© Lora Denis
Northern goshawk © Dona Hilkey
Square bashes are an enjoyable way for birders with any level of experience to contribute to the third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (“Atlas-3” for short). As 2025 is the final year of the community science project, this year’s events are your last chance to join in the fun and help make the Atlas the best ...
Markers on glass act like a stop sign to let birds know where it isn’t safe to fly © Brendon Samuels
As many as 42 million birds are killed in Canada each year by colliding with glass on buildings. Birds do not understand reflections and fail to detect glass that appears transparent. Collisions can happen anywhere where birds encounter glass windows, balcony railings or transportation shelters, and represent a leading source of bird deaths in the ...
January 31, 2025–Carly Davenport
Great horned owl © Paul Janosi
The lethal impact of toxic rodenticides reaches far beyond their intended target: rodents. Like other pesticides, scientists are uncovering just how ubiquitous rodenticides are in the environment. The sight of the black bait station boxes outside buildings is so common that people may not pay them much attention. Some pest control companies make people believe ...
Woman's Day - Birds of America, 1963 © Carol VanHook CC BY-SA 2.0
Birds play a vital role in the health and well-being of people and the planet. Among other benefits, they: I could go on. To celebrate our feathered friends and to take your avian appreciation to new heights, read on to discover books that explore different types of birds, bird behaviour, the ingenuity of birds and ...
Piping plover and chick © Ian K. Barker
The Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas is an ambitious project that maps the breeding distribution of birds in Ontario. This knowledge will help improve conservation initiatives to protect Ontario’s breeding birds and their habitat. The only caveat is that there are not enough researchers to cover the entire province. However, through community science, the atlas has ...
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority