Are Common Loons becoming less common?
New research shows a worrying decline in Common Loon populations. But there’s more to the story than numbers. Matt Fuirst and Doug Tozer tal...
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The Warblers by Birds Canada
The Warblers shares Canadian information, insights and inspiration on the world of birds and bird conservation. The lively discussions are hosted by Andrea Gress and Andrés Jiménez whose cur...
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20 of 96 episodesBecoming a Bird-Friendly Consumer
From the coffee in your cup to the seafood on your plate, the products we buy can have a surprising impact on birds and their habitats. Firs...
Window Collisions: an invisible threat to birds
From science and building design, to art and community action, there are many ways to reduce bird-window collisions. This is a significant c...
Tracking Semipalmated Sandpipers at the Bay of Fundy
The Bay of Fundy is one of Canada's best kept birding secrets. Following the ebb and flow of the tides are tens of thousands of Semipalmated...
The Wake-up Call: Evening Grosbeak
The Warblers go birding! Join Andrea Gress and Jody Allair as they search for the Evening Grosbeak. While searching the woods, they chat abo...
Do field guides still matter? The latest guide to the birds of Alberta
With apps like Merlin and eBird, do field guides even matter anymore? David Scott and Gavin McKinnon share why they developed a brand new bo...
The Wake-up Call: Louisiana Waterthrush and Acadian Flycatcher
The Louisiana Waterthrush or "Eastern Forest Dipper" exudes quiet and calm, much like the forests it's found in. Meanwhile, the Acadian Flyc...
The Secrets of Bird Nests with Mark Peck
Bird nests literally come in all shapes and sizes: burrowed into a sand bank, tucked into grass, underground, high up, stretchy, sturdy, fli...
Kinglets: flashy crests and stretchy nests
Overlooked and underappreciated - kinglets are one of Canada’s toughest little birds! Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets are both fasc...
Birds and Cats
With close to 9 million domestic cats in Canada, and a third of them regularly roaming outdoors, we know that birds are heavily impacted by...
Marsh Bird Madness
Some of Canada's weirdest and most wonderful birds can be found in marshes! But which ones have the marshiest adaptations?...is it the...
Shorebird Conservation in James Bay, "Just you and the birds"
James Bay is an essential stopover site for thousands of migrating shorebirds - Hudsonian and Marbled Godwits, Whimbrels, Red Knots, and mor...
Do birds have feelings? Experts answer your questions
It's back! We've called upon guests from across Canada to help answer your birdiest questions! Do the Northern Lights impact migra...
Toronto: a city of Blue Jays and Birders
Canada's largest city attracts a surprising diversity of bird species - and peeping at them from along the shores of Lake Ontario: coun...
Superhero Senses - of birds!
Discover the unique ways that birds understand the world through their senses! Some birds have bendy beaks, some swivel their eyes, and othe...
Trick or Tweet: Ghostly sounds, murders, and bloodsucking birds
In the spirit of spooky season, we bring you an eerie episode filled with spine-tingling bird facts. We debate the most haunting bird sounds...
Exploring Blackbirds with Experts Peter Burke and Alvaro Jaramillo
Think you know blackbirds? This episode will change the way you see them. Andrea Gress and co-host Jody Allair discuss the underrated beauty...
Biking for Birds: athletics to inspire bird conservation
Migration is one of the most remarkable phenomena in the animal kingdom. What if the human body made the same trip? Athletes Timm Döbert and...
Up in the clouds with Black Swifts
Black Swifts are also playfully known as Cloud Swifts, a suitable nickname for one of Canada's most impressive and mysterious birds. Jo...
The Wake-up Call: Chestnut-collared Longspur
The Chestnut-collared Longspur is an icon of the Prairies – an aerial acrobatist, singing and dancing in the sky. Jody Allair shares his lov...