Whooping Cranes - Canada's Conservation Success Story Presenter: Stan Shadwick The Whooping Crane is North America’s tallest and most elegant native bird. Although still an endangered species, their Canadian population has increased 33-fold from the early 1940s when they were on the brink of extinction. In his presentation, Stan will summarize the role that Canadian […]

The Wonder of Hummingbirds Presenter: John Bargman & Ena Spalding If you are wowed by hummingbirds, join us for closeup views and interesting stories and facts about hummingbirds of the Americas. John Bargman and Ena Spalding will show images of wonderful hummers taken in Costa Rica, Columbia, Peru, Ecuador, Belize and Canada. Members please look […]

Newfoundland – Birds and More Presenter: Howard Heffler In June 2022, Howard and Lyn Heffler visited Newfoundland for 18 days. The primary focus was birding – specifically sea birds. They also wanted to learn more about the history of Canada’s youngest province; interestingly, the one with the oldest European settlements. There are several easily accessible […]

Not ANOTHER Pandemic—Highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds Presenter: Dr. Dayna Goldsmith This presentation will begin with a brief introduction of what it means to be an influenza virus and the history of avian influenza in Canada. The presentation will then move into a review of the current outbreak with a focus on wild […]

Shetland – Birds, ponies, and people. Presenter: Andrew Hart The Shetland Islands are the northern most part of Great Britain. This isolation has resulted in some endemic Shetland species and several Arctic and Northern European visitors and vagrants that are rarely, if ever, seen in the rest of the country. Andrew will talk about his […]