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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Day 7 of my #Coverbirds Birdathon for @birdscanada.bsky.social How about a cookbook? Today’s coverbird is the Black-billed Magpie! Birds are part of Nature’s Clean-up Crew. So, why not a cookbook about carrion? #birds

Book cover for “Joy of Carrion, the all-purpose cookbook”. Authors are Cathartes S. Aura and Corvus Rombauer Corax. The word Joy is in large, red font. Below the main title is an image of three Black-billed Magpies eating from a deer carcass. Each has a mouthful of red.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Peak #Birdathon50 creativity! Cannot wait to checkout all the May #coverbirds

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Birds Canada @birdscanada.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

This Giving Tuesday, Birds Canada supporter and volunteer Alison is proud to join a group of generous donors who will match gifts to Birds Canada, dollar for dollar. You can learn more about Alison's story on our blog: www.birdscanada.org/together-for...

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Happy #WorldMigratoryBirdDay to all who celebrate! I’m digging my most abundant buds of the day — the American Robin. I love seeing great big flocks cleaning out the mountain ash.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

“Something touched my leg!” - Song Sparrow 🪶

A spunky little song sparrow struts through a puddle, checking out its own reflection like it's the hottest bird in the marsh.

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Kathy Jones 🍁🇨🇦 @volunteer4birds.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Tired of #Ontario & #Canadian politics? Refresh yourself by counting Timberdoodles. There are still a few unassigned American Woodcock Singing Ground Survey routes in Central and Southern Ontario. #outdoors #getoutside #birds #Spring #volunteer All routes can be surveyed after April 28th.

Map of southwestern Ontario showing 4 red dots that need surveyors

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

“Oh sweet Canada, Canada, Canada” A big welcome back to these forest songsters. We’ve missed you, White-throated Sparrow.

A White-throated Sparrow perched among the branches of a cedar tree. The bird is partially hidden by green foliage, with its distinctive white throat, black-and-white head stripes, and yellow lores clearly visible.

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Birds Canada @birdscanada.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Get the latest on bird conservation with our monthly e-newsletter! It's the perfect time to subscribe - our next one goes out tomorrow. Swipe through this post for a sneak peek of the April issue and subscribe today to see the full stories in your inbox tomorrow: www.birdscanada.org/enews

24 Hours, 192 Birds, Endless Fun: Michelle’s First Birdathon Adventure

Grow a Thriving Habitat for Birds: What to Plant this Spring

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Sharpie in the hood! 🪶 This bird has been drawn to the feeders to the great dismay all other yard birds both large and small. #ProjectFeederWatch

A Sharp-shinned Hawk gives a fierce, slightly judgmental stare straight at the camera. Its sharp gray feathers are crisp in the foreground, with a soft, wintry blur of snow and trees behind—clearly not amused to have missed out on its lunch.

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Birds Canada @birdscanada.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Announcing Birds Canada’s 2025 Avian Ambassador: the Chestnut-collared Longspur! Throughout 2025, we’ll be sharing more about the Chestnut-collared Longspur’s story, the threats facing grassland birds, and how we can take action to protect this vital ecosystem. Stay tuned!

Watercolour painting of a Chestnut-Collared Longspur.

What is an Avian ambassador?
Every year, we select an Avian Ambassador to help us share an important and current conservation story.
The Chestnut-collared Longspur will guide us through the urgent story of Canada’s disappearing grasslands - one of the most endangered ecosystems on the planet.

Meet the Ambassador
Found in the Prairies, the Chestnut-collared Longspur is a songbird known for the males' elaborate flight displays in their open grassland habitats, flying high and fluttering downward while singing a sweet, burbling song.

Stay tuned FOR MORE
Throughout 2025, we’ll be sharing more about the Chestnut-collared Longspur’s story, the threats facing grassland birds, and how we can take action to protect this vital ecosystem.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

I could not be happier to welcome back all the glorious blackbirds! Grackles have a pretty bad rep — they’re big, they’re noisy, they chase off smaller species, but dang they are fun to watch. There has been high drama at the feeders since their return! 🪶 #ProjectFeederWatch

Three Common Grackles at a snow-covered bird feeder. Two of the birds are gripping the metal mesh feeder filled with peanuts, while the third is flapping its wings below as they jostle for position.

