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Manitoba is comprised of a diversity of habitats. Prairie grasslands, boreal forest, parkland, large expanses of marshland, the Canadian Shield and Hudson Bay coastline make this region attractive to many bird species. This province's central geographic location in the North American Continent means that it can offer the birder varied species from the North, South, East and West. Manitoba is truly one of North America's bird watching hotspots. |
Assiniboine Park & Riparian Forest
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Assiniboine Park began an ongoing riverbank restoration project beginning in 2006 and continuing each summer. The Assiniboine Park Riparian Forest (the strip of forest along the Assiniboine River within Assiniboine Park, just east of the footbridge on the south side of Portage Avenue) is a well known and loved recreational area. Over many years, the forest has lost a lot of vegetation due to flooding, invasive plant species that replace native species, and trampling from recreational activities such as hiking and biking. Generations of heavy trail use has caused extensive trail networks, soil compaction, and large areas of bare ground. The Assiniboine Park Riparian Forest Project is striving to help the riparian forest bounce back from heavy use and enhance the recreational trail experience.
Delta Marsh
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Delta Marsh is one of the greatest freshwater marshes of the world. The 18,000-hectare marsh stretches around the southern edge of Lake Manitoba. Delta is a great spot for a family day out – there are beaches, interpretive trails and plenty of wildlife. Spring is a busy time to visit Delta – the marsh and beach ridges are alive with migrating birds in all shapes and sizes. Colourful warblers migrate through in waves of thousands. Delta Marsh Bird Observatory, the busiest bird banding station in Canada, bands thousands of songbirds every year.
Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park
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Here on the prairie, there's a place where stories of sunken ships and magical islands are told, where the water and fishing is a way of life. It's a place where endless days of outdoor adventure await....
Oak Hammock Marsh
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Oak Hammock Marsh 36 km2 Wildlife Management Area features a restored prairie marsh, aspen-oak bluff, waterfowl lure crops, artesian springs, some of Manitoba's last remaining patches of tall-grass prairie and 30 kilometers of trails. It is home to 300 species of birds. During migration season, the number of waterfowl using the marsh during migration can exceed 400,000 daily...
Pembina Valley
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Sweeping vistas of vividly coloured fields unfurl to the horizon from vantage points along hiking trails. A haven for songbirds, Pembina Valley swells with a symphony created by warblers, vireos and chickadees. Soar over to Hawk Alley in the nearby Windygates area – a popular route for red-tailed hawks, Swainson’s hawks and golden eagles....
Whiteshell Provincial Park
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This is Canada as you knew it could be. From the Precambrian Shield to the multitude of lakes and rivers, the Whiteshell Park is Canada at its best! Almost 2800 square kilometres of protected wilderness parkland characterizes this Provincial Park located in eastern Manitoba...
Ann Cook
(Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba)
acook@birdsofmanitoba.comhttp://www.naturenorth.com
Number of bird species: 388
Provincial Bird - Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa
Provincial Bird - Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa
Manitoba & Saskatchewan Birds
by James Kavanagh (Author), Raymond Leung (Illustrator) - Waterford Pr (November 1999)ISBN: 1583550380
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Manitoba Birds
Andy Bezener and Ken de Smet 176 pages, col illus, maps. Lone Pine Publishing 2000ISBN: 1551052555
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Delta Waterfowl Foundation
WebsiteDelta Waterfowl Foundation is an independent, non-profit waterfowl organization. Deltas mission is to promote sustainable waterfowl populations for the enjoyment of future generations.
Delta Marsh University Fieldstation
WebsiteThe Delta Marsh Field Station, a research and teaching facility of the Faculty of Science at the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Canada), is located on the south shore of Lake Manitoba (98°23'W, 50°11'N). It borders Delta Marsh, a “Wetland of International Significance” under the Ramsar Convention, that is one of the largest lacustrine marshes in North America...
