The Birds of Manitoba by The Manitoba Avian Research Committee

Over 20 years in the making, The Birds of Manitoba is the definitive work on the approximately 400 species of birds that have been recorded in the province.  This profusely illustrated hardcover book has thorough Species Accounts with accompanying Range Maps as well as chapters on The History of Ornithology in Manitoba, Geography, Ecosystems, Bird Conservation, Birding Hotspots and a typical Birding Year, and Manitoba's Aboriginal Peoples and Birds.  There is a comprehensive Bibliography and Appendices covering records of Accidental Species, Breeding Bird Surveys, Christmas Counts, etc.

Net proceeds from this volunteer-produced book will support research and conservation of birds in Manitoba.

Released November 2003

ISBN: 0-96997280-1-8

$63.95 Canadian (plus postage and handling)

Hardcover: 600 pages with 64 colour plates, over 150 black and white drawings, and 80 colour photographs throughout the book. 9" x 12".

 

The Birds of Manitoba is Available through:
The Manitoba Naturalists Society
401-63 Albert Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba   R3B 1G4 CANADA
Phone: (204) 943-9029
Fax:     (204) 943-9029
Email:  mns@escape.ca

Birding in Manitoba

People coming to Manitoba from outside the province always marvel at the great variety of birds they see here. Manitoba is home to almost 400 species of birds; it boasts the Canadian and North American birding records for most species seen for every month between May and September.  Within an easy drive of Winnipeg such sought-after species as Yellow Rail, Great Gray Owl, Spruce Grouse, Three-toed Woodpecker, Connecticut Warbler, Baird's Sparrow, Le Conte's Sparrow, and Ferruginous Hawk can be spotted.  Situated at the northern extension of the Central and Mississippi flyways, Manitoba has spectacular migrations of raptors, waterfowl and songbirds. Spring and fall at world-famous Delta and Oak Hammock marshes fill the air with hundreds of thousands of birds.  Winter birding in the nearby boreal forest provides excellent opportunities for Gyrfalcons, Snowy and Northern Hawk Owls as well as jays, woodpeckers, grosbeaks, and finches.  At the northern edge of the province, Churchill is a world-wide birding hotspot in June and July, offerring a lifetime of birding (and beluga whale) memories, including the rare Ross's Gull.