Collisions with glass represent a significant threat to birds, including birds migrating at this time of year. You can help! Visit flap.org & safewings.ca to find out how. FLAP Canada Safe Wings Ottawa

Read my latest The Narwhal exclusive story on how the federal #speciesatriskact is failing Canada's plants and animals, especial BC marine fishes. thenarwhal.ca/it-just-takes-…

The EU has a chance to stop fueling devastation in Brazil: in our letter in Science today, over 600 scientists and 300 Indigenous groups are begging them to take it science.sciencemag.org/cgi/doi/10.112… EUBrazilTrade.org for full info vimeo.com/332461331?fbcl…

One month on, and with the dust having just about settled on an epic #COTF19 - here's the award winners and final standings in full! champions-of-the-flyway.com/results-champi… Thank you to everyone who contributed, spread the word and supported the cause - you are ALL Flyway champions...

Outstanding new conservation job > Vice-President, Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer - Bird Studies Canada, Port Rowan, ON #ornithology | Posted at WorkCabin, Canada's Conservation Jobs Board buff.ly/2Pwj0FH

Unprecedented #IPBES intergovernmental report joins public call for urgent action on #biodiversity: #transformativechange needed to shift from #business-as-usual & restore #nature. #OurNatureOurFuture ipbes BirdLife International Stuart Butchart Noelle Kumpel shar.es/a00f2W

Long-billed Curlew nest finding can be hard in cow pastures. Follow along for a few rounds of Curlew or Cowpie! Here is the first photo - good luck! Curlews tend to nest near cowpies, likely as a camouflage tool, much as they would have in bison grazed land historically.

Thanks to all those from #Canada who contributed to and supported these important amendments to the #BaselConvention, in an effort to better manage and mitigate #marineplasticlitter! Justin Trudeau Catherine McKenna @ec_minister This is a very big deal!

Impressive Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative's work plan 2019-2023: #RedKnots are priority species globally, vulnerable for habitat loss and climate change. #Rufa Knots projected to breed in #islandica range: hope they like couch surfing @CAFFSecretariat caff.is/strategies-ser…

The Toronto Bird Celebration is in full swing and provides bird lovers incredible views of over 50 million birds returning to Toronto this spring. Check out the full schedule of events at torontobirdcelebration.ca and to find a bird watching location near you. #TOBirdParty

Important new guidance on marine #plastics sampling bit.ly/2w1lm6w, by a great global team, to answer how&why #seabirds are affected by plastics / help standardise monitoring of plastic reduction policy effectiveness. #beachedbirdsurveys #citizenscience #deadbirdcsi

2 exciting opportunities Birds Canada: experienced GIS analyst/spatial ecologist to work w. Senior Director and Royal Canadian Geographical Society fellow Andrew Couturier: ow.ly/rnGR50tACSz; and Boreal Conservation Specialist to work w. Senior Conservation Advisor Gregor Beck: bit.ly/2LvBeJ4

While studying Long-billed Curlews near Prince George recently @BSC_BC staff came across this bird feigning injury, right on the road! After waiting for ~10 minutes she took us right to her nest, with 4 eggs in it! Birds Canada Graham Sorenson Pete Davidson @StevenPriceBSC

Please take a moment to help Ontario's wildlife. Comments in support of species at risk and their habitats are needed urgently. Please tell the government to remove Schedule 5 from Bill 108. Follow the links for more info. Deadline for comments is this Saturday!

An honest accounting of impacts of proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project requires road and rail traffic impacts to be considered. #Fraser Estuary Nature Canada ⁦BC Nature⁩ biv.com/article/2019/0…

One seed coated with neonicotinoid #pesticides is enough to kill a #bird like Eastern Meadowlark. Avoiding these and other pesticides in your home and #garden can make a difference! Learn more: abcbirds.org/neonics

Bengal Florican, reclusive but with an extraordinary courtship of arching flights, may be extinct <5 yrs. In its Cambodian stronghold males have halved in 5yrs, adults in Cambodia now number justca140. They need careful floodplain management & powerline construction #ornithology

.Raincoast Conservation Foundation opinion piece in The Hill Times on #VictoriaDay: Bill C-48 and the ecological legacy of Canada’s Pacific Coast #oceans #whales #GreatBearRainforest #conservation #cdnpoli #bcpoli #BillC48 #BritishColumbia hilltimes.com/2019/05/20/bil… …

Whales vs. trade: Environmentalists push back against proposed port terminal in Delta | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Newly satellite tagged female Long-billed Curlew, Shalin, named after the farming family whose hay field she is nesting in. We have had great opportunities to allow farmers to connect with these amazing birds as they watch the banding process, release the bird, and name it.