Three Common Grackles perched on the top of a bird feeder during a snowfall. The birds have glossy black feathers with iridescent blue heads, and their bright yellow eyes stand out. One bird on the left has its wings and tail slightly spread as it makes its characteristic readle-eak call.

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American Bird Conservancy @abcbirds.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Here’s another reason to support bird conservation—Birds contribute $279 billion to the U.S. economy and create 1.4 million jobs. 💸 #Birds are big business!

Graphic for State of the Birds Report 2025 featuring a vibrant Blackburnian Warbler perched on a branch, with text emphasizing the importance of investments in healthy habitats for bird populations. Investments in healthy habitats are investments in what matters most to Americans. Photo by Owen Deutsch.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Spring is here!! Song Sparrows are singing, rain is falling, its a perfect day to #getoutside 🪶

A song sparrow perches on the edge of a tube feeder, its streaked brown and white plumage is slightly fluffed against the cool rain.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Kicking off March Break with another beautiful snowy day. This winter just keeps delivering!

A black stream winds through the deep snow.

Fresh snow and blue skies in the spruce bog.

Brown mutt dog appears to be smiling at the top of a mountain

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Making the most of the last days of winter! Nothing better than fresh snow and blue skies 😍

A trail splits the spruce forest with tall snow-covered trees. The sky is bright blue and the fresh snow is gleaming!

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Our homemade suet feeder is finally bringing the birds to the yard! Just a couple holes in a log with some lard jammed it 🤌 Mr. and Mrs. Hairy are regular customers. 🪶

A male hairy woodpecker perched on a birdfeeder that is really just an old log strung up on a hanger with several lard-filled holes.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Good day sunshine! Morning bog walk to check up on the black-backed woodpecker. No luck there but the Hairys were drumming and a couple of Ravens were busy building a nest!

Sun rises behind a stand of tall black spruce.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Celebrating 9 years with Sadie dog by taking a snowy walk to the bog. Perfect post storm conditions for trudging through the snow.

Large brown dog on a snow-covered trail through the woods. Surrounding pine tree boughs weighed down with several centimetres of fresh snow.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

One pound of strawberries from the US costs to same amount as a case of mangos from Peru. #mangosfordays

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

A photo of Uriel and Union, two of the wolf siblings at the #HalibutonWolfCentre. Seeing the wolf pack interacting at the education center was pretty darn magical. #wildlife

Two Timber Wolf siblings, one black and one grey, stand side by side staring intensely with their yellow eyes.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

It’s the first day of the #GreatBackyardBirdCount! If you’re interested in participating but not sure where to start — check out this episode of the #WarblersPodcast. Lots of tips for how to get started, the history of the count, and how the data help conservation! #birds #birding

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What's so great about the Great Backyard Bird Count?

Podcast Episode · The Warblers by Birds Canada · 2023-01-24 · 35m

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Kathy Jones 🍁🇨🇦 @volunteer4birds.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

So who is participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend? #GBBC #GreatBackYardBirdCount #BirdsCanada #familyday weekend #getoutside

A covered trail bordered by dry meadow grass. Children and adults in colourful winter clothing look for birds and loon at bird photo guides. The Birds Canada HQ is in the background.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Lifer mammal today! My first Pine Marten very aptly perched in a red pine. A trip to #AlgonquinPark never disappoints.

A fluffy America Marten stares into camera from its perch on a red pine branch while snow falls around it.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Another great #IceFollies exhibit! The highlight for us was Beastie Bones by Studio Nude Beach but it’s always a blast to get out on Lake Nipissing to enjoy some #art in the depths of winter!

Artist description: Large glowing arches form a ribcage that have given way to a vibrant enchanted decay. The site suggests folklore of a massive beast long forgotten – its evidence re-emerging from the waters below.

Wide angle view of several installations including a large tent with patchwork cover in the foreground.

