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Connecting people & nature across Manitoba's 36 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) 🐦
Blitzes • Habitat stewardship • Citizen science
All are welcome 🐣 | Join us! → Link in bio

10/06/2026

Our last IBA Recap of the season is live!

On September 25 we spent the afternoon picking up fishing debris and other garbage from the Red River Shoreline in Lockport. This is important work, as fishing line can pose serious risks to birds and other wildlife. Removing this debris from the shoreline helps prevent it from ending up downstream: along the Red River corridor, into the Netley-Libau Marsh, Lake Winnipeg, and beyond 🌊🎣

While picking up garbage along the shoreline we were treated to up close and personal views of the large groups of American White Pelicans and Double-crested Cormorants fishing on the river. Head to the link in our bio to read the full recap on our blog🦆🦢

A huge thank you to the volunteers who joined the IBA staff to make a difference along the shoreline! Catch you at the next IBA Event!

09/26/2026

The 2026 season has seriously flown by! 🐦

From the marshes to the prairie, it's been a very successful season for the Manitoba IBA Program! Our volunteers joined us at IBAs across the province, counting and identifying birds, surveying land on foot and by vehicle, and encountering some very special Species at Risk along the way. We were also thrilled to welcome new volunteers to the IBA network, with folks representing communities across all corners of Manitoba! 🐂🔭🪿

To every volunteer who showed up, whether it was your first blitz or your fiftieth: thank you! Every hour you spent out there helps us better understand and protect the places birds rely on. THANK YOU for being such a big part of that work 🐣
.. Until next season! 🦉

09/16/2026

Happy Plover Appreciation Day! 🦆🏖🌾

Manitoba's shorelines and grasslands are home to a surprising variety of plovers, and with fall migration well underway, keep an eye out – many of these species are on the move right now!

They're also ground-nesters, laying their eggs right in the open on sand, gravel, or grass – which is part of why they can be so vulnerable. The Killdeer is a more familiar one, sometimes even nesting in driveways and gravel, while the small and endangered Piping Plover nests on sandy beaches and needs our protection to do it safely!

Swipe through to see which species you might spot out there 👉

09/14/2026

🌟 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘! 🌟

Join us on Friday, September 25th, where we'll be "tackling" (... 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦?) the clean-up of fishing debris and everyday litter from the Red River Shoreline in Lockport! We'll be spending the afternoon combing the shore for garbage and doing our part to help keep the river the clean 🎣🚯♻️

While Lockport itself isn't an IBA, the Red River feeds directly into several of them – including the Netley-Libau Marsh at the south end of Lake Winnipeg. Every bit of litter that we remove in Lockport is one less piece heading downstream into that critical habitat. Of course, it's also a fantastic location to view waterfowl, shorebirds, and waterbirds during migration season! 🦢🦆🐦

The event will be based out of Lockport Provincial Heritage Park from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. All cleanup supplies will be provided, plus refreshments from the IBA Program. Carpooling from Winnipeg can also be arranged!

Ready to lend a helping hand? Head to the link in bio, or paste this into your browser: https://arcg.is/1r884e2. Spots are limited, so be sure to register by Wednesday, September 23rd.

Catch ya by the river! 🌊🛥

Questions? Reach out to Mackenzie at [email protected] 📩

Photo courtesy of M. Berard

09/11/2026

‼️𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬'𝗦 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗗‼️

Due to unforeseen circumstances, today's Lockport Shoreline Clean-Up event has been postponed. To our volunteers: we're so sorry for the short notice and any inconvenience this causes, especially since you generously sat aside your time to participate!

We're already working on a new date later this month and will share details as soon as they're confirmed. If you had registered, keep an eye on your inbox – we've sent important info your way about today, and will keep you posted about the rescheduled date. And if you weren't able to join us today, you may yet still have another opportunity 🎣🌊🦆

Thank you for your patience and for caring about Manitoba's feathered friends. We can't wait to see you soon! 🪶

09/03/2026

This is officially your 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 to volunteer with the Manitoba IBA Program this summer!

