This is an excellent article on tropical bird declines even within large intact reserves. It’s great to see this research highlighted and I hope it’s able to continue! www.science.org/content/arti...
The more intensive the agriculture, the more devastating it is for birds
I'm excited to share that for the first time in its 126 year history, Christmas Bird Count population trends are now available for Latin America and the Caribbean! Ten-year trends (2013-2023) are available for ~50 species across nearly 20 countries. Check them out: www.audubon.org/community-sc...
To see how Kirsty Duncan advocated for science, watch her TED talk or read her book, "The Exclusion Effect: How the sciences discourage women & girls and what to do about it"
Scientists must be free to learn, to speak, and to challenge, she said -- an even more vital argument now than then.
Those were the days
Nearly 100-car pileup closes major highway as winter storm hits Alberta - CTV News
So glad I left a meeting in Moose Jaw early yesterday to make the long drive back to Edmonton ahead of this winter storm. Stay safe out there prairie folks!
Older so could have booked his shot in AB through the booking system. But in ON I could have brought small children to a walk-in pharmacy and gotten them shots.
On a family trip to Ontario - my son and I walked into an SDM and walked out vaccinated for free 30 minutes later. As it should be.
An infographic summarizing the key findings of the paper and showing cats with birds in their mouth. T
Our team has published a new study in Avian Conservation Ecology showing that #cats kill between 19–197 million #birds each year in Canada!
In the time it has taken you to read ~3 posts (1 min) 114 birds have been killed at the paws of cats in Canada.
ace-eco.org/vol20/iss2/a...
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Untitled (Blue Jays)
Emily Kewageshig ~ Anishinaabe
2025
We are the Wildflowers
Emily Kewageshig ~ Anishinaabe
2024
The Enchanted Owl
Kenojuak Ashevak ~ Inuk
1960
Red Swan glutenized me unfortunately- I was really happy when Una arrived as I had good luck there in Saskatoon - unfortunately,glutenized! Though when I let them know they were very apologetic and promised to do better but I haven’t had the courage to try again.
Have yet to find a YEG gf pizza take-out that hasn’t either glutenized me or is more than barely edible - recommendations please!
The band Wilco on stage
Fabulous Wilco show in YEG tonight
Things may have changed but less than 2 years ago when I was an AB resident in Vancouver for a few months I had no problem getting a Covid shot at a pharmacy at no cost
‘Berta friends: don’t forget that today’s the day you can pre-order your COVID vaccine. bookvaccine.alberta.ca/vaccine/s/pr...
We just arrived in Tofino BC a couple of hours ago. Could be an interesting night - keeping alert for updates
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Breaking Good News for #birds! “Birds like the Rufous Hummingbird don’t recognize borders, and neither should conservation”. 11 new projects will protect 115,000 hectares in Mexico (via @birdscanada.bsky.social)
Red and white flowers in the garden
My garden is celebrating Canada Day 🇨🇦
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Do you like songbirds? Are you concerned about how wildfire smoke may impact their physiology?
I'm searching for graduate students who are interested in looking at the effect of wildfire smoke on songbird physiology! Come join my lab @usaskartsci.bsky.social!
research-groups.usask.ca/ivy-lab/
Behind the steepening declines, a clear culprit is beginning to emerge: global heating. A tropical forest ecosystem is “a finely tuned Swiss watch”, Hallwachs says – perfectly engineered to sustain a vastly biodiverse system of creatures.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Here’s the link to the survey to tell the Alberta government to SHOVE IT
www.alberta.ca/school-libra...
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Great news! Congratulations
