Wildlife Ecologist @WSPCanada. Into Birding, ecology, sustainability, climate change, climbing. @envwaterloo and @UVic Alum.
Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada
Joined July 2011
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From our assistant director, Jerome Ford: My favorite bird is the wood duck. It's the first bird I ever banded early in my career, and it's the most beautiful one I had ever seen. Both hold a special place in my heart. #PostABird #BlackBirderWeek
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Global Big Day is happening! Watch the results roll in from around the world bit.ly/3dkcqNh
Can we get 100,000 checklists in one day?
#GlobalBigDay #CitizenScience #birds
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We're predicting upwards of 400 million birds to be migrating over the US during each of the next three nights as we head towards the peak of spring migration. See birdcast.info and aeroecolab.com/uslights for more.
Our toddler started crying as we kept walking and didn't stop at the local playground today... breaks your heart, but it's the right thing to do! Region of Waterloo is closing all parks this weekend. Parents, keep your kids away #SocialDistancing
Matt Dil retweeted
Pls. RTW! The Motteld Duskywing is the focus of 1 of @NCC_CNC's first Weston Family Conservation Science Fellowships! This opportunity will provide the candidate w the opportunity to work with a diverse research team & conduct conservation research that will be directly applied.
Matt Dil retweeted
Today's #thronespeech sets out the biggest nature protection commitment in 🇨🇦 history: to protect 25% of land & oceans by 2025, plant 2B trees & invest in nature-based climate solutions.
Looking forward to working w @JonathanWNV & others to get it done! naturecanada.ca/news/press-r…
I am excited to share this ecology innovation article co-authored with my colleague Pat Mohr @WSPCanada. We investigated trends in Barn Swallow selection of artificial nesting structures. This was also in our poster @SCO_SOC conference this year #WeAreWSP linkedin.com/pulse/barn-swal…
Hoping to inspire the next generation of wildlife ecologists and environmental professionals! We enjoyed having students here at our @WSPCanada, Kitchener office as part of Take our #KidsToWork Day #WeAreWSP
Matt Dil retweeted
We are thrilled to be supporting @sidewalklabs (@sidewalktoronto) in an extraordinary opportunity to shape #Toronto’s future and provide a global model for inclusive urban growth. Read more: wsp.com/en-CA/projects/sidew… #WeAreWSP #Transporation
Matt Dil retweeted
Today is #WorldRabiesDay – a day of action and awareness for rabies prevention. From bats to dogs, most mammals can contract rabies, but cases are RARE! Always be safe around animals and if they seem to be acting unusual, call a local wildlife rehab centre or animal services.
Awesome to see so many people and their bikes out for the #ClimateStrikeWR today!... feels like there is some real momentum here
Matt Dil retweeted
In less than the span of a human lifetime, North America has lost nearly 3 billion breeding birds. That's 29% fewer birds in just 50 years. The #bird #conservation community is united. It's time for action. Please join us: 3BillionBirds.org.
#BringBirdsBack
Surprisingly the dramatic declines have also affected birds we think of as common, like Starling, House Sparrows and Pigeons cbc.ca/news/technology/bird-…
New study shows that Neonicotinoids pesticides can also directly harm seed-eating birds that migrate during spring planting season cbc.ca/news/technology/neoni…
Birds will never cease to surprise you! Barn Swallows at the UVic campus figured out how to open the motion sensor doors to get inside: youtu.be/gs6n4XKApqc
Matt Dil retweeted
Cutting down milkweed could benefit monarch butterflies: new study from @RyanNorrisSci, @smknigh, @RDerbyshire7 and @TylerFlockhart! Knowing when to mow is very relevant to many pollinators. ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/cutting-… – at Waterloo, Ontario
A few more photos from the @sco_soc_2019 field trip to Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area...such a beautiful landscape, perfect for birds with a diversity of open field, enhanced marsh wetlands, coastal marsh, forest, all geographically funneled by the escarpment
And that's a wrap on the @sco_soc_2019 #birding field trip to Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area... finishing with great views of EABL. It was a spectacular visit yesterday. Thanks to the organizers, incl. Bruno Drolet
An engaging day of discussions at the posters session @sco_soc_2019. I am proud to be one of the few representatives from the environmental consulting sector here connecting with ornithology academic research community
