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Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow is #OctoberBigDay! The simple act of volunteer scientists birding and submitting their lists to eBird all at the same time, produces a powerful dataset that helps us learn about bird migration timing and more! Here's a late migrating Oct #NorthernYellowWarbler that is heading to C. America.

A small all yellow-green slings to an Oak tree branch

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 22d

So cool to visit the Motus workshop at Birds Canada headquarters. The Motus community is studying the movement of birds, bats and insects. This tiny radio telemetry device will fit on a Monarch butterfly 😲 #invertebrates #birds 🌿 www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...

Brown wood-sided building with a wi Dow and a door. Sign above the door says, “Motus Workshop and Research Laboratory”.

Tiny antenna with a rectangular box on the end. The whole thing is on an open hand and is about 5cm long.

Orange and black butterfly on purple flowers.

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Kathy Jones 🍁🇨🇦 @volunteer4birds.bsky.social · 26d

Check your inbox. Birds Canada's latest bird research and conservation news was distributed last week. If you did not receive this great monthly email you can sign up at www.birdscanada.org, just scroll down to the "Stay in Touch" signup.
#Birds #Conservation #Canada

A fall coloured yellow-rumped warbler blends in with a brown shrub. The only real pop of colour ar the red berries and a wee bit of yellow on the bird.

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Birds Canada @birdscanada.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thanks to the Birds Canada Community Grant, the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club recently installed two new Purple Martin nesting colony structures at Saltfleet and Fifty Point Conservation Areas.

Learn more about the grant and apply today! Applications are open until Sep 29: tinyurl.com/mwbc2m37

Two Purple Martins perch on a gourd-shaped nest box, with overlay text reading The Birds Canada Community Grant in Action: New Homes for Purple Martins

Two people work on installing a nest box structure for Purple Martins.

A Purple Martin nesting box structure stands next to a sign explaining the project.

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Kathy Jones 🍁🇨🇦 @volunteer4birds.bsky.social · Sep 12

Head's UP! We have a great virtual event next week! Join for a fun and practical webinar all about creating a bird-friendly yard
Learn more and register online at www.birdscanada.org/event/backya... #Birds #Gardens #Canada #HabitatMatters #Bugs

a photo of Bird enthusiast extraordinaire, Olivia Carvalho, and the text Backyard Bird Party with Olivia Carvalho, Community Engagement Specialist.

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Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social · Sep 2

They're even cuter in real life!

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Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social · Aug 30

This is amazing footage! I now NEED to see this species.

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Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social · Aug 30

Incredible footage of one of the coolest birds out there! Now I really HAVE to see one. Thanks @saskajanet.bsky.social for sharing!

Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · Aug 30

This short documentary, “L'Oiseau Papillon" by Frank Neveu looks interesting based on the trailer. Three years of work to gather the footage! It’s available from Salamadre.tv (subscription) www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Rh...

L'oiseau papillon

YouTube video by Salamandre

www.youtube.com

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Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social · Aug 30

@jodyallair.bsky.social and I just returned from leading one of our most memorable pelagic boat trips ever for Eagle-Eye Tours, out of Tofino, BC. The Laysan Albatross stole the show and hung around so long that we literally had to tear ourselves away from it! #birds #pelagic #albatross #seabirds

Laysan Albatross floats on the water. It is a large mostly white seabird with a brown back, pink bill, and hazy dark eyeshadow.

Cassin's Auklet strikes a pose on the water. This tiny grey bird has a uniquely shaped sharp bill and white check above the eye.

A Pink-footed Shearwater takes off from the water after resting on a kelp bed. It is mostly grey and white with a pink bill.

A Black-footed Albatross fly by. This large seabird is mostly grey-brown with a white vent, rump, and pale face.

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Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social · Aug 30

Such a cool bird!

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Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social · Aug 30

That hurts. Sounds like you need to go for a round 2!

Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social · Aug 23

One of my wanted birds!

BirdLife International @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social · Aug 21

Meet the Wallcreeper!🧱🐦

From the Alps to the Himalayas, this mountain-dwelling bird is renowned for its skilled climbing of rock faces.🏔️

Within crevices, they build a nest from moss and grass ready for the female to lay 3-5 eggs.

Find out more on DataZone👉 datazone.birdlife.org/species/fact...

