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Whooping Cranes: Step by Step, Egg by Egg, Towards Recovery

By Steph Weizenbach / 29 September 2023

BY HIRA SHAH

The whooping crane was once widely distributed across North America, but by the 1940s, hunting and habitat loss had reduced the species to only 21 birds. Wood Buffalo National Park remains the only place in Canada where whooping cranes nest.

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Owls of Alberta

By Steph Weizenbach / 28 August 2023

How many owls are found in Alberta? View the full list here!

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Alberta’s “Other” Woodpeckers

By Steph Weizenbach / 7 July 2023

BY NICK CARTER
Alberta is rich in woodpeckers, from common backyard visitors like the little downy woodpecker to the crow-sized pileated woodpecker with its flaming crest and manic voice. But there are a couple of interesting species that often get overlooked.

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Grebes of North America and Alberta

By Nature Kids / 18 April 2023

Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Lucia MacQuarrie
Host: Edmonton Nature Club

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The Aquatic Songbird: American Dippers

By Nature Kids / 12 April 2023

BY MARK BRADLEY

American dippers are plump little birds, 18–21 cm, that weigh about 50 grams (roughly the weight of a golf ball). Both sexes have a slate-grey body with a brownish-grey head, an upturned tail, and flashing white eyelids.

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The 20,000-Year-Old Story of the Golden-Crowned Kinglet

By Nature Kids / 11 April 2023

BY DANIKA SCHRAMM

The last Ice Age had an enormous impact on Canadian species, in some cases creating genetically distinct populations. To illustrate how geneticists have arrived at these conclusions, I’m going to walk through a real-world example from my own research on golden-crowned kinglets, one of North America’s smallest passerines.

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Annual Sharp-Tailed Grouse Watch

By Nature Kids / 12 March 2023

Wainwright Wildlife Society
Wainwright, AB
mid-April – mid-May

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The Recovery of Trumpeter Swans in Alberta

By Rick Schneider / 12 January 2023

BY NICK CARTER

Historically, trumpeter swans were found throughout Alberta. But by the early 1900s, the species was near extinction, mainly because of overhunting. Through concerted conservation efforts, the population is now well on its way to recovery – an amazing conservation success story.

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Beginner’s Guide to Winter Bird Identification

By Nature Kids / 30 November 2022

Recorded Presentation
Speaker: JANICE HURLBURT
Host: Edmonton Nature Club

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Nesting and Home Range of Barred Owls in Managed Forests of Alberta

By Nature Kids / 28 November 2022

Recorded Presentation
Speaker: LISA TAKETS PRIESTLEY
Host: Edmonton Nature Club

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