My encounter with the ABA Bird of the Year at Dinosaur Provincial Park

My better half and I were evacuated from our neighborhood in Calgary during what will likely be known as the worst flood in Alberta’s history. While it wasn’t completely unexpected, we had our camping gear packed and ready to go, and a general idea of where we would head to …

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Featured Feathers: Common Nighthawk

This week we start a new series on the blog, a weekly highlighting of birds considered to be at risk in Canada. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) lists 73 bird species or subspecies, divided into three categories: Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern. One of …

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