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Emily Putz

Vanishing Voices of the Grasslands-Spotlight on the Endangered Chestnut-collared Longspur

If you are out working, hiking, or birding this summer in grassland areas, keep your eye out for one of our most colourful prairie bird species- the Chestnut-collared Longspur!

Emily Putz

Plovers on the Shore: Piping Plover time has come again

With summer right around the corner, the beach has been calling to us…and to Piping Plovers! Similar to most of us in the warm months, these shorebirds love to hit the beach.

Grace Pidborchynski

An Oddity in the Owl World: The Burrowing Owl’s Unique Nest

After a long journey from the American Southwest and Mexico, Burrowing Owls have finally arrived at their summer home on the prairies.

Emily Putz

A shriek in the cemetery:  Loggerhead Shrikes, our macabre songbird

Spring has sprung! With the return of the warmer weather our favourite birds have also arrived; ready to start their breeding season on the prairies.

Celebrate Badger Day with a Badger Beer!

May 1st 2025 marks the first annual North American Badger Day, a new initiative to celebrate the American Badger (Taxidea taxus), an unsung hero of Canada’s grasslands.