Hudson Bay Project
WebsiteThe 1997 field season was the second year of support for the Hudson Bay Project under our current funding arrangements. Intensive studies were undertaken at our 2 primary research sites, La Pérouse Bay and Akimiski Island. In addition, we conducted detailed aerial or ground surveys of nesting colonies from Akimiski Island to the Knife and Seal River deltas north of Churchill. These were planned to coincide with the fixed wing aerial inventories coordinated by Dick Kerbes of the Canadian Wildlife Service. We also initiated vegetation surveys (including erecting and sampling exclosures) on the Pen Islands. These are located near the Ontario and Manitoba border and until recently did not have a large number of nesting snow geese.
Manitoba Naturalists Society
WebsiteBird Outings, Birding Identification & References, Rare Bird Sightings, etc. etc...
Manitoba Wildlife
WebsiteExtensive conservation site...
Churchill Northern Studies Centre
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Celebrating 35 years of research and education at the edge of the Arctic, the Churchill Northern Studies Centre invites you to the official grand opening of their new state-of-the-art 27,000 square foot facility, designed to LEED Gold standard opened August 2011
Delta Marsh Bird Observatory
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The Delta Marsh Bird Observatory & Banding Station (DMBO) was established in 1994. It is Manitoba's contribution to providing continued information on migratory songbirds. It is one of five working banding stations in Canada and part of the Canadian Wildlife Services Canadian Landbird Monitoring Strategy. DMBO is destined to become one of a network of 260 monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship stations across North America.
Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature - Birds of Manitoba Online
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Birds/MMMN/English/Online Field Guide to the Birds of Manitoba
Manitoba Provincial Parks
WebsiteAnnotated list of parks with info on each...
Oak Hammock Marsh
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Oak Hammock Marsh 36 km2 Wildlife Management Area features a restored prairie marsh, aspen-oak bluff, waterfowl lure crops, artesian springs, some of Manitoba's last remaining patches of tall-grass prairie and 30 kilometers of trails. It is home to 25 species of mammals, 300 species of birds, numerous amphibians, reptiles, and fish, and countless invertebrates. During migration season, the number of waterfowl using the marsh during migration can exceed 400,000 daily!
Pope National Wildlife Area
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Pope NWA serves as a salvage waterfowl production area during drought years. Marsh edge, water depth and poor interspersion of adjacent wetlands limit its waterfowl production potential. The Wildlife Area provides habitat for songbirds, shorebirds and small mammals...
Riding Mountain National Park
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Riding Mountain, covering 3000 square kilometres (1158 sq. miles) of rolling hills and valleys, stretches eastward from a dramatic rise of land known as Manitoba Escarpment. This park includes expanses of boreal (northern) forest, a strip of eastern deciduous forest along the foot of the escarpment, huge meadows of rough fescue grasslands in its west end, and significant tracts of marsh and river-bottom wetland. This area of wilderness surrounded by agriculture is home to wolves, moose, elk, black bear, hundreds of bird species, countless insects and a captive bison herd...
Rockwood National Wildlife Area
Satellite ViewRockwood National Wildlife Area serves as an oasis for wildlife because of intensive land use on adjacent lands...
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2000 [August] - Paul Jones - Southwestern Manitoba
ReportEvan Thornton and I spent Monday, August 29 to Friday, September 1, 2000 birding the south-west corner of Manitoba. We stayed at the comfortable Adam Lake campground in Turtle Mountain Provincial Park and concentrated much of our birding effort on the Whitewater Lake area...
2001 [September] - Blake Maybank - Southeastern Manitoba
ReportDuring September and October 2001 I made a trip to western Canada to visit family. I planned for a trip of sufficient length to allow for a number of full days of birding both in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and N.W. Ontario.
2002 [October] - Travelling Naturlaist
Report...After an hour or so we drove through Portage Le Prairie where Crescent Lakes held a variety of ducks and amazing flights of Canada Geese roosting in their thousands and we quickly added Lesser Scaup, Merganser and American Wigeon and Redhead to our list...
2003 [June] - Karl Overman
ReportBirding centered on Oak Hammock Marsh north of Winnipeg and the adjacent prairie parklands and farm areas to the northwest of Oak Hammock...
2004 [May] - Rob Adderley
ReportIn May 2004 my wife Sonia and I combined a birding holiday with visiting relatives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The largest urban area in Manitoba, the City of Winnipeg, is built around 2 rivers the Red River and the Assiniboine....