Vibrant dome-shaped long house sits upon frozen lake with circular appliqués that represent indigenous stories.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Mikisew Morning ❄️🌲 Photos don’t do justice to the beauty and quiet of the woods in winter. #NearNorth

A trail winds through the deep snow in a mixed forest of hemlock, birch, and pine.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Another excellent episode of the #WarblersPodcast! Continuing the tradition of taking a deep dive into one of Canada’s owl species for #SuperbOwl day. Northern Saw-whet Owl: so cute, so deadly. Take a listen. 🪶

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So cute, so deadly: Northern Saw-whet Owl

Podcast Episode · The Warblers by Birds Canada · 2025-02-03 · 22m

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

One interesting fact from worldwetlandsday.org: Wetlands are our most effective land-based ecosystem for addressing the climate crisis. By absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in their soil and biomass, wetlands help mitigate climate change. Hug a cattail #WorldWetlandsDay

Alert swamp sparrow peeks around a cattail.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Beauty morning in Almaguin Heights. First visit to the Moose Mountain Trail and it certainly won’t be our last! #NearNorth

Entrance sign with map of the Moose Mountain Trail

Caution sign to warn hikers of the steep cliff ahead

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

My feeders have been pretty quiet this winter. The best days are when big flocks of American Goldfinches pay a visit #ProjectFeederWatch

It’s a finch frenzy! Two American goldfinches flying toward a yellow and black tube feeder, while two other goldfinches pick away at the nyjer seed.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

My little red squirrel is wondering why I haven’t cleaned the snow off the platform feeder.

Adorable red squirrel nibbling on some sunflower seeds with a snow covered head.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I’m working on converting my lawn to native plants and cutting out plastics but I’d say 5/7 ain’t bad!

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Blue skies and sparkling fresh snow at Mikisew #nearnorth

The sun rising over a snow covered lake with clouds creeping in, threatening to overtake the bright blue sky

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

A little hike at Arrowhead Provincial Park, arguably the best @ontarioparks.bsky.social to visit in the winter. #nearnorth #hiking

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Check this out! Tiny solar-powered "backpacks" track small migratory animals to inform conservation. The Motus Wildlife Tracking System — a collaborative international research network — is revealing where birds go and how we can better protect them in a changing world. #birds #conservation

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Little birds with tiny backpacks solving big problems | The Narwhal

An international network is tracking migration pathways to help address conservation issues

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Young dog with a sundog. The cold weather brings the best skies.

Sundog rises up between the trees on the left, with the sun rising on the right. Large dog bounds through the deep snow.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Borb season. There are a pair of European Starlings that have been frequenting the feeders and freezing their tails off.

An almost perfectly round European Starling on a very cold day.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Three Flickers Flicking for Dec 3 #ArtAdventCalendar Flashback to April in my old patch where the yellow-shafted Northern Flickers were always a fun spectacle in the spring #birds

Three yellow-shafted northern flickers including one with its tail fanned to show off its beautiful yellow feathers

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Beautiful sunrise on Cameron Lake for today’s #ArtAdventCalendar There were hundreds of Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Hooded Mergansers, and even a Redhead out there 🦆

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I’m new to this #ArtAdventCalendar thing. Love love love the idea! I’ll try to share some of my favourite photos 📸 starting with my fave bird, the Canada Jay

A Canada Jay perched in a spruce tree. The bird is banded with white and blue bands.

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Four weeks into #ProjectFeederWatch and this White-throated Sparrow finally showed up on a count day 😍

White-throated Sparrow standing on platform feeder with its tail in the air

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 23/10/2023

It’s a big day for the #WarblersPodcast by @BirdsCanada! We just published the 50th episode. It’s a great one too, all about Burrowing Owls. Check out the latest and our amazing canon at birdscanada.org/warblerspodc... #podcast #birding #conservation

Cover art for The Warblers Podcast centred with confetti emojis on the left and right and text below reading “congratulations from Buzzsprout! 50th episode published”

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 08/10/2023

Wild and windy morning at the Pinery Provincial Park. Lots of gulls and cormorants but no sign of the tufted titmouse.

Sand dunes with long grass blowing in the wind next to lake with large waves under a cloudy sky.

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