2025 Year in Review at the Tadoussac Bird Observatory

29 January, 2026

We are proud to continue our research projects, diversify our activities, and be supported by an ever-growing team of staff, volunteers, and partners. This community is essential to the development of the Tadoussac Bird Observatory. In 2025, we had the pleasure of contributing to several scientific articles, welcoming a record number of participants to the […]

Birds of a feather, warblers together!

10 December, 2025

Conspecific attraction refers to the tendency of an individual to move closer to other members of the same species. This phenomenon has been observed particularly in habitat selection. The idea is based on the fact that the presence of conspecifics serves as a reliable indicator of habitat quality, signaling that it is favorable for feeding, […]

A network dedicated to migratory birds

18 November, 2025

Early November, the Canadian Migration Monitoring Network (CMMN) held a meeting at Birds Canada’s headquarters, near Long Point, Ontario. The goal? To bring together more than 30 Canadian observatories to review progress on various research projects, several of which began more than 30 years ago. It was also an opportunity to discuss the challenges encountered […]

Boreal Owl: A population in decline?

15 October, 2025

La Nyctale de Tengmalm (Aegolius funereus), un petit rapace de la famille des Strigidés, est une espèce clé de l’écosystème boréal. Toutefois, en raison de ses habitudes nocturnes et de sa répartition dispersée, les connaissances sur ses populations demeurent limitées, et son statut démographique en Amérique du Nord reste mal connu.

Winter Finch Forecast 2025-2026 (French)

30 September, 2025

On prévoit une migration importante de nombreuses espèces de fringillidés dans l’est du Canada. Avec une production semencière généralement très faible dans la forêt boréale, du centre du Québec jusqu’au Manitoba, cet événement migratoire pourrait être le plus important depuis 2020-2021.

Distinguishing two species by their nocturnal calls: a challenge for conservation

18 August, 2025

As last chronicle rightly points out, the Bicknell’s Thrush is among the rarest and least understood breeding bird species in North America. One major obstacle to its conservation is the difficulty of conducting population surveys. This species spends the summer in the Appalachian Mountains, where access is limited, and winters in the mountains of the […]