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Great Backyard Bird Count goes global, shatters records

From Antarctica to Afghanistan, birdwatchers from 101 countries made history in the first global Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), Feb. 15 to 18, 2013. In the largest worldwide bird count ever, birdwatchers set new records, counting more than 25 million birds on 116,000 checklists in four days — and recording 3,138 species, nearly one-third of
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BIRDBATHS: Important in winter and summer

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If you’re trying to attract birds to your yard, one of the most useful items is a birdbath. Both winter and summer, a source of water near your feeders will attract songbirds to feed and bathe. My husband and I found this particularly true when there has been a long dry spell, such as we’ve
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Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas

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Are you interested in birds? Would you like to contribute to a study about the various birds that nest in Manitoba? Then consider joining the project called the Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas. Now in its third year, this is a five-year project that aims to record the distribution and abundance of all the birds that
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Early not always best

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Will our mild winter bring the migrating songbirds back sooner than usual? Perhaps — but it’s difficult to predict how birds will react. Snowstorms in North and South Dakota may keep them from flying back to Manitoba, or an early thaw there may result in their arrival earlier than usual here. But whether they return
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Changing bird habits

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As an avid birdwatcher, I am always interested to learn about the birds that other people see. In winter, besides checking my own birdfeeders, and keeping a lookout whenever I drive or walk somewhere, I frequently check a local website called “birding on the Net” that gives details of birds seen by others — and
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Feed Birds, Discourage Squirrels

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FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR Those of us who enjoy feeding birds are always open to new ideas on feeding stations if they are effective especially against squirrels. While squirrels are entertaining they can be a nuisance, as they are astonishingly acrobatic and will catapult themselves onto feeders in locations one might think impossible, and keep the birds
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Wood Ducks: Let’s Help Their Comeback

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One of Manitoba’s most photogenic water birds, with its bright, iridescent feathers, is the wood duck. For a time this colourful duck was in decline across North America, but with a little help from humans, it is making a definite comeback. Still, its numbers in Manitoba remain relatively small, and I’m always pleased when I
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Manitoba’s Wild Turkeys

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Over the years attempts have been made to introduce or reintroduce a number of birds into southern Manitoba. Some of these – pheasants and chucker partridges, for example – have been unsuccessful, mainly due to our harsh winters. But one success story is that of the eastern wild turkey whose spread throughout the province is
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Welcome Back Orioles

In early May I look forward to the arrival of the Baltimore oriole. After weeks of concern, imagining that they may have perished in the terrible storms of the southern states during their travels back, they finally arrive. They are usually back before the leaves are on the trees, do some mating and then begin
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A Volunteer Opportunity For The Birds

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Each spring birdsong fills the air as warblers, chickadees and many other bird species arrive back in Manitoba to pair up and raise their young. But are most birds that ordinarily make Manitoba their breeding grounds still around? Are other species now breeding here? Starting this spring until 2015 ordinary Manitobans will help scientists tracking

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