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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 · 24/04/2025

Yay! This is such an amazing #Birdathon idea! 👏👏👏

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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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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

So much going on and such great words to go with! Snood sounds like a Dr. Seuss invention

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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 · 28/03/2025

I’d love to trade you a grackle for a magpie!

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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

This is a Hairy woodpecker. It’s hard to tell without seeing them side by side but a hairy is much larger and the bill is long compared to the petit bill of a downy :)

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

Haha, if it makes you feel any better it look like 3 months to get around to making the damn thing!

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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 · 03/03/2025

One intense game of duck duck goose

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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 · 01/03/2025

Thank you for running a campaign that we could be excited about. While the result wasn’t what we’d hoped, it’s reassuring to see how many neighbours care about the beautiful place we live and fought to make our communities better!

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

But will anyone get the Sing reference? 🐭

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I’d vote for backyard birds, chimney swift, loon, and ring-billed gull :) good luck!!!

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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 · 18/02/2025

Wow! Never have I ever seen a better photo of a Townsend’s Solitaire!

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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 · 12/02/2025

Ooo that’s exciting! I can’t wait to see the photos when you do find one 🙂

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Thanks! The hot tip I got is to check out the garbages at provincial parks 😂

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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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