Help Needed For The Nova Scotia Piping Plover Conservation Program

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Ontario SwiftWatch is a volunteer-based program where community groups and professional biologists work together to locate and describe nesting and roosting Chimney Swift habitat within Ontario's urban areas. These grass-roots groups find and track Chimney Swift nest and roost locations within their communities, count numbers of birds, and act as urban stewards for active habitat sites. Bird Studies Canada (BSC) helps facilitate this process by providing training, support, monitoring resources, and data management and analysis.

Ontario SwiftWatch Monitoring Program

Cooper's Hawk Vs. Squirrel At The Bird Feeder

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When a pair of the squirrels scooted up a nearby tree, things got testy, in an adversarial kind of way. Perched on a thin limb that gave it a great vantage point to observe the goings-on at the feeder was a meat-eater, a predator, a Cooper's hawk.

Backyard standoff ends in peaceful parting

Bird Count Helps Conserve Canada's Birds

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Join us for the 2012 Baillie Birdathon, the oldest sponsored bird count in North America, raising money for bird research and conservation. The challenge is to identify as many bird species as possible within a 24-hour period, during the month of May. The money raised benefits Bird Studies Canada, the James L. Baillie Memorial Fund, and participating migration monitoring stations and conservation organizations (designated by participants to receive a portion of funds raised).

Conserving Canada's Birds Coast To Coast

Doug Tarry Young Ornithologist Workshop Applications

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The Doug Tarry Bird Study Awards foster the development of ornithological interests in Canadian teenagers. Recipients of the awards attend a week-long workshop/natural history camp or a month-long student internship at Long Point Bird Observatory (LPBO).

The Doug Tarry Young Ornithologists' Workshop

Birding Job Opportunities In Canada

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If you are interested in any of these positions please click the Job Opportunites link below.

1. NSERC Industrial Undergraduate Summer Student Research Positions
2. Long Point Bird Observatory Assistant Coordinator
3. Long Point Bird Observatory Internship
4. Wetland Bird and Amphibian Survey Technicians - Ontario
5. Marsh Bird Research Technicians - Saskatchewan
6. Long Point Bird Observatory Volunteer Field Biologists - Migration Monitoring Program
7. Long Point Bird Observatory Volunteer Breeding Bird Census Assistants
8. Bird Studies  Canada - Long Point Bird Observatory - University of Guelph - Volunteer Field Assistants
9. Volunteer Field Positions

Job Opportunities

Applications For Ornithological Research By Students Available

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Applications for the various Student Research Awards offered annually by Bird Studies Canada (BSC) and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists (SCO) are due by February 15, 2012. Awards sponsored in whole or in part by BSC include the James L. Baillie Student Research Award (funded by proceeds of the Baillie Birdathon), and the Fred Cooke Student Research Award (offered jointly by BSC and SCO). These awards are open to students conducting ornithological research at a Canadian university. 

Call for Applications – Student Awards for Ornithological Research 

Learn About The Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program

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"The program is designed to collect information about the presence and abundance of bird and amphibian species in Great Lakes coastal and inland marshes, to contribute to our understanding of these species and their habitat needs." 

Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program

Join The Ontario SwiftWatch Monitoring Program

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Ontario SwiftWatch is a volunteer-based program where community groups and professional biologists work together to locate and describe nesting and roosting Chimney Swift habitat within Ontario's urban areas. These grass-roots groups find and track Chimney Swift nest and roost locations within their communities, count numbers of birds, and act as urban stewards for active habitat sites. Bird Studies Canada (BSC) helps facilitate this process by providing training, support, monitoring resources, and data management and analysis.

Ontario SwiftWatch Monitoring Program 

Applications Being Accepted For The James L. Baillie Memorial Fund

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Find out how to apply for a grant from this organization:

The James L. Baillie Memorial Fund for Bird Research and Preservation was established by Bird Studies Canada in 1976. It is funded by the annual Baillie Birdathon and by private donations. 

James L. Baillie Memorial Fund 

The 2012 Great Backyard Bird Count Dates Are Announced

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The next Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) takes place Friday, February 17, through Monday, February 20, 2012.

Click below for the results of the 2011 Count

Participants submitted more than 92,000 checklists to the GBBC this year--the third year in a row that checklists topped 90,000. New checklist records were set in 11 states and in 7 out of 13 Canadian provinces and territories, resulting in a new overall checklist record for Canada. Altogether, participants identified 596 species and 11.4 million bird observations.

Great Backyard Bird Count Highlights

Training Session For The Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program

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Bird Studies Canada, through support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, is hosting a free one-day workshop to introduce Minnesota and Wisconsin residents to the volunteer-based Marsh Monitoring Program. Due to space limitations anyone planning to attend the workshop are asked to pre-register using this website.

Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program Training Session - Duluth/Superior