Canada’s bird observatories provide interactive opportunities for birders and the public; and many conduct bird banding studies and conservation projects that enlighten our understanding of neotropic songbirds (Canada Warbler photo by Paul Konrad).

A large-scale collaborative network of more than 30 bird observatories and research stations across Canada – the Canadian Migration Monitoring Network (CMMN) – is providing long-term information about bird population dynamics and trends for more than 200 species, and contributes meaningful scientific data about bird migration ecology in Canada. The CMMN contributes knowledge and public understanding of Canadian birds and bird migration to influence conservation projects in the Western Hemisphere.

The CMMN includes Long Point Bird Observatory, the oldest bird observatory in the Americas and the founding program of Birds Canada, in association with the Canadian Wildlife Service. Birds Canada manages migration monitoring data, produces population trends of birds during migration, assesses conservation status, and coordinates collaborative research and conservation projects, in addition to providing secretariat duties for CMMN.

For more information and links to 26 Canadian Bird Observatories, and a map showing the location of each of these observatories, see https://www.birdscanada.org/bird-science/canadian-migration-monitoring-network-cmmn/