migratory Bird Day 2025, here are the featured birds 1/2
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2/2 actions to take to help them:
American Redstart - Support bird-friendly coffee.
American Robin - Keep cats indoors.
Red Knot - Reduce plastic waste.
Peregrine Falcon - Eliminate Toxic Chemicals
Every small action contributes to helping migratory birds thrive.
American Redstart - Support bird-friendly coffee.
American Robin - Keep cats indoors.
Red Knot - Reduce plastic waste.
Peregrine Falcon - Eliminate Toxic Chemicals
Every small action contributes to helping migratory birds thrive.
March 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
2/2 actions to take to help them:
American Redstart - Support bird-friendly coffee.
American Robin - Keep cats indoors.
Red Knot - Reduce plastic waste.
Peregrine Falcon - Eliminate Toxic Chemicals
Every small action contributes to helping migratory birds thrive.
American Redstart - Support bird-friendly coffee.
American Robin - Keep cats indoors.
Red Knot - Reduce plastic waste.
Peregrine Falcon - Eliminate Toxic Chemicals
Every small action contributes to helping migratory birds thrive.
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Stormwater Birding Outing 🦆
Join Jackson Hudecki for a birding stroll through William Connell Park, a hub of #bird activity over the last several years thanks to a large stormwater pond surrounded by mixed vegetation.
📅 Sat April 19, 2025 | 10 AM - 12 PM
📍 William Connell Park #HamOnt
Join Jackson Hudecki for a birding stroll through William Connell Park, a hub of #bird activity over the last several years thanks to a large stormwater pond surrounded by mixed vegetation.
📅 Sat April 19, 2025 | 10 AM - 12 PM
📍 William Connell Park #HamOnt
April 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Evening Woodcock Walk 🌙
Join Sheldon McGregor for an evening of watching and hearing American Woodcocks perform their mating display flight.
📅 Wed April 23, 2025 | 7:30 - 9:00 PM
📍 #HamON (TBD)
🔗 Registration required: buff.ly/gWFRBse
Join Sheldon McGregor for an evening of watching and hearing American Woodcocks perform their mating display flight.
📅 Wed April 23, 2025 | 7:30 - 9:00 PM
📍 #HamON (TBD)
🔗 Registration required: buff.ly/gWFRBse
April 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Evening Woodcock Walk 🌙
Join Sheldon McGregor for an evening of watching and hearing American Woodcocks perform their mating display flight.
📅 Wed April 23, 2025 | 7:30 - 9:00 PM
📍 #HamON (TBD)
🔗 Registration required: buff.ly/gWFRBse
Join Sheldon McGregor for an evening of watching and hearing American Woodcocks perform their mating display flight.
📅 Wed April 23, 2025 | 7:30 - 9:00 PM
📍 #HamON (TBD)
🔗 Registration required: buff.ly/gWFRBse
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Join us for a tree planting at Sheelah Dunn Dooley Nature Sanctuary #BurlOnt! New & seasoned volunteers are invited to help plant plugs or 1-gallon pots. Thank you to TD Friends of the Environment for supporting this project.
📅 Sat April 26, 2025 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM
✉️ RSVP to land@hamiltonnature.org
📅 Sat April 26, 2025 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM
✉️ RSVP to land@hamiltonnature.org
April 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Join us for a tree planting at Sheelah Dunn Dooley Nature Sanctuary #BurlOnt! New & seasoned volunteers are invited to help plant plugs or 1-gallon pots. Thank you to TD Friends of the Environment for supporting this project.
📅 Sat April 26, 2025 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM
✉️ RSVP to land@hamiltonnature.org
📅 Sat April 26, 2025 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM
✉️ RSVP to land@hamiltonnature.org
Conservation Halton offers free landowner visits to discuss your specific needs, interests, concerns. 🏡🌳 Learn more, including financial assistance programs offered, to improve water and habitat quality: tinyurl.com/yc5a6vav
"Design Your Native Landscape" workshop Apr. 5! tinyurl.com/y8z9uf66
"Design Your Native Landscape" workshop Apr. 5! tinyurl.com/y8z9uf66
Landowner Programs - Conservation Halton
The Conservation Halton watershed is made up of many natural areas, including creeks, streams, wetlands, forests, prairies and fields, as well as geological formations, that support a rich diversity o...
