Jody Allair

Introducing Birds Canada’s 2026 Avian Ambassador: the Evening Grosbeak.

Throughout the year, we'll be connecting you with stories, conservation work and researchers who are working to better understand this enigmatic finch.

I am late sharing this (I took the last couple weeks totally off), but I really enjoyed doing this podcast episode with @marthaharbison.bsky.social and @jodyallair.bsky.social!

White-breasted Nuthatch

Taiga Flycatcher with a dark background and blurry moss-filled trunk in the foreground.

Taiga Flycatcher on the ground. It's a plump small grey bird with a weak eye ring.

A small grey bird, Taiga Flycatcher forages in the ground.

Distribution for Taiga Flycatcher.

Mega-rare Christmas miracle bird shows up in Vancouver! A presumed female Taiga Flycatcher found by @ethanmoon.bsky.social is a first for Canada! This bird's typical winter range is a tropical band from central India to eastern China and south to peninsular Malaysia. Birds never cease to surprise.

Check out the last TMIB podcast of 2025. I always enjoy being a guest panelist on these episodes, especially when I’m surrounded by some pretty amazing bird people. @marthaharbison.bsky.social @rheisman.bsky.social @n8swick.bsky.social

On the latest Warblers Podcast, we answer YOUR questions!

Do Northern Lights impact migration? How do Surf Scoters digest clams whole? And more!

Thanks to our guests for sharing their insights!

@evoneuro.bsky.social, @nelsyninor.bsky.social, @jodyallair.bsky.social, @dmennill.bsky.social

Thanks for being part of our podcast in 2025 Andrew!

Always a treat to have you on our podcast Dan!

Do birds have feelings? 🦉🦚🦅🦜
I'm a guest on The Warblers today, the podcast of Birds Canada. I answer a question about chickadee song. Nelsy Niño @nelsyninor.bsky.social answers a question about mimicry. Thanks for having us @birdscanada.bsky.social!
Listen here: www.birdscanada.org/warblerspodc...

Today is #GivingTuesday! For one day only, your generosity can soar even higher: every dollar you give will be doubled up to $72,500 by a group of dedicated donors!

💌 Every dollar you give will be matched, helping birds thrive through the winter and beyond: tinyurl.com/w48f3npv

Congrats to Pete and a great writeup celebrating him by @jodyallair.bsky.social

Every spring and fall, millions of birds migrate through Panama, where areas like Chorrera Bay provide critical sites for stopover. During his recent visit there, Birds Canada’s President & CEO… |... Every spring and fall, millions of birds migrate through Panama, where areas like Chorrera Bay provide critical sites for stopover. During his recent visit there, Birds Canada’s President & CEO Patric...

Was great to participate in the launch of Conserva Aves in Panama! Here's my chat with Karla Aparicio who explains the importance of one of the sites which will be protected for birds. I'm proud that Birds Canada is part of this conservation effort! www.linkedin.com/posts/birdsc...

Slender-billed Curlew Declared Extinct IUCN confirms the loss of a once-widespread Western Palearctic wader after three decades without a verified record

Gripping video of the last 2 Slender-billed Curlews at www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S.... I couldn't afford to join some mates who did a trip to Morocco to see them in 1992, 2 years before they disappeared. And last week, we declared the species extinct in our update to the IUCN Red List 😢

Thanks for sharing!

Imagine stumbling upon Black Swifts - one of Canada's rarest species - high on a mountain, above the clouds. BC Projects Coordinator Rémi Torrenta shares this story, along with Black Swift facts and monitoring season updates on the latest Warblers Podcast.

Laysan Albatross floats on the water. It is a large mostly white seabird with a brown back, pink bill, and hazy dark eyeshadow.

Cassin's Auklet strikes a pose on the water. This tiny grey bird has a uniquely shaped sharp bill and white check above the eye.

A Pink-footed Shearwater takes off from the water after resting on a kelp bed. It is mostly grey and white with a pink bill.

