Congratulations to everyone who participated in Bird Studies Canada's first Schoolyard Bird Blitz!
In May, students across the country surveyed the birdlife in their schoolyards, and reported a grand total of 70 species and 1483 individual birds. The American Robin was the most frequently reported bird. The impressive diversity of species included the American Kestrel and Spotted Sandpiper (BC), Common Raven and Boreal Chickadee (SK), Bald Eagle and Indigo Bunting (ON), Bobolink and Ruby-throated Hummingbird (QC), and Alder Flycatcher and American Redstart (NB).
Thank you to all the teachers and students who contributed their Citizen Science observations. Stay tuned for new resources and the next Schoolyard Bird Blitz in May 2017.
Bird Studies Canada thanks the Canadian Wildlife Federation and The W. Garfield Weston Foundation for supporting the Schoolyard Bird Blitz.
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