Tag: shorebird
Captive rearing program aims to save endangered shorebird
A captive rearing program is giving a fighting chance for the abandoned eggs of a critically endangered shorebird. Birds Canada has taken “extraordinary steps” to save nearly half of the…
Birders flock to Thedford sewage lagoons for rare shorebird sighting
News Local News Brian Lasenby, a birder from Grand Bend, set up his camera at the Thedford sewage lagoons Monday where the weekend sighting of a bird never before sighted…
The migratory bird strategy to avoid overheating in flight
Some migratory birds can fly for several days without interruption and therefore without being able to shelter from the sun’s rays. A study carried out on more than 9,000 species…