A Black-footed Albatross fly by. This large seabird is mostly grey-brown with a white vent, rump, and pale face.

@jodyallair.bsky.social and I just returned from leading one of our most memorable pelagic boat trips ever for Eagle-Eye Tours, out of Tofino, BC. The Laysan Albatross stole the show and hung around so long that we literally had to tear ourselves away from it! #birds #pelagic #albatross #seabirds

The Warblers Podcast logo - which is a blue square with a scattering of warbler illustations and text The Warblers: A Birds Canada Podcast

New Wake-up Call episode: Chestnut-collared Longspur
@jodyallair.bsky.social heads on a prairie road trip in search of this species. Listen to learn why this species belongs on your life list, & how you can help protect it. www.birdscanada.org/warblerspodc...?
#Birds #Conservation #Grasslands

Keep your eyes peeled, several have been reported in SK already this summer.

Found this out-of-range California Tortoiseshell in Cypress Hills Provincial Park. They’re typically found in southern BC and down into the western US. This summer we’re seeing an unprecedented irruption of this species north and east into Alberta, Saskatchewan and as far east as Ontario.

Solstice in the Quietude, Part 1 It's late afternoon during the summer solstice of 2021, a time of the day when the birds are singing at a slower, more relaxed pace in the quiet soundscape of the Bruce Peninsula National Park in Onta...

Looking for a starting point for listening to Songbirding? 🎶🐦🪶

Season 5: "In the Quietude" features the park lands around the cottage community of Johnson Harbour in #BrucePeninsula, #Ontario.

44 episodes cover the songs & sounds of numerous species.

It all starts with Solstice in the Quietude

In this Daybreak Alberta segment, Birds Canada's Jody Allair joins host Paul Karchut for a walk through a Calgary park that’s been transformed from a gravel pit to a local greenspace, now a hotspot for birds: tinyurl.com/3hr33fx6

It’s our 350th episode! And to celebrate, we’ve brought you a super-sized This Month in Birding: www.aba.org/09-26-this-m...

Learn everything you ever wanted to know about bird sounds! The Warblers Podcast chats with @dmennill.bsky.social, a lifelong ornithologist and expert on avian communication. How do thrushes sing? Could we monitor bird populations using sound? What's up with tropical birds duetting?

A huge thank you to everyone who supported my Birds Canada Birdathon!

It’s not too late to donate. Check out the link below.

www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...

Female Chestnut-collared Longspur

Male Chestnut-collared Longspur

Prairie with distant storms

The short-grass prairie region SE of Drumheller put on a spectacular show today. The skies were moody & the songbirds were out in full song. I had great views of Sprague’s Pipit, Horned Lark, Lark Bunting and of course the star of the day…our 2025 Avian Ambassador the Chestnut-collared Longspur.

Today I am participating in the Birds Canada Birdathon here in southern Alberta to help raise $ to support bird conservation in Canada. A fun highlight so far was a nesting Common Goldeneye.

To donate go to: www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...

#birdathon2025 #birds #birdingforconservation

Best of luck on your Birds Canada Birdathon Janet!

Saskajanet's Alphabet of Birds Birds need our help. I am participating in the Birds Canada Birdathon to raise funds that will help conserve and protect Canada’s wild birds. Proceeds from the Birdathon sustain conservation programs ...

(3/3) Please consider a donation to my birdathon in support of Birds Canada and their work to use science to drive conservation and make the world a safer place for #birds www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...

Tiny perfect falcon with yellow talons and huge eyes stares down from the bare branches of a tree.

My Birdathon #AlphabetOfBirds continues!

*K* is for "Ki, kiii, kiIII, KI-KI-KI-KI-KI-KI-KI…kee!". The loud call of a merlin as it zooms by. Merlins are tiny, fierce falcons who are well-adapted to city life where they enjoy abundant house sparrows. Have you heard a merlin? (1/3)

Long-billed Curlew, Rock Wren, Mountain Bluebird and with luck—Golden Eagle.