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Birds Canada @birdscanada.bsky.social · Aug 18

Meet the Semipalmated Sandpiper! This tiny shorebird is about the size of a sparrow and makes one of the most impressive migrations in the bird world.

If you come across these remarkable travellers along the shoreline this summer, be sure to share the shore!

A Semipalmated Sandpiper rests on the shore.

A Semipalmated Sandpiper standing in shallow water.

A Semipalmated Sandpiper standing on the shore.

A flock of Semipalmated Sandpipers in flight.

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Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social · Aug 22

How nice of them to cooperate!

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · Aug 16

Yellowlegs marsh meet-up! I love it when the Lesser (L) and Greater (R) Yellowlegs line up for comparison. Can you see the differences? #birds

Two wading birds stand beside each other in shallow water facing left. They both have brown backs and wings, white chest and belly, straight beaks and bright yellow legs, but the bird on the left is a bit smaller and has a shorter beak.

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Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social · Aug 22

Right?! If only they would do it more often!

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Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social · Aug 19

Not sure what you're up to, but there are currently thousands of shorebirds moving south through the #pacificnorthwest at the moment. These first cycle Western (L) and Semipalmated (R) sandpipers wanted to demonstrate how bill length can help tell them apart. #birds #birdphotography #migration

Two small shorebirds, a Western Sandpiper with a long bill, and a Semipalmated Sandpiper with a shorter bill, stand on a smooth piece of driftwood.

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Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social · Aug 16

It was so much fun birding with you! I wonder how many times we called out Lark Bunting!

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Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social · Aug 15

A wonderfully illustrated writeup about exploring southern #Saskatchewan and the work @birdscanada.bsky.social is doing alongside partners and ranchers to protect the remaining grasslands habitat. If only more people knew how precious and fragile this part of the country really is!

Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · Aug 15

In June, I joined a team of Birds Canada experts, volunteers and friends on a grasslands tour. Read my field trip report to learn more about how Birds Canada is using science, innovation and partnership to drive grasslands bird conservation #birds 🌿 www.birdscanada.org/field-trip-r...

Field Trip Report: On the Ground in the Grasslands with Birds Canada

Join us behind the scenes on a Birds Canada grasslands conservation tour in Saskatchewan. From rare bird encounters to innovative partnerships with ranchers, this story gives you an on-the-ground pers...

www.birdscanada.org

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · Aug 15

In June, I joined a team of Birds Canada experts, volunteers and friends on a grasslands tour. Read my field trip report to learn more about how Birds Canada is using science, innovation and partnership to drive grasslands bird conservation #birds 🌿 www.birdscanada.org/field-trip-r...

Field Trip Report: On the Ground in the Grasslands with Birds Canada

Join us behind the scenes on a Birds Canada grasslands conservation tour in Saskatchewan. From rare bird encounters to innovative partnerships with ranchers, this story gives you an on-the-ground pers...

www.birdscanada.org

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Patrick @watchinthesky.bsky.social · Aug 12

Ravi made a short visit just after 4pm.
He had a few snacks and then a case of the zoomies! Clacks included!! Then hop thru the fence and gone.
🪶 roadrunner

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Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social · Aug 9

We gotta get you to the Arctic, Janet!

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Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social · Aug 9

Sadly, the muskox in the southern parts of Victoria Island were hit hard by a bovine illness so I haven't seen them there. 😥

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Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social · Aug 9

Still lots of time to do something about that!

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Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social · Aug 8

Furthest in each direction I've been in Canada:

N: Ovayok Territorial Park (Cambridge Bay), Nunavut
W: Juskatla, British Columbia (Haida Gwaii)
E: Cape Spear, Newfoundland & Labrador
S: Point Pelee National Park, Ontario

Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · Aug 8

Furthest in each direction I've been in Canada:

N: Kingsmere Lake, Saskatchewan
E: Cape Spear, Newfoundland & Labrador
W: Comox, British Columbia
S: Leamington, Ontario

Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · Aug 8

This is kind of fun - furthest in each direction I've been in Canada

N: Dawson City, Yukon Territory
E: Deer Lake, Newfoundland
W: Beaver Creek, Yukon, Territory
S: Crystal Beach, Ontario (Near Fort Erie)

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