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[Photo Credit: CWF Photo Contest <\/a>Entry Submitted By Jeff Sorbie]<\/p>\n North American Bird Conservation Initiative Canada recently released their new report The State of Canada’s Birds, 2012<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Did you know that:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [Photo Credit: CWF Photo Contest <\/a>Entry Submitted\u00a0By Tom Lusk]<\/p>\n The report breaks Canada into 8 regions. From the report:<\/p>\n Southern Shield and Maritimes<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Waterfowl populations have increased in part due to changes in their wintering grounds and to careful habitat management. \u2022\u00a0Aerial insectivores (tree swallows, olive-sided flycatchers and the eastern wood-pewee) are declining across North America but are showing the steepest declines in this region \u2014 by almost 70% overall.<\/p>\n Lower Great Lakes \u2013 St. Lawrence<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Characteristic species in this highly developed region have increased, including forest birds, water birds and waterfowl. \u2022\u00a0Some species have declined, including aerial insectivores and grassland birds.<\/p>\n Eastern Boreal<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0On average, waterfowl and other water bird populations have increased including hooded mergansers and sandhill cranes. Other characteristic species showing increases are the pileated woodpecker and the red-breasted nuthatch. \u2022\u00a0Shrub and forest-edge birds are showing the steepest declines for this area.<\/p>\n Western Boreal<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0The population of all birds combined in this area has changed little over the past 20 years. \u2022\u00a0However, some individual species like the lesser scaup have declined by more than 50% over the last thirty years whereas other species like the green-winged teal have doubled.<\/p>\n Prairies<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0The prairies are home to many grassland birds that are not found anywhere else in Canada. \u2022\u00a0Grassland bird populations are declining rapidly, declining by almost 40% on average since 1970. However, some waterfowl and some other water birds have increased in population \u2013 including the ruddy duck and gadwall populations.<\/p>\n West Coast and Mountains<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Waterfowl populations overall have increased for this region including the hooded merganser and the ring-necked duck. \u2022\u00a0Forest birds have declined by approximately 10%. Pine siskin, purple finch and pine grosbeak are a few of the species that have declined most steeply.<\/p>\n Arctic<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Most goose and swan populations have increased dramatically. \u2022\u00a0Shorebirds that nest in the Arctic are declining sharply.<\/p>\n Oceans<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0In the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, nesting seabird populations have generally increased since 1970. \u2022\u00a0However, in the Pacific Ocean there has been a slight decline since 1980.<\/p>\n [Photo Credit: CWF Photo Contest <\/a>Entry Submitted\u00a0By Megan Lorenz]<\/p>\n [Photo Credit: CWF Photo Contest <\/a>Entry Submitted\u00a0By Larry Kirtley]<\/p>\n What CWF is Doing for Canada\u2019s Birds:<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Grassland Birds Research Project<\/p>\n This research is focused on developing models that will help conserve grassland songbirds in south-eastern Alberta.\u00a0It is being led by the Canadian Wildlife Service with CWF staff invovled in the research.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Arctic Goose Population Monitoring<\/p>\n CWF has been involved in counting and banding Arctic geese in the high Arctic.<\/p>\n\n
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