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April 3, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Conservation Halton offers free landowner visits to discuss your specific needs, interests, concerns. 🏡🌳 Learn more, including financial assistance programs offered, to improve water and habitat quality: tinyurl.com/yc5a6vav
"Design Your Native Landscape" workshop Apr. 5! tinyurl.com/y8z9uf66
"Design Your Native Landscape" workshop Apr. 5! tinyurl.com/y8z9uf66
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Egg-citing news, our downtown Peregrine Falcons are expecting! 🥚
McKeever (♀️) and Judson (♂️) have been getting cozy and she laid the first egg on Monday. Keep an eye on the Falconwatch cams this week for more. Consider volunteering or donating to support them >> buff.ly/1P029bQ
McKeever (♀️) and Judson (♂️) have been getting cozy and she laid the first egg on Monday. Keep an eye on the Falconwatch cams this week for more. Consider volunteering or donating to support them >> buff.ly/1P029bQ
March 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Egg-citing news, our downtown Peregrine Falcons are expecting! 🥚
McKeever (♀️) and Judson (♂️) have been getting cozy and she laid the first egg on Monday. Keep an eye on the Falconwatch cams this week for more. Consider volunteering or donating to support them >> buff.ly/1P029bQ
McKeever (♀️) and Judson (♂️) have been getting cozy and she laid the first egg on Monday. Keep an eye on the Falconwatch cams this week for more. Consider volunteering or donating to support them >> buff.ly/1P029bQ
Spring bird migration is ON (peaks mid-May, ends early June). Millions of birds will pass overhead while we sleep; many will stop to refuel around our communities. Let's keep them safe:
Dim non-essential lights, close curtains/blinds at night
Keep cats indoors
Treat glass flap.org/stop-birds-f...
Dim non-essential lights, close curtains/blinds at night
Keep cats indoors
Treat glass flap.org/stop-birds-f...
March 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Spring bird migration is ON (peaks mid-May, ends early June). Millions of birds will pass overhead while we sleep; many will stop to refuel around our communities. Let's keep them safe:
Dim non-essential lights, close curtains/blinds at night
Keep cats indoors
Treat glass flap.org/stop-birds-f...
Dim non-essential lights, close curtains/blinds at night
Keep cats indoors
Treat glass flap.org/stop-birds-f...
Earth Hour is Sat., March 22! Join the world in switching off from 8:30pm-9:30pm, as a symbolic gesture of support for our planet. Spend the time doing something positive for Earth, or planning how you can live a more eco-friendly (and bird-friendly) lifestyle this year!
wwf.ca/earth-hour/
wwf.ca/earth-hour/
March 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Earth Hour is Sat., March 22! Join the world in switching off from 8:30pm-9:30pm, as a symbolic gesture of support for our planet. Spend the time doing something positive for Earth, or planning how you can live a more eco-friendly (and bird-friendly) lifestyle this year!
wwf.ca/earth-hour/
wwf.ca/earth-hour/
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One of the very best things you can do for migrating birds is to help prevent these windows strikes BEFORE they happen.
Our feathered friends deserve a safe route on their long journeys back from wintering grounds. Do your part to ensure they have safe flights! ❤️
Our feathered friends deserve a safe route on their long journeys back from wintering grounds. Do your part to ensure they have safe flights! ❤️
February 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
One of the very best things you can do for migrating birds is to help prevent these windows strikes BEFORE they happen.
Our feathered friends deserve a safe route on their long journeys back from wintering grounds. Do your part to ensure they have safe flights! ❤️
Our feathered friends deserve a safe route on their long journeys back from wintering grounds. Do your part to ensure they have safe flights! ❤️
We'll be there! BFHB will be at a free Community Environmental Forum hosted by Councillor Lisa Kearns, April 2. Learn about the great environmental initiatives going on in Burlington, while we discuss local environmental issues and solutions together!
Free entry. Register here: tinyurl.com/3jkwbzdy
Free entry. Register here: tinyurl.com/3jkwbzdy
Community Environmental Forum Hosted by Councillor Lisa Kearns
Join us at the Community Environmental Forum with Councillor Lisa Kearns to discuss local environmental issues and solutions together!
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March 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We'll be there! BFHB will be at a free Community Environmental Forum hosted by Councillor Lisa Kearns, April 2. Learn about the great environmental initiatives going on in Burlington, while we discuss local environmental issues and solutions together!
Free entry. Register here: tinyurl.com/3jkwbzdy
Free entry. Register here: tinyurl.com/3jkwbzdy
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The #GreatBackyardBirdCount is back, and you don't need to be an expert to join in! From Feb 14 to 17, spend a few minutes spotting birds in your backyard, local park, or favourite trail and help scientists track bird populations. 🐦 #GBBC #gbbc2025
Great Backyard Bird Count – Join us each February when the world comes together to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds.
Each year people from around the world come together to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds. Join us in February!
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February 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The #GreatBackyardBirdCount is back, and you don't need to be an expert to join in! From Feb 14 to 17, spend a few minutes spotting birds in your backyard, local park, or favourite trail and help scientists track bird populations. 🐦 #GBBC #gbbc2025