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Kathy Jones 🍁🇨🇦
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Engage & educate for a better earth. #Ontario's South Coast (Norfolk Cnty, Btwn the Lakes, Treaty #3 1792) OR #Newfoundland's Coast of Bays (Gaultois TR lands of the Mi’kma’ki & Beothuk). On Birds Canada's Team for Assessing the State of Canada's #Birds
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Need a new book on #Birds?
How about information on #Urban #Nature in #Toronto #Ontario #Canada?
Check out this excellent new book: Toronto's Birds by Mark Peck, Nancy Barrett, Jean Iron 🍁 🐦 📢
100+ species photographed in the GTA booklore.ca/item/ifabLUc...
Lovely photo of a Blue Jay with text Toronto's Birds | 100 plus species photographed in the GTA by Mark Peck, Nancy Barrett and Jean Iron
December 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Want to see a snowy owl? This could be your winter
Animal rescues say they're seeing more young birds earlier, suggesting an 'irruption' www.cbc.ca/news/science... . See the tips from #BirdsCanada to minimize disturbance. @jodyallair.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/bird... #Birds #Owls #Photography
A snowy owl rests on a pier near Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary late last month in Chicago. More young snowy owls have been reported earlier than usual in southern Canada and the northern U.S., prompting suggestions that it may be an 'irruption' year for the birds. (Erin Hooley/The Associated Press) https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/snowy-owl-irruption-9.7004977
December 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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If you want to try this yourself, here are some Canada - specific information:
canadale.ca/living-chris...
www.christmastrees.on.ca/index.php?ac...
December 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Williams Lake Christmas Bird Count returns; Dec 14, 2025
Phil Ranson wltribune.com/2025/12/04/w...
Williams Lake #BC #Birds#GetOutside
www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
A great egret fluffs up its feathers against the cold, while visiting Scout Island, outside its normal winter range. (Phil Ranson contributed photo) Map showing the location of the Williams Lake Christmas Bird Count, Compiler: Mr. Phil Ranson; Contact: ranson1@telus.net; Date is not on map but is is listged as 2025-12-14 in the article
December 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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It's that time of the year!
Usually we buy our potted tree late and they have little selection.
This year we went earlier and ended with a lovely white spruce.
We will bring it into the house a day or two before Christmas. #nativeplants backyard #Habitat #Birds birdgardens.ca
A tree in a pot A tree in a pot
December 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Birders get ready: the Christmas Bird Count is coming to North Island communities
By Marc Kitteringham campbellrivermirror.com/2025/12/04/b...
Comox Valley count is 12-21-2025; Campbell River 12-28-2025; #ComoxValley #CampbellRiver #VancouverIsland #BC #Birds#GetOutside buff.ly/KH6sagc
Map showing the location of the Campbell River Christmas Bird Count which will cover everything from Orange Point to Oyster River, including south Quadra Island Compiler (contact) is Amanda Vaughan, email is bastante@telus.net, count date: 2025-12-28 Oystercatchers and Black Turnstones. sitting on a rock that is surrounded by calm, blue water. Map showing the location of the Comox Valley Christmas Bird Count, the circle covers everything from the eastern tip of Comox Lake in the west, to Point Holmes in the west. In the north, the limit is just about Coleman Road, and it extends south to around Langley Lake,. Information on the map notes that the compiler, e.g. contact, is Krista Kaptein, the email is kapteink AT shaw DOT ca and the count date is 2025-12-21
December 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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The Do’s — and Definite Don’t’s — of Snowy Owl Photography
Scott WeidensaulNovember 29, 2025 www.projectsnowstorm.org/posts/the-do... #Birds #Owls
A Snowy owl on a post A very white Snowy Owl sitting on the group - blue sky and water behind. A very dark Snowy Owl sitting on a rock
December 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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... that fledged 115 chicks in Nova Scotia, exceeding the provincial population recovery target.
To every volunteer who makes this work possible, thank you. The data you help collect informs real conservation action, guiding efforts to protect species & restore habitats across the country.
