Indigenous Stories and Traditions
Presenter:  Musician, Author, and Storyteller
Nulhegan Abenaki Elder
​Music, stories, and readings embracing regional traditional cultures of the Northeastern Indigenous Cultures

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Lights Out Western New York, A Billion Reasons Why 
Creating a "Lights Out" Movement for a Bird-safe Niagara Region
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Presenter: Arthur Pearson, CEO, Roger Tory Peterson Institute
Join Arthur Pearson, CEO of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute in Jamestown New York as he discusses why "lights out" initiatives in the Niagara Region are critical to the conservation of birds.

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 Lights Out, Protecting Migratory Birds in NYC and Beyond
Presenter: Kaitlyn Parkins, New York City Audubon Interim Director of Conservation and Science
Join Kaitlyn Parkins as she profiles the why's and how's of groundbreaking and bird saving  investments and legislation by New York City and New York City Audubon. ​

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Project Snowstorm- Caught in the Snowstorm 
Conservation and Research of the Snowy Owl 
Presenter: Scott Weidensaul, co-founder  Presenter: Scott Weidensaul, co-founder of  best selling author of 
The winter of 2013-14 saw the largest invasion of snowy owls into the easter United States in perhaps a century - and marked an unprecedented opportunity to learn ore about these mysterious Arctic hunters. Author and researcher Scott Weidensaul will share the story of Project SNOWstorm - how a huge, collaborative research effort focused on snowy owls came together in a few frantic weeks, funded with the help of people around the world, and continues to make discoveries and unexpected insights in the life and ecology of this great white raptor.

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Frequent Fliers-Tracking Purple Martin Migration
Presenter: Bridget Stutchbury, York University
Each fall, billions of songbirds leave Canada on an epic journey to their far-away wintering grounds in Central and South America where many live in tropical forests shared by toucans, howler monkeys, and jaguars. Only recently has it been possible to track the migration of individual songbirds over their entire migration journey. Bridget Stutchbury talks about her research on Purple Martin migration and the threats that these birds face on their journey.
Join Dr. Bridget Stutchbury of York University as she talks about her Purple Martin tracking project. Stutchbury is one of the first researchers in the world to put tracking devices on migrating songbirds. Dr. Stutchbury has discovered amazing details about where they go and what they do during their marathon migrations, from our Niagara Region to South America.

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Grass Island Update
Presenter David Spiering



​Join David Spiering, New York State Park's Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Coordinator as he talks about Grass Island, a critical bird and fish habitat in the Niagara River. This site is just off shore from Buckhorn Marsh State Park on Grand Island. It has undergone significant restoration activity in the past two years. Home to spawning fish species, breeding Pie-billed Grebes, and a well known roost for fall migrating Purple Martins the restoration and protection of this site is a flag-waiver for Niagara River Corridor conservation work.

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Christmas Bird Count (CBC) Round-up
Presenters: Geoff LeBaron, National Audubon CBC Director, Yousif Attia, CBC Birds Canada National Coordinator, and Nicole Michel, National Audubon/CBC Director of Quantitative Science, as they discuss the history and future of the CBC, and some of the recent trends in the Niagara Region. Hosted by Jay Burney. 
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Birding in State Parks on the Niagara River
Learn about Birds and Birding Sites in the New York State Parks on the Niagara River.
Presenter: Matt Nustein, New York State Parks Naturalist and Educator

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The New York State Birding Trail
Learn about New York's new online birding and tourism initiative, the New York State Birding Trail and the Niagara Region component!
Presenter: Kayla Baker, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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Gardening For Birds
Presenter: Natasha Barlow, Birds Canada Ontario Projects Biologist.How to Make a Nature Focused and Attractive Outdoor Space.
Take your love of birds to the next level by learning how to create an attractive outdoor space that also provides habitat for wildlife, through gardening for birds! Learn how to design a nature-focused garden that helps create patches of habitat that are beneficial to birds, pollinators, and other wildlife – even in the coldest months. The presentation will include practical ‘how-to’ tips about birds, nature and native plants, and attracting birds all year-round.
Natasha Barlow is Birds Canada’s Ontario Projects Biologist. The nature of her work has made her appreciate the unique opportunities that come with balancing human needs and wildlife protection. She believes that by connecting individuals to the world of birds, it can spark a passion for creating wildlife habitat in our own backyards. Visit Birds Canada’s new interactive, regionally-tailored gardening for birds resource:

