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Category: Birds

Atlassing Made Easy – A Guide to Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 3

May 18, 2023–Zachary Pothier

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Birds•Community Science•How To

Yellow-bellied sapsucker © Bill McDonald

The third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (Atlas-3) is a province-wide volunteer bird survey. Beginning on January 1, 2021, the community science project will run for five years. The object is ...

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Breaking Barriers – The Birding Backpack Program

March 31, 2023–Maya Davidson

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Birds•Community Science•Recreation and Events•Youth

Hearing the distinct calls of red-winged blackbirds and spotting turkey vultures teetering on the wind reminds us that spring bird migration in Ontario is happening now. With one of the ...

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Springing Into Flight

March 16, 2023–Kirsten Lavine

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Birds•Wild Species

American bittern © Kurayaba CC BY-SA 2.0

After a long winter, the arrival of the spring bird migration is a spectacle for the senses, while heralding warmer days to come. Between February and June, millions of North ...

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From Window Birdwatching to Birding in Nature

September 15, 2022–Guest blogger

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Birds•Community Science•Youth

For Youth Initiative X Ontario Nature Birdwatching Hike

Ontario Nature and For Youth Initiative hosted two hikes on May 7 and July 9 at Cedarvale Ravine in Toronto for youth in the Oakwood-Vaughan and York-South Weston communities. This ...

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H5N1 Avian Flu Virus is in Canada ⎼ Here’s What You Need to Know

July 26, 2022–Zachary Pothier

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Conservation News•Birds

Wild turkey © Noah Cole

As we continue to grapple with COVID-19, we are also faced with an outbreak of H5N1, a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza among the North American bird population. Birders ...

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