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Jody Allair @jodyallair.bsky.social · 19d

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Birds Canada @birdscanada.bsky.social · Sep 2

Imagine stumbling upon Black Swifts - one of Canada's rarest species - high on a mountain, above the clouds. BC Projects Coordinator Rémi Torrenta shares this story, along with Black Swift facts and monitoring season updates on the latest Warblers Podcast.

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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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Kathy Jones 🍁🇨🇦 @volunteer4birds.bsky.social · Aug 20

New Wake-up Call episode: Chestnut-collared Longspur
@jodyallair.bsky.social heads on a prairie road trip in search of this species. Listen to learn why this species belongs on your life list, & how you can help protect it. www.birdscanada.org/warblerspodc...?
#Birds #Conservation #Grasslands

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Jody Allair @jodyallair.bsky.social · Aug 10

Keep your eyes peeled, several have been reported in SK already this summer.

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Jody Allair @jodyallair.bsky.social · Aug 9

Found this out-of-range California Tortoiseshell in Cypress Hills Provincial Park. They’re typically found in southern BC and down into the western US. This summer we’re seeing an unprecedented irruption of this species north and east into Alberta, Saskatchewan and as far east as Ontario.

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Songbirding @songbirding.com · Aug 6

Looking for a starting point for listening to Songbirding? 🎶🐦🪶

Season 5: "In the Quietude" features the park lands around the cottage community of Johnson Harbour in #BrucePeninsula, #Ontario.

44 episodes cover the songs & sounds of numerous species.

It all starts with Solstice in the Quietude

Solstice in the Quietude, Part 1

It's late afternoon during the summer solstice of 2021, a time of the day when the birds are singing at a slower, more relaxed pace in the quiet soundscape of the Bruce Peninsula National Park in Onta...

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Birds Canada @birdscanada.bsky.social · Jul 8

In this Daybreak Alberta segment, Birds Canada's Jody Allair joins host Paul Karchut for a walk through a Calgary park that’s been transformed from a gravel pit to a local greenspace, now a hotspot for birds: tinyurl.com/3hr33fx6

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American Birding Association @aba.org · Jun 26

It’s our 350th episode! And to celebrate, we’ve brought you a super-sized This Month in Birding: www.aba.org/09-26-this-m...

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Birds Canada @birdscanada.bsky.social · May 5

Learn everything you ever wanted to know about bird sounds! The Warblers Podcast chats with @dmennill.bsky.social, a lifelong ornithologist and expert on avian communication. How do thrushes sing? Could we monitor bird populations using sound? What's up with tropical birds duetting?

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Jody Allair @jodyallair.bsky.social · May 24

A huge thank you to everyone who supported my Birds Canada Birdathon!

It’s not too late to donate. Check out the link below.

www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...

Jody Allair’s Birdathon

I am participating in the Birds Canada Birdathon to raise funds that will help conserve and protect Canada’s wild birds. On May 23rd I will be birding the badlands and short-grass prairies in and arou...

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Jody Allair @jodyallair.bsky.social · May 24

The short-grass prairie region SE of Drumheller put on a spectacular show today. The skies were moody & the songbirds were out in full song. I had great views of Sprague’s Pipit, Horned Lark, Lark Bunting and of course the star of the day…our 2025 Avian Ambassador the Chestnut-collared Longspur.

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Jody Allair @jodyallair.bsky.social · May 23

Today I am participating in the Birds Canada Birdathon here in southern Alberta to help raise $ to support bird conservation in Canada. A fun highlight so far was a nesting Common Goldeneye.

To donate go to: www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...

#birdathon2025 #birds #birdingforconservation

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Jody Allair @jodyallair.bsky.social · May 4

Best of luck on your Birds Canada Birdathon Janet!

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · May 4

(3/3) Please consider a donation to my birdathon in support of Birds Canada and their work to use science to drive conservation and make the world a safer place for #birds www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...