#IVD2025
December 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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❤️> 300 Birdathon participants raised vital funds tol protect birds & their habitats
🐦 Volunteers helped band > 25,000 birds at Long Point Bird Observatory
⛰️ Volunteers helped survey > 4k Atlas squares in Ontario & Newfoundland
🥚 Volunteers helped monitor & protect 69 pairs of Piping Plovers
#IVD2025
December 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Shared from @birdscarddad.bsky.social feeds: Today is International Volunteer Day, and we want to recognize the thousands of people who share their time, skills, and bird observations with Birds Canada each year.
Here are a few highlights from some of last year's volunteer programs:
#IVD2025
December 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Help count birds for science at the 126th Annual Christmas Bird Count
Joining the longest-running bird census is a way for all of us to help protect wild birds buff.ly/KhxACTP
buff.ly/KH6sagc Ladner Count Dec. 14 2025; #FraserRiver; #BC #Birds#GetOutside
4 people dressed in colourful winter clothing looking for birds. They are outside in a white, snow covered landscape. Map showing the location of the Lander Christmas Bird Counit which is in the Ladner, Beach Grove, Boundary Bay area of BC. Information on the map notes that the compiler, e.g. contact, is Yousif Attia, the email is yattia@birdscanada.org and the count date is 2025-12-14
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Counters of all ages wanted for annual avian tallies in Salmon Arm
By Lachlan Labere buff.ly/FNgWMYy buff.ly/KH6sagc
Both Salmon Arm & Shuswap Lake P.P. counts are Dec. 14 2025; #Shuswap #SalmonArm; #BC #Birds#GetOutside buff.ly/KH6sagc
Map showing the location of the Christmas Bird Count location near Salmon Arm, BC. Information on the map notes that the compiler, e.g. contact, is John Woods, the email is woodsj@tulus.net and the count date is 2025-12-14 Map showing the location of the Shushwap Lake provinicial Park Christmas Bird Count which is in the Scotch Creek area of BC. Information on the map notes that the compiler, e.g. contact, is Tony Rathbone, the email is tonyrathbone@telus.net and the count date is 2025-12-14; 4 people dressed in colourful winter clothing looking for birds. They are outside in a white, snow covered landscape.
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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#Birds #Owls: Sometimes it’s nice to be wrong: When the Project SNOWstorm team held its planning meeting in August, there had been no reports from the Arctic suggesting ... no significant snowy owl breeding events, we were preparing ourselves for a quiet winter ... buff.ly/jG6Ksri
A map of Snowy Owl lcoations in August through November 2025. They are pretty heavy through southern Canada and U.S. Great Lakes states.
December 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Enjoying a great speaker event hosted by the Grand Erie District School Board.
Thanks to Emily Mostovy-Luna and Dr. Shelley Moore for facilitating this dynamic virtual event. (still learning)
December 4, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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From they #Ontario Breeding #Birds Atlas . Atlas-3 is looking for institutional bird observation data collected in Ontario between 2021 and 2025. Help us create the most accurate picture of bird populations in the province by sharing your data with us! Details at tinyurl.com/mry8tzhh
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An infographic showing the Ontbirdatlas logo on a computer screen birds and numbers, and text, Calling for Institutional Data! Share your 2021-2025 data with the Atlas to help guide bird conservation!
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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It's that time of the year! Find the Christmas Bird Count closest to you and sign up at: CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
#Birds #Conservatoin #GetOutside #Volunteer 4 #Science
People warmly dressed, each facing a different diretion and looking through binoculars. The people and clothing are colourful, the sky is brilliant blue, then land is white and brown and there may be an icy river between the people and the snow covered hills. A bunch of orange dots on a map of Canada. The represent Christmas Bird Count circle. The dots are throughout the road accessable areas of southern Canada but they also located at many more northern towns and citis.
December 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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A silver spoon effect reduces lifetime fitness in a declining loon
population pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC....
