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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
Snippet from a CBC news article about how birdwatching may build better brains according to a recent study.
Birding isn't just a great hobby - it may also help keep your brain sharp!
In a recent CBC article, Bob McDonald discusses the results of a new study where MRI scans compared expert birders with beginners.
L'observation des oiseaux n'est pas seulement un plaisir, elle peut contribuer aussi à stimuler votre cerveau!
Dans un article récent sur CBC, Bob McDonald présente les résultats d'une nouvelle étude comparant, par IRM, des ornithologues experts et des débutants.
Explore how people use Google to search for their favorite birds searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com
It'a Monday and it still feels like spring around here but colder weather is in the forecast.
I hear you. But this particular study involves large tracks of forest... which is ... lacking in your area :-)
There was an owl study in your area from 2021-2025 as part of the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas. All of us who were involved in the atlas are looking forward to seeing the published results.
Social media card for the owl survey with logos and text Hooting it up for science
Map of Ontario showing owl survey route locations, the red dots are unassigned routes, see link in post. Note there are only a few rouets in Central Ontario and no routes in Southwestern Ontario
Owl surveyors needed in northern and central #Ontario. Visit buff.ly/6s6esbU to see the position description, buff.ly/fmOLC0g for available routes (red markers) and buff.ly/BE8xneX to request a route. #Night #Science #Volunteer #Birds
Today we have spring! Sound up
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Owl survey logo and text Your Ontario Nocturnal Owl Survey Package is in the mail.
FYI, Ontario #OwlSurvey participants. Your materials are on the way.
mailchi.mp/6f07f104d310...
#GetOutside #Birds #volunteer for #conservation and #Science #nightsurveys #fieldnotes
The Ontario Nocturnal Owl Survey and Birds Canada logos with the text and Birds Canada logos with a mailbox ant the tex your package is in the mail.
The Ontario Owl Survey participant packages are out the door and should be arriving in surveyors' mailboxes this week. Learn more about this program at birdscanada.org/on_owls #GetOutside #Birds #NightShiftScience
I would say the level of sturdiness would depend on your location. We are in the country, so Dave wanted something more robust. Keep cats in and keep other critters out. But we still close it when we leave the property. Dave keeps mulling over making it bigger.
Teddy and May inside the catio (winter shot). Taken through the window entance.
May looking up into the window entrance of the catio.
Franky entering the catio.
My husband built it. It's an old cupboard, 4 by 4s, & scrap plywood with Hardware cloth & tighter bugscreening. The pastic upside down tub at the top is the entrance. It is against a bedroom window that we open.
You can love both cats and birds!
This is a photo of our catio, which the cats use daily. In summer, we have to shoo them back into the house at night. On cold winter days, they will stick their head out and then quickly scrabble back in. But they still use it daily (Norfolk County, Ontario)
An American Goldfinch grips the metal bars of a bird feeder. Overlay text reads Cats and Birds: Exploring the science behind this complex conservation issue
Cats are considered the number one threat to birds in Canada. It's a fascinating and complex conservation issue.
Tune into The Warblers podcast with @juliakilgour.bsky.social and @jonathanjojochu.bsky.social to hear some expert insights on human behaviours and cat research.
the Marsh Monitoring Program and Birds Canada logos with a mailbox ant the tex your package is in the mail.
The Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program participant packages are out the door and should be arriving in surveyors' mailboxes this week. Learn more about this program at www.birdscanada.org/gl_mmp #Birds #Frogs #Wetlands
A Nocturnal Owl Survey participant. Overlay text reads Nocturnal Owl Survey: Tracking nocturnal owl populations across Canada
A survey participant. Overlay reads Owl surveyors set out at dusk, in late winter or early spring, to listen for owls along their assigned roadside route.
A survey participant. Overlay reads Owl surveys kick off in February in BC and in mid-March or April everywhere else. If you want to get involved, contact your regional owl survey program to volunteer.
Each spring, volunteers across Canada take part in the Nocturnal Owl Survey, helping us understand the health of owl populations in the country's forest landscapes.
Learn more and sign up: www.birdscanada.org/bird-science/nocturnal-owl-survey
In Ontario, surveyors are needed throughout the road-accessible north; Manitoulin Island; West Guilford (Kennisis Lake); Boulter (Burnt Ridge/rockingham); & Dunrobin (Ridgetop Rd). Just so you know, wait-list members will be prioritised for the Dunrobin route as it is fairly close to Ottawa. #Birds
Chaque printemps, des bénévoles de partout au Canada participent à l’Inventaire des hiboux nocturnes, nous aidant ainsi à évaluer la santé des populations de strigidés dans les forêts du pays.
Pour en savoir plus et vous inscrire : www.oiseauxcanada.org/etudier-les-...
Social media card for the owl survey with logos and text Hooting it up for science
Map of Ontario showing owl survey route locations, the red dots are unassigned routes, see link in post. Note there are only a few rouets in Central Ontario and no routes in Southwestern Ontario
Owl surveyors needed in northern and central #Ontario. Visit buff.ly/6s6esbU to see the position description, buff.ly/fmOLC0g for available routes (red markers) and buff.ly/BE8xneX to request a route. #Night #Science #Volunteer #Birds
A cat stands beside a laptop computer
Miss May would like to know why a bird is calling from my computer and how she can find it.
Reviewing the upcoming MarshWatch presentation.
