It's officially spring and we're ringing in the season with our first spring migration tracker featured observation! This observation is of a red-winged blackbird, spotted by iNaturalist user juliereid in Hamilton, ON. Among the cattails, red-winged blackbirds are a common sight and their distinctive “conk-la-dee” song announces that spring is here. At Ducks Unlimited Canada's Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research, we record bird and amphibian calls, such as the red-winged blackbird’s “conk-la-dee” song, at wetlands that have been restored by DUC. We’re comparing how many species use restored wetlands to the number of species using natural wetlands. Across Prairie Canada in the past two years, we have recorded over 230,000 minutes of audio and detected over 200 species of birds and 6 species of amphibians. If you want the chance to be featured, join our #DUCMigrationTracker project on #iNaturalist. Get started today at: https://loom.ly/VAdQQVE #DucksUnlimitedCanada #IWWR #SpringMigration #BirdMigration #CommunityScience #Science #Research #Wetlands #Conservation
Time to start looking, counting and enjoying.