Halifax Bird Week

Nature Nova Scotia

Bird Week is the annual celebration of the Bird Friendly Halifax Coalition, a group of bird lovers trying to make HRM  more bird-friendly.

Field sites across HRM

B﻿ird Week is our new annual celebration where we hope to profile local species and encourage citizens and decision makers to take actions that benefit birds and their habitats. We have a series of guided bird walks planned and will be releasing HRM&#x27;s bird friendly score-card this week, so citizens can understand exactly where Halifax is doing well and where more work is needed to protect our feathered neighbours.J﻿oin us for a guided bird walk in your district to learn more!M﻿ay 13th 7am-10am: Jerry Lawrence Prov. Park, Upper TantallonMay 14th 3pm-4:30pm: First Lake, Lower SackvilleM﻿ay 15th 9am-10am: Bedford-Sackville Greenway, BedfordM﻿ay 15th 9am-10am: Hemlock Ravine, BedfordM﻿ay 15th 1:30pm-3pm: Osprey Trailhead, SpryfieldM﻿ay 16th 8am-9am: Beaverbank Station, BeaverbankM﻿ay 16th 10am-11am: Shubie Park, DartmouthM﻿ay 16th 9am-10am: Sullivan&#x27;s Pond, DartmouthM﻿ay 17th 8am-10am: Shearwater Flyer Trail, DartmouthM﻿ay 17th 9:30am-11am: Frog Pond, HalifaxM﻿ay 18th 8:30am-9:30am: Belchers Marsh, Clayton ParkM﻿ay 18th 9am-10am: McDonald Sports Park, WaverlyM﻿ay 19th 8am-10am: Bissett Lake Park, Cole HarbourMay 19th 10am-12pm: Point Pleasant Park, HalifaxM﻿ay 20th 9am-10am: Gaetz Brook Greenway, ChezzetcookSpecial event! District 8&#x27;s walk was rescheduled. Join us J﻿une 6th from 7:30pm-8:30pm (Canadian Environment Week) for a dusk Chimney Swift adventure at Fort Needham Park, North end HalifaxM﻿ore about Bird Friendly Halifax:Our goal: In 2022, HRM was declared a Nature Canada-certified Entry-level Bird Friendly City. We are working to improve this status by addressing priority bird threats in our city, including but not limited to: habitat loss, predation by roaming cats, and window strikes.Who We Are: Our coalition includes representatives from Birds Canada, Ecology Action Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax Regional Municipality, Hope for Wildlife, Nature Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Bird Society, and bird loving private citizens.How we’re going to achieve our goal: 1) Continue to assess just how “bird friendly” existing city infrastructure, programs, and planning is , 2) Engage a network of stakeholders who can help (including organizations, decision makers, and the public), and 3) Complete actions together that reduce bird threats and improve local stewardship.What we’ve done so far: We held a panel discussion about the state of HRM’s birds during the Nature Nova Scotia Celebration of Nature in May 2021, where we learned about the threat of window-strikes, cats, and issues with habitat connectivity. Meeting regularly with coalition members in the months after, we discussed these gaps at the city level and what actions might be taken to create solutions. In May 2022, Halifax Regional Council agreed to adopt the Bird Friendly Halifax movement and contribute staff resources to our group’s work. We summarized our assessment of HRM’s “bird friendliness” in an application to Nature Canada and secured Bird Friendly entry-level status in late 2022. Now, we’re working on educational events and stewardship projects that encourage other HRM residents to take action.What’s Next: Each of our coalition members are working on research, education, or stewardship projects that benefit Bird Friend City requirements:In early 2022, Drs. Amy Mui and Cindy Staicer of Dalhousie University initiated a collaboration with Hope for Wildlife to better understand bird admission trends over the history of Hope for Wildlife’s patient database. We look forward to their results! Nature Nova Scotia launched Operation Window Strike around the same time, engaging residents in the Halifax core in stewardship through mitigating window strikes, and plan to extend the project into 2023 to reach more homes. The Nova Scotia Bird Society is planning citizen science walks to better understand urban bird mortality. We launched an annual City Bird poll starting in 2023, asking Haligonians to pick their favourite feathered friend to feature as our mascot for the year. Hundreds of citizens voted. We&#x27;re revealing the 2023 mascot on Migratory Bird Day, which is also the start of Bird Week!J﻿oin us!

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