Just look up MarshWatch on the BirdsCanada's website; there are four regional programs available.
#Cats #Birds #Wetlands #GetOutside #education
Marsh Bird Madness - The Warblers by Birds Canada buff.ly/jF2Vbdk
Join Marsh Watch if you'd like to dip your toes into the marsh, or the Marsh Monitoring Program if you're keen to take your skills up a notch and help marsh #Birds at the same time. buff.ly/Q8PzzAi buff.ly/fh97Ks4 & buff.ly/u0t2OEO
Marsh Watch Events Poster: A Wetland with the text Start Exploring Wetlands with MarshWatch Great Lakes 2026
Marsh Watch — Great Lakes 2026
March 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Virtual Event www.birdscanada.org/event/marsh-... #birds #wetlands #frogs #GreatLakes #Science #Conservation #GetOutside
Meet the Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)!
These leopard-looking amphibians are found in wetlands, lakes, and ponds across southern Canada. They feed on a wide variety of insects, spiders, and other small invertebrates.
#frog #conservation #wetland #water #Canada
Love marshes? Help monitor them. Volunteer surveyors needed at marshes throughout the Great Lakes states and in Ontario. Learn more at buff.ly/u0t2OEO, see routes at buff.ly/3XqUwQj, register at buff.ly/XzqjfC0
P.S., Please share. #Birds #Frog #GetOutside
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An American Bittern pretending to be a reed - camouflage at its best. American Bitterns are medium-sized herons, heavily streaked with shades of brown and white. Photo: Brent Ferrie
A rusty and orange Virginia Rail standing amongst some rushes. Don’t let their side profile fool you, Virginia Rails are deceivingly slender birds. Photo: Amanada Guercio
A Wilson's Snipe stands on an old post - all browns and browns. The Wilson’s Snipes long bill is specially adapted to feed on invertebrates in the mud. Photo: Aaron Everingham
A Pied-billed Grebe swims along. The Pied-billed Grebe can be found in classic marsh habitats but also on lakes, and slow rivers, often foraging on open water. Photo: Darshan Talawadekar
Identifying Canada’s Top Marsh Birds (With Sounds) www.birdscanada.org/identifying-...
Interested in supporting #wetlands in #Canada by monitoring #Birds or #Frogs? Check out MarshWatch www.birdscanada.org/bird-science... and the Marsh Monitoring Program www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Card: text is Tracking Birds and Frogs for Wetland Conservatgion. Logos are the Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Progtram and Birds Canada.
social media card showing a person looking through binoculars and a Grey Treefrog. Text is Help Monitor our Marshes, Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program
Love marshes? Help monitor them. Volunteer surveyors needed at marshes throughout the Great Lakes states and in Ontario. Learn more at buff.ly/u0t2OEO , see routes at buff.ly/CFWg0Bh, register at buff.ly/XzqjfC0 P.S., Please share. #Birds #Frogs #Science #Conservation #GetOutside
An American Bittern pretending to be a reed - camouflage at its best. American Bitterns are medium-sized herons, heavily streaked with shades of brown and white. Photo: Brent Ferrie
A rusty and orange Virginia Rail standing amongst some rushes. Don’t let their side profile fool you, Virginia Rails are deceivingly slender birds. Photo: Amanada Guercio
A Wilson's Snipe stands on an old post - all browns and browns. The Wilson’s Snipes long bill is specially adapted to feed on invertebrates in the mud. Photo: Aaron Everingham
A Pied-billed Grebe swims along. The Pied-billed Grebe can be found in classic marsh habitats but also on lakes, and slow rivers, often foraging on open water. Photo: Darshan Talawadekar
Identifying Canada’s Top Marsh Birds (With Sounds) www.birdscanada.org/identifying-...
Interested in supporting #wetlands in #Canada by monitoring #Birds or #Frogs? Check out MarshWatch www.birdscanada.org/bird-science... and the Marsh Monitoring Program www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Card: text is Tracking Birds and Frogs for Wetland Conservatgion. Logos are the Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Progtram and Birds Canada.
social media card showing a person looking through binoculars and a Grey Treefrog. Text is Help Monitor our Marshes, Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program
Love marshes? Help monitor them. Volunteer surveyors needed at marshes throughout the Great Lakes states and in Ontario. Learn more at buff.ly/u0t2OEO , see routes at buff.ly/CFWg0Bh, register at buff.ly/XzqjfC0 P.S., Please share. #Birds #Frogs #Science #Conservation #GetOutside
Screen capture from the State of Canada's Birds species account for the Sora
Screen capture from the State of Canada's Birds species account for the American Bittern
Screen capture from the State of Canada's Birds species account for the Nelson's Sparrow
Marsh Bird Madness - Marsh Birds deserve more Love! My favourite is the Sora.
The Warblers - A Birds Canada Podcast buff.ly/uk09RTi Learn more from the State of Canada's #Birds buff.ly/mNIvTTB #Wetlands #Habitat #Conservation,
Screen capture from the State of Canada's Birds species account for the Sora
Screen capture from the State of Canada's Birds species account for the American Bittern
Screen capture from the State of Canada's Birds species account for the Nelson's Sparrow
Marsh Bird Madness - Marsh Birds deserve more Love! My favourite is the Sora.
The Warblers - A Birds Canada Podcast buff.ly/uk09RTi Learn more from the State of Canada's #Birds buff.ly/mNIvTTB #Wetlands #Habitat #Conservation,