2004 [November] - Travelling Naturalist
ReportHighlights: Seeing two of our five Snowy owls on the first day of this holiday was an indication of what was to come. We enjoyed amazing experiences with bears – Black and Polar – and birds...
2006 [July] - David
ReportI will tell what I have in my notes, and what I can remember, which isn't much as this trip was three months ago now (10/05/2006). I've included driving distances and year birds in the text, along with the trip list at the bottom. Click on the white fonted birds to go to a photo of that individual...
2006 [October] - David
ReportI made a point to take better notes on this trip, and also it was just a few days ago, so my memory is a lot better (10/30/2006). All three North American 'snowbirds' were noted on this trip, with all three on the 29th. Snow Goose, Snow Bunting, Snowy Owl...
2007 [June] - Mark Finn
Report...A wide-range of North American warblers were observed on their breeding grounds including the rather scarce Golden-winged Warbler. On remnant prairie patches of southwest Manitoba we located several key species notably Sharp-tailed Grouse, Sprague’s Pipit, Loggerhead Shrike and displaying Upland Sandpipers. Further north at Churchill a mini invasion of Hawk Owls was a welcome sight in the stunted spruce forests. Also at Churchill we witnessed large numbers of divers, ducks, gulls and northbound passerines in Pine Grosbeak, Snow Bunting, Lapland Longspur and White-crowned Sparrows. It was also a pleasure to observe Bohemian Waxwings, Two-barred Crossbills, Spruce Grouse and Smith’s Longspurs on their breeding grounds...
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Churchill Wilderness Encounter
Tour OperatorDiscover the Birds of Churchill - With more than 200 bird species passing through each season, Churchill is one of the great destinations for the birding enthusiast. These tours are offered daily throughout the spring and summer. Areas visited will vary depending upon the current location of species sought by those on tour. Some of the unique species which may be seen include: Ross`s Gull, Smith`s Longspur, Parasitic Jaeger, Hoary Redpoll, Willow Ptarmigan and Pacific Loon...
Eagle-eye Tours
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Birding Manitoba
WebsiteA Directory of Bird Watching in Manitoba, accommodation for birders, innkeeping, bed and breakfasts, resorts, inns and campgrounds, bird books, field guides, birdwatching Manitoba equipment and supplies, Rare Bird Alert, Important Bird Area, birding hot spots, bird sanctuaries, national wildlife refuges, nature centers, wildlife tours, state parks, national parks, birding societies, such as the Audubon Society and Sierra Club, natural history museums, tourist attractions, bird festivals, wildlife viewing, bird events, field trips and generally where to go birding in Manitoba!
Birds of the Delta Marsh
WebsiteThe Delta Marsh is one of the largest freshwater marshes in the world. Located on the southern end of Lake Manitoba (50° 11`N, 98° 23`W), the marsh spans some 21,853 hectares (54,000 acres)...
Churchill Birdwatching
WebsiteOver 150 species of birds frequent the area. The great numbers of species, as well as the presence of these species in their colorful summer plumage attracts many avid birders, who arrive not only by rail but also by air. There is much excitement each day to see which new species have turned up overnight...
Manitoba bird watching
WebsiteDiscover the top birding locations in Manitoba. Find out more about Manitoba Bird Clubs and Birding Organizations in Manitoba. Print out a checklist of Manitoba birds. Find the Rare Bird Alert Phone Numbers for Manitoba...
Manitoba Habitat Types and Bird Checklists
WebsiteFor the purpose of these checklists, Manitoba has been divided into 3 major ecosystems: (1) Coastal Tundra (2) Boreal Forest (3) Farmland / Parkland...
Manitoba Hotspots
WebsiteSpecies, photos, birding localities etc...
Photographer - Christian Artuso
GalleryI am a conservationist, ornithologist, wildlife photographer and birder. I currently live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with my wonderful wife, Youn-Young Park. I am just completing my PhD in Environmental Science (thesis on the Eastern Screech-Owl) and work for Bird Studies Canada...
Photographer - David Stimac
Gallery...a gallery of photos from David Stimac. David photographed all these birds during a trip to Churchill, Manitoba in June of 1997...
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