Birds
This page features articles and video presentations about Alberta's birds. See our Featured Species page for information on other species.
Alberta’s Wrens
BY NICK CARTER
Wren Roll Call! Get the rundown on these “little brown jobs,” as birders call them. Wren species can be tricky to tell apart, but they’re delightfully energetic songbirds!
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The State of Alberta’s Birds
BY NICK CARTER
Nature Alberta’s own Nick Carter reports on the status of Alberta’s bird populations
— some modest increases, more concerning declines.
Rare eBird Highlights
BY NICK CARTER
From Anna’s hummingbird to whooping cranes, check out some of the rare bird
sightings recorded on eBird in Alberta last summer and fall! Read Rare eBird Highlights
Voices from the Forest: Boreal Songbirds and the Impact of Energy Footprints
BY THARINDU KALUKAPUGE
Examining the impact of energy footprints on the songbirds that call the boreal forest
home—and what that impact tells us about landscape restoration. Read Voices from the Forest
Peregrine Recovery: Management in the New Millennium
BY GORDON COURT
Soaring success! Read the inspiring story of the peregrine falcon’s return to its historic range in Alberta.
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Dark Secrets: Discovering the Unusual Habits of the Black Swift
BY GEOFF HOLROYD
A black bird with dark secrets. Seeking answers to century-old mysteries about the
unusual nesting habits of the black swift.
The Birds of Alberta, A Century Ago
BY JOHN ACORN, FAUVE BLANCHARD, & MELANIE MULLIN
Learn about the history of birding and ornithology in Alberta through the work of Sidney Stansell.
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In the Field with Hybrid Flickers
BY COREY SCOBIE
Learn about the research done in Alberta examining the hybridization of two northern flicker subspecies.
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A Grebe in Need
BY NICK CARTER
Alberta’s grebes are a small but diverse family with some species facing population declines.
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