Bird Friendly Hamilton Burlington

❄️ Winter Walk Day is happening on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.

Halton District School Board schools are encouraged to take part on the day (or anytime in February!) by register their activities at https://ow.ly/3TP650XUCHx

#WinterWalkDay #WWD #JourneyOutside #WinterWalk2School #BurlingtonOntario

🌎💧 🌿 World Wetlands Day
Today we recognize the vital role wetlands play in supporting wildlife, protecting communities, and keeping our water clean — and why protecting them matters for people and nature.

#BurlingtonGreen #BurlingtonOntario #BurlingtonOnt #WorldWetlandsDay2026 #WWD2026

February is Winter Commute Month!

From Feb 1–28, log your sustainable commute trips on SmartCommute.ca to track your impact and be entered for a chance to win a gift card.

#BurlingtonGreen #SmartCommute #BurlingtonOntario #BurlingtonOnt

Are you ready for the Great Backyard Bird Count? 🐦️We're hosting two group outings to count birds that weekend! #HamOnt

📅 Sat Feb 14, 2026 | 10AM - 12PM
📍 Gage Park, meeting outside the tropical greenhouse

📅 Mon Feb 16, 2026 | 10AM - 12PM
📍 Falkirk West Park, meeting at the Copperwood Ave entrance

It’s World Wetlands Day! 🌿🌊

Canada is home to ~25% of the world’s remaining wetlands—but in urban areas, up to 98% have been lost to development.

Wetlands reduce flooding, filter water, and protect biodiversity. Let’s protect what remains, restore what’s been destroyed, and put nature first 💚

The Feminist Bird Club's annual "Duck Off" winter waterfowl count is back at LaSalle Park, Jan. 25! The FBC Hamilton chapter goes bill to bill against the Toronto chapter in a fun-spirited count competition. To participate, register on their Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.ca/e/duck-off-t...

📢Free webinar: Protect Our Conservation Authorities!
The provincial government is undermining Conservation Authorities across Ontario. Learn why it matters for our communities and ecosystems, and how you can help push back.
RSVP here:
tinyurl.com/mca3dfyv
Sign our petition here:
tinyurl.com/muamjn9r

It's back!! "Meet the Trumpeter Swans" event at LaSalle Park in #BurlON, Sunday, Feb. 15, 10am-2pm. Visit with and learn more about Burlington's official City Bird! Always a fun event. (Please note: the feeding of swans and other wildlife by the public is not permitted, by bylaw).

A great opportunity to help look after some local nature sanctuaries that support birds and other wildlife! 👇

Happy Fall! 🍂 Fun fact: during late summer and fall Black-capped Chickadees grow their brains (specifically the hippocampus) to help them remember all their food caches for the winter! #birds

Have you participated in Global Bird Rescue Week before hosted by Fatal Light Awareness Program Canada?
#GlobalBirdRescue from Sept 22-28, 2025.

Join FLAP Canada to rescue and document birds that have collided with buildings in your community. Learn more, visit globalbirdrescue.org.

A great post on Chimney Swifts (a Threatened Species) from @ward2hamilton.bsky.social ! (Click post to read whole thread.) Our BFHB volunteers monitor Chimney Swifts in both Hamilton and Burlington as part of Birds Canada's citizen science program.

School's out for the summer but that doesn't mean the learning has to end. Spend time outdoors with your little (or not so little) ones watching the birds, flowers, fish, mammals, insects and more. Use apps like iNaturalist or Seek to help identify what you're seeing. And most importantly have fun!

This week we're focusing our heritage post on cultural heritage in the core in, perhaps, a slightly unlikely place - atop the Sheraton Hotel where our beloved peregrine falcons have come to call home. Let's dig into our City's history around these majestic friends. #HamOnt

It's World Migratory Bird Day! Here's hoping everyone takes time today to appreciate the beautiful birds around us during the peak of spring migration, and takes time to reflect on how we can better co-exist with them. birdfriendlyhamiltonburlington.wordpress.com/how-you-can-... #WMBD2025

On May 8, join @naturecanada.bsky.social and QuebecOiseaux for a webinar on how municipalities are working to protect and restore bird populations. Hear from BFHB, Bird Friendly Kawartha Lakes, Lions Bay, Selwyn, Kitchener, and Nova Scotia Bird Society.
Register here: tinyurl.com/mru47muu

Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day 2025 with us at a litter clean up, Sat, May 17, 10am-noon at Pier 8 in Hamilton. Meet at our Purple Martin house by the rink! Free giveaways (buttons, stickers, info. materials) and litter clean-up supplies. Bring water and sunscreen!
#TeamUpToCleanUp #WMBD2025

Thanks to Mayor @mariannemeedward.bsky.social for proclaiming Saturday, May 10th, World Migratory Bird Day in #BurlON! In addition, the Brant Street Pier beacon lighting will go dark at 10pm to raise awareness of Lights Out actions people can take to help migrating birds stay safe in May. #WMBD2025

Great for birds, too, like Hummingbirds!
#BirdFriendlyCity

Thanks to @burlingtongreen.bsky.social for sending volunteers to clean this section of Burlington Bay shoreline during recent Eco-Action days at the Beach. Led by BFHB Co-chair Dave, we collected 12 full bags of litter! This area is a big litter trap and a designated Important Bird Area.
#WMBD2025

Happy Earth Day, everyone! We hope you not only take time to appreciate our earth today and the creatures that inhabit it, but also choose a new conservation action you can take. Why not commit to treating your window(s) with bird-friendly markers? Lots of options here: flap.org/stop-birds-f...

Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day 2025!
This year’s theme, “Shared Spaces: Creating Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities, ”highlights the importance of creating safe, sustainable environments for birds to thrive. In celebration of World Migratory Bird Day 2025, here are the featured birds 1/2

2/2 actions to take to help them:
American Redstart - Support bird-friendly coffee.
American Robin - Keep cats indoors.
Red Knot - Reduce plastic waste.
Peregrine Falcon - Eliminate Toxic Chemicals
Every small action contributes to helping migratory birds thrive.

Stormwater Birding Outing 🦆

Join Jackson Hudecki for a birding stroll through William Connell Park, a hub of #bird activity over the last several years thanks to a large stormwater pond surrounded by mixed vegetation.

📅 Sat April 19, 2025 | 10 AM - 12 PM
📍 William Connell Park #HamOnt

Evening Woodcock Walk 🌙

Join Sheldon McGregor for an evening of watching and hearing American Woodcocks perform their mating display flight.

📅 Wed April 23, 2025 | 7:30 - 9:00 PM
📍 #HamON (TBD)
🔗 Registration required: buff.ly/gWFRBse

Promotional poster for tree planting event with a photo of a small tree placed in a dug hole with a personal kneeling beside it. Text reads: Tree Planting at Sheelah Dunn Dooley Nature Sanctuary. Saturday April 26, 2025. 1:30 - 3:30 PM. RSVP to land@hamiltonnature.org

Join us for a tree planting at Sheelah Dunn Dooley Nature Sanctuary #BurlOnt! New & seasoned volunteers are invited to help plant plugs or 1-gallon pots. Thank you to TD Friends of the Environment for supporting this project.

📅 Sat April 26, 2025 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM
✉️ RSVP to land@hamiltonnature.org

Landowner Programs - Conservation Halton The Conservation Halton watershed is made up of many natural areas, including creeks, streams, wetlands, forests, prairies and fields, as well as geological formations, that support a rich diversity o...

Conservation Halton offers free landowner visits to discuss your specific needs, interests, concerns. 🏡🌳 Learn more, including financial assistance programs offered, to improve water and habitat quality: tinyurl.com/yc5a6vav

"Design Your Native Landscape" workshop Apr. 5! tinyurl.com/y8z9uf66

Hey, folks. This event has been cancelled due to weather. It is now rescheduled for April 15, same times.

Egg-citing news, our downtown Peregrine Falcons are expecting! 🥚

McKeever (♀️) and Judson (♂️) have been getting cozy and she laid the first egg on Monday. Keep an eye on the Falconwatch cams this week for more. Consider volunteering or donating to support them >> buff.ly/1P029bQ

Spring bird migration is ON (peaks mid-May, ends early June). Millions of birds will pass overhead while we sleep; many will stop to refuel around our communities. Let's keep them safe:
Dim non-essential lights, close curtains/blinds at night
Keep cats indoors
Treat glass flap.org/stop-birds-f...