Saskajanet's Alphabet of Birds

Birds need our help. I am participating in the Birds Canada Birdathon to raise funds that will help conserve and protect Canada’s wild birds. Proceeds from the Birdathon sustain conservation programs ...

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · May 4

My Birdathon #AlphabetOfBirds continues!

*K* is for "Ki, kiii, kiIII, KI-KI-KI-KI-KI-KI-KI…kee!". The loud call of a merlin as it zooms by. Merlins are tiny, fierce falcons who are well-adapted to city life where they enjoy abundant house sparrows. Have you heard a merlin? (1/3)

Tiny perfect falcon with yellow talons and huge eyes stares down from the bare branches of a tree.

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Jody Allair @jodyallair.bsky.social · May 4

Long-billed Curlew, Rock Wren, Mountain Bluebird and with luck—Golden Eagle.

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Jody Allair @jodyallair.bsky.social · May 4

My goal will be to see many of the short-grass prairie and badlands specialist here in southern Alberta. But my main target will be the Chestnut-collared Longspur - Birds Canada’s 2025 Avian Ambassador.

www.birdscanada.org/searching-fo...

Searching for the Chestnut-collared Longspur: Visiting the Grassland Home of Our 2025 Avian Ambassador

Each spring, one of Canada’s most spectacular natural sights can be witnessed in the shortgrass prairies at dawn—the Chestnut-collared Longspur’s captivating display flight. This once-common grassland...

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Jody Allair @jodyallair.bsky.social · May 2

On May 23rd I will be taking part in the Birds Canada Birdathon here in southern Alberta to help raise $ to support bird conservation in Canada. Please consider donating using the link below.

#birdathon2025 #birds #birdingforconservation

www.canadahelps.org/me/ngYdTdj

Badlands with conifers in the foreground

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Birds Canada @birdscanada.bsky.social · Apr 15

Great news for grassland birds! Six new sites in Alberta & Saskatchewan have been identified as Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA).

Learn more about these new KBAs in our latest media release: tinyurl.com/4zv9nwbz

New Key Biodiversity Areas Highlight Critical Prairie Habitat for Species at Risk

April 9, 2025 - Calgary, Alberta. The recognition of six new Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in southeast Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan is a critical step for the conservation of species

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Jody Allair @jodyallair.bsky.social · Apr 4

I was on CTV Edmonton Morning this week talking about spring migration and actions people can take to help birds at this time of year. @birdscanada.bsky.social #birds

www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/vid...

Is climate change impacting bird migration?

Jody Allair of Birds Canada talks about bird migration in Alberta and how it has been impacted by climate change.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Patrick Nadeau @patnad.bsky.social · Mar 26

Birdathon 2025 is live, with proceeds to Birds Canada. I'm thrilled to be participating this year, and I've found an excuse to dress up. Introducing... the Mystery Bird Challenge! See if you can guess all 9 bird species (no spoilers in the comments please). Here is Day 1. youtu.be/XqJT3xdlf8Y

Birdathon DAY 1

YouTube video by Patrick Nadeau

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Jody Allair @jodyallair.bsky.social · Mar 23

I recently wrote an article to help people get acquainted with the Chestnut-collared Longspur, Birds Canada’s 2025 Avian Ambassador. #birds

www.birdscanada.org/searching-fo...

Searching for the Chestnut-collared Longspur: Visiting the Grassland Home of Our 2025 Avian Ambassador

Each spring, one of Canada’s most spectacular natural sights can be witnessed in the shortgrass prairies at dawn—the Chestnut-collared Longspur’s captivating display flight. This once-common grassland...

www.birdscanada.org

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Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social · Mar 3

This is such a fun episode of the #WarblersPodcast! Really great field stories and good hype up for the final year of the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas. Check it out:

#birding #atlas3 #breedingbirdsurvey

Point Counts and Missing Pots: The Adventures of Bird Atlassing

Podcast Episode · The Warblers by Birds Canada · 2025-03-03 · 46m

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Jody Allair @jodyallair.bsky.social · Mar 5

Thanks for sharing Janet!

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