Join us on Friday, September 11th, where we'll be "tackling" (... 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦?) the clean-up of fishing debris and everyday litter from the Red River Shoreline in Lockport! We'll be spending the afternoon combing the shore for garbage and doing our part to help keep the river the clean 🎣🚯♻️

While Lockport itself isn't an IBA, the Red River feeds directly into several of them – including the Netley-Libau Marsh at the south end of Lake Winnipeg. Every bit of litter that we remove in Lockport is one less piece heading downstream into that critical habitat. Of course, it's also a fantastic location to view waterfowl, shorebirds, and waterbirds during migration season! 🦢🦆🐦

The event will be based out of Lockport Provincial Heritage Park from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. All cleanup supplies will be provided, plus refreshments from the IBA Program. Carpooling from Winnipeg can also be arranged!

Ready to lend a helping hand? Head to the link in bio, or paste this into your browser: https://arcg.is/1Wyir50. Spots are limited, so be sure to register by Tuesday, September 8th.

Catch ya by the river! 🌊🛥

Questions? Reach out to Mackenzie at [email protected] 📩

Photo courtesy of M. Berard

09/02/2026

Join us on September 12th for a birding walk at Lagimodière-Gaboury Park! We hope to spot songbirds, waterbirds, and maybe even a raptor or two 🐦‍⬛🪶🐣

09/02/2026

Can you believe it's time for our last bird blitz recap of the season!? 🐦

Our final blitz brought us to none other than Oak Hammock Marsh on August 26th! 11 participants (8 volunteers & 3 IBA staff) stayed together as one group to explore the marsh, counting and identifying over 1200 individual birds 🐣🧐🌾

Our volunteers covered 11.9 km of the IBA by vehicle and on foot, taking in both ephemeral and permanent wetlands along the way. We were treated to a great variety of shorebirds, waterfowl, and waterbirds throughout the morning, including a memorable up-close encounter with a Common Nighthawk on its way south for the winter! 🦆🪿🐦‍⬛

Thanks to all of our wonderful volunteers for making this final blitz of the season such a success! One more event to go: a shoreline clean-up in Lockport on September 25th. Keep an eye on our socials and the "Upcoming Events" tab on our website for registration info 🎣

08/25/2026

Another successful event in the books!

The Manitoba IBA Team spent August 19th at the Riverton Sandy Bar IBA for our annual W**d Pull Event. Nine volunteers and three IBA staff trekked out to the sandbar to clear invasive plants like sweet clover, burdock, horseweed, and Canada thistle – weeds that threaten habitat relied on by Species at Risk like the Piping Plover. The team cleared 20+ bags in under two hours! And of course, we had some shorebirds stop by to supervise 🏖🐣🌿

We capped off the morning with a very well-deserved picnic lunch. A big thank-you to everyone who came out to support Manitoba's Species at Risk! Don't forget to head to the link in bio to read the full blog post.

Our last event of the season – a shoreline clean-up in Lockport, MB – is coming up soon... have you signed up yet? 👀

08/24/2026

The Manitoba Important Bird Areas team visited St. Malo Provincial Park for the Manitoba Fiberglass and Vintage Camper Rally on August 15th! 🐦‍⬛✨

Program Coordinator Mackenzie kicked off Saturday morning’s events with a talk that included information about the Manitoba IBA Program and tips for bird friendly camping. After the talk, Mackenzie led 14 campers on a bird walk through the campground to the beach. Those who braved the drizzly morning were rewarded with sightings including a Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-eyed Vireo, and Purple Martins! 🌧️

Thanks to Cindy Greenlay and the Manitoba Fiberglass and Vintage Camper Rally for inviting us!

Upcoming events:

• Our Lockport Shoreline Clean-up is scheduled for Friday, September 11th. We could use as many helping hands as possible to gather litter from the shoreline! Use the link in our bio to sign up. See you there! 😉

• Program Coordinator Mackenzie will be joining Save Our Seine River Environment Inc. for a bird walk along the Red River at 10 am on Saturday, September 12th. There’s no need to register for this event – just bring your binos and meet us at the parking loop in Lagimodière-Gaboury Park! 🐦

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