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CALGARY, ALTA. Birdwatchers both new and experienced had a busy weekend feeding their observations to the annual Great Backyard Bird Count. The citizen science project records bird sightings over a four day period from all over the world. By Monday afternoon Albertans had made more than 1900 birding excursions and recorded 93 different species. “So many people looking in their backyards and city parks at their birds and counting them up and submitting them is really contributing some important long-term information that we’re learning about the population trends of these birds,” says Chris Fisher, author of Birds of Alberta. Birdwatching has taken off since the start of the pandemic, with the Alberta Birds Facebook page jumping from roughly 20,000 members to more than 32,000 in the past year.
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OMH Dandeli. It’s a birding heaven. You must visit if you haven’t already.I have been planning a trip to OMH for sometime now but something always seems to come up. Hopefully I get to got there soon.
Sask. birders continue to explore the trees through polar vortex for chirp thrill
Temperatures in Sask. plummeted to –50 C this past week, yet birders still stepped out to see their feather friends.
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Temperatures in Sask. lowered to –50 C, yet birders still stepped out to see their feathered friends
Posted: Feb 16, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 16
When the weather is cold, Rachel Ling said Nutty, her favourite red-breasted nuthatch, can look like a tiny puff ball.(Submitted by Rachel Ling)