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2.\u00a0Participate in a bird survey<\/h3>\n
You can be a citizen scientist by participating in a bird survey. There\u2019s one for every skill level, including Christmas Bird Counts, breeding bird atlases, the Breeding Bird Survey, and monitoring programs for individual species like the Chimney Swift or groups such as water birds.<\/p>\n
3. Keep your cat indoors<\/h3>\n
Imagine the hazards of being a bird that has migrated hundreds or thousands of kilometers. Aside from exhaustion, other hazards include colliding with a building or, even more likely, being caught and killed by a predator. Each year in Canada, domestic cats kill approximately 200 million birds<\/strong>. Talk about a cat-astrophe!<\/p>\n If you own a cat, consider keeping it indoors for its own safety and to reduce the risk to birds. If you have an outdoor cat and are having difficulty converting your cat to be indoors, consider installing a screened-in cat patio or attaching a bib to your cat’s collar. \u00a0This will reduce the chance that your cat will catch a bird.<\/p>\n Bird collisions with windows are a leading cause of bird death across Canada \u2013 careening into windows at speeds as high as 50 km per hour, birds often die upon impact due to the resulting brain damage. Each year, about 25 million birds are killed by colliding with windows in Canada<\/strong>. One of the best things you can do at home is add markers to your windows<\/a> so birds can distinguish between a window reflection and the real thing.<\/p>\n Visit our website<\/a> for more ways to reduce window collisions.<\/p>\n Billions of birds rely on the boreal forest, but they are gradually disappearing as we carve up forests for logging, farming, roads, and human habitations. This fragmentation decreases the distance between a forest\u2019s edge and its interior, making songbird nests more vulnerable to predators. At the same time, cavity-nesting birds are having a harder time finding shelter because of the decreasing availability of hollow trees.<\/p>\n While large areas of habitat are important, small natural spaces also benefit birds.\u00a0The Hinterland Who’s Who website<\/a> has tons of habitat projects that you can explore, as well as tips for attracting different bird species to your backyard. Plus, our pollinator plant kits were designed specifically to attract songbirds and hummingbirds to your garden<\/a>.<\/p>\n Chemical pesticides are often used unknowingly by Canadians in products such as outdoor paints and wood preservatives, disinfectants, and flea collars.\u00a0These pesticides can kill birds directly, poison them without killing them directly, or affect them by reducing their food or habitat resources.\u00a0In Canada, more than 30 registered pesticides can poison wild birds. As you plan your outdoor projects, make sure to do your research to avoid using harmful pesticides<\/a>.<\/p>\n4. Reduce window collisions<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n5.\u00a0Create\u00a0bird-friendly habitat<\/h3>\n
6. Avoid using harmful pesticides<\/h3>\n
And that’s just a start. There are more ways to support migratory bird conservation, and we want to hear from you. What can you do today to help migratory birds? Comment below or send us a tweet @CWF_FCF<\/a> with the hashtag #BirdDay.<\/h3>\n