#Birds #Lakes #Conservation
Mean predicted probability of return ± SE by chick condition, the graph shows low chick condition then a high probability of return, high chick condition shows a high probability of return All predicted values for chick condition by year. Line shows the slope of the relationship and its 95% confidence interval. The graph clearly shows a decrease in check condition from 1998 to 2020. All predicted values of chick condition for loons plotted against mean July water clarity in their natal year. Line shows the slope of the relationship and its 95% confidence interval. The graph shows an increase in chick condition with increased water clarity in July of the natal (hatch) year.
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
Multi-Decadal Changes in Co-Occurrence of Migrating
Landbirds Are Associated With Species-Specific Changes in
Phenology and Abundance onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Locations of the five migration monitorign statons in northeastern North America whod data were used in this study and the number of years of data collected at each station. Those stations are, clockwise from top, Braddock Bay, South shore of Lake Ontario, 14 years; Appledore, eastcoast, 32 years, Manomet - east coast, 34 years, Powdermill, centre NE states, 50 years, Long Point - north shore Lake Erie 38 years,
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Looking at my 2025 photos - I think this is my favourite.
Long Island, #Newfoundland #Canada (#Gaultois), early July 2025
I was surveying for the Newfoundland Breeding Bird Atlas, Dave was keeping me company.
#Birds #Nature #GetOutside #Science
November 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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New Podcast Episode: Superhero Senses - of birds! The Warblers - A Birds Canada Podcast buff.ly/xYUhBVC
Big thanks to Birds and Beans for supporting the podcast! When you order from buff.ly/lw1Q2UO, Birds and Beans donates to this podcast.
See Bird Brains and Behavior: A Synthesis: buff.ly/w1WW0hv
The warblers logo - which is a bunch of warblers plus the text: New Podcast Episode: Superhero Senses - of birds!
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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The @birdscanada.bsky.social Annual Impact Report is here!
From new conservation research to community programs protecting birds across Canada, & highlights the difference you helped make. Explore the stories, science, & success your generosity brings for #birds & people alike.
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Screen capture of the report cover and text that is in the post.
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Winter Bird Count for Kids 2025 : Don't hibernate this winter! Bundle up & Join
December 20 10:00 am - 12:00 pm buff.ly/VToFUuH
#Birds #Family #GetOutside enjoy #Nature #LongPoint #Ontario #Canada (#NorfolkCounty, #thefolk) @norfolkcountyon.bsky.social @ckfarmmarket.bsky.social #PortRowan
A Bluejay and cardinal looking at each other while standing in the snow. Don't hibernate this winter! Bundle up and join us for the Winter Bird Count for Kids 2025 A Bluejay and cardinal looking at each other while standing in the snow. Text Winter Bird Count for Kids, Dec 20, 2025 10 am to 12 pm. Poart Rowan Ontario. Don't hibernate this winter! Bundle up and join us for the Winter Bird Count for Kids 2025
November 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Photo Identification Guide: I love this tool! You can use it to help identify the #Birds you find in any area you visit, especially in #Canada
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Here are my local birds for today. FYI, you need to use the print function to get this layout.
For more visit: buff.ly/YPYcCsM
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Here is the 2025 edition of the Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program Newsletter, The Marsh Monitor. This newsletter discusses the program results and analysis up to and including 2024, future program changes as well as ... buff.ly/kp9W6NZ
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Newsletter email header showing Willet flying over the crown marsh, the Birds Canada logo and the text: Extra, extra! Read all about it! The 2025 Great Lakes Marsh Monitor Newsletter
November 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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BirdWatch Canada’s: Where are they YOW?
Here's an exclusive article from BirdWatch Canada’s fall issue that explores the journeys of past Young Ornithologists’ Workshop participants & the impactful work they’re doing today. Don’t miss this special behind-the-scenes look!
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front cover of the BirdWAtch Canada fall edition - a bunch of shorebirds standing in the water. Plus text in post.
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM