Join us for The Great Backyard Bird Count
Join us for the 15th annual Great Backyard Bird Count. Find out how to take part. It's as easy spending time each day between February 17-20th doing the activity you already love, taking note of which birds you see (with an easy to consult regional bird list) and entering your results through The Great Backyard Bird Count website.
Do your part to help the birds this winter. Every report helps answer very important concerns, such as:
Do your part to help the birds this winter. Every report helps answer very important concerns, such as:
- How will this winter's snow and cold temperatures influence bird populations?
- Where are winter finches and other “irruptive” species that appear in large numbers during some years but not others?
- How will the timing of birds’ migrations compare with past years?
- How are bird diseases, such as West Nile virus, affecting birds in different regions?
- What kinds of differences in bird diversity are apparent in cities versus suburban, rural, and natural areas?
- Are any birds undergoing worrisome declines that point to the need for conservation attention?
Birding @ the Library!
Short-eared Owl, Dawson Township. Photo by Michael Dawber.
Did you know… Rainy River is one of the top birding spots in North America? Here are just a few of the quality birding resources we have for you:
ADULT BOOKS
Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Ontario, 2001-2005.
598.297 ATL
The Backyard Birdsong Guide, by Donald Kroodsma.
598.159 KRO
Bird-by-Bird Gardening, by Sally Roth.
639.978 ROT
Birds of Ontario, by Andy Bezener.
598.297 BEZ
Creative Bird Photography, by Bill Coster.
778.932 COS
Hope is the thing with feathers : a personal chronicle of vanished birds, by Christopher Cokinos.
598.168 COK
The Reluctant Twitcher, by Richard Pope.
598.072 POP
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of western North America,
by David Sibley.
598.097 SIB
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Backyard Birds, by Robert Bateman.
J598.072 BAT
Bird Nests, by Therese Hopkins.
J598.156 HOP
Red knot : a shorebird's incredible journey, by Nancy Willis.
J598.33 WIL
Young Birder's Guide to Birds of E. North America,
by Bill Thompson.
J598.072 THO
MAGAZINES
American Birds : Christmas Bird Count
Birds and Blooms
OFO News
Ontario Birding News
ON Nature
ON-LINE
“Birding in the Rainy River Area,” by Dave Elder. Ontario Birds, Dec. 2004.
ADULT BOOKS
Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Ontario, 2001-2005.
598.297 ATL
The Backyard Birdsong Guide, by Donald Kroodsma.
598.159 KRO
Bird-by-Bird Gardening, by Sally Roth.
639.978 ROT
Birds of Ontario, by Andy Bezener.
598.297 BEZ
Creative Bird Photography, by Bill Coster.
778.932 COS
Hope is the thing with feathers : a personal chronicle of vanished birds, by Christopher Cokinos.
598.168 COK
The Reluctant Twitcher, by Richard Pope.
598.072 POP
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of western North America,
by David Sibley.
598.097 SIB
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Backyard Birds, by Robert Bateman.
J598.072 BAT
Bird Nests, by Therese Hopkins.
J598.156 HOP
Red knot : a shorebird's incredible journey, by Nancy Willis.
J598.33 WIL
Young Birder's Guide to Birds of E. North America,
by Bill Thompson.
J598.072 THO
MAGAZINES
American Birds : Christmas Bird Count
Birds and Blooms
OFO News
Ontario Birding News
ON Nature
ON-LINE
“Birding in the Rainy River Area,” by Dave Elder. Ontario Birds, Dec. 2004.