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Owls of the Niagara Region

Presenter Jeff Jones
Learn about the variety of owls in the Niagara Region by one of the areas renowned Owl experts.

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Hidden Connections
Explore the Hidden Connections between biodiversity and the physical, chemical, and ecological integrity of Great Lakes Ecosystems. Author of  and , Wooster makes the compelling argument to "Make Room for Rivers in this detailed examination of past, present, and future of the Great Lakes and the Niagara River Corridor
Presenter: Margaret Wooster

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Conserving Canada's Birds
Your Guide to Helping Canada's Birds
Join Jody Allair, Bird Canada’s Community Engagement, for a captivating presentation on the wonderful diversity of our country’s birdlife. We will go in-depth on the various threats facing Canadian birds and their conservation, and we'll finish with a detailed discussion on the ways you can help make a difference for birds. Whether you are a seasoned birder, or just bird curious, this session will aim to inspire the appreciation, understanding and conservation of Canadian birds.
Jody is an avid birder and naturalist who enjoys sharing his enthusiasm for the natural world. He is the Director of Community Engagement at Birds Canada where he is the co-editor of BirdWatch Canada Magazine, producer of the Warblers Podcast and a coordinator of eBird Canada. Jody delivers various education and outreach programs to audiences across Canada and has written numerous articles on birds, birding and connecting with nature. He has appeared on CBC’s Rick Mercer Report, presented at Ideacity, and is a regular guest on the American Birding Association podcast. In addition to his work at Birds Canada, Jody has been leading birding tours with Eagle-Eye Tours since 2008. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram at

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The Top Ten Reasons for Saving Fort Erie Ontario's Waverly Woods
Presenter: Marcie Jacklin President of Community Voices of Fort Erie
Waverly Woods is one of the most critical and relatively untouched natural areas left in the Niagara River Corridor shoreline. Slated for development it is home to endangered species that breed here such as Red-headed Woodpecker, Wood Thrush, Eastern Wood-pewee. Many other Endangered species use it during spring migration. It is also one of the most historic places in North America. Please come and hear the top 10 reasons for saving this property from development. 

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RAMSAR- The Niagara River Wetlands of Significance
Presented by Kristen Cascio, of the Environmental Advocacy Clinic, University at Buffalo School of Law.
Learn about what the RAMSAR designation means, and why we have it.

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Colonial Waterbirds of the Niagara River
Presenter: Connie Adams NYS Department of Conservation
Learn about places like Tern Island, Motor Island, Strawberry Island, Cormorants, Blue Herons, Green Herons, Night Herons, Great Egrets, and other nesting species and places in the Niagara River. Connie Adams has been working on conservation of colonial waterbirds for over 30 years in the Niagara River and her work has helped this region recover from devastating losses.

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Gulls of the Niagara
Presenter: Tom Kerr, Naturalist and Educator, Buffalo Audubon Society
​Check out this wonderful overview of 8 of Niagara's common and unusual gulls with one of the best birders in the region.

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Moving Beyond Seagulls
​Presenteer Justin Peters
The Niagara River is a renown gull-watching hotspot that attracts birders from afar. But why would anyone care to watch gulls? And how would one get started in gull watching? Justin will share some reasons to take a closer look at these birds and some approaches to make it interesting!
Justin is Quest Nature Tours’ Director of Programs and senior naturalist. A lifelong birder, he worked for several years as Senior Naturalist at Ontario’s world-renowned Algonquin Park. Justin is Past-President of the Toronto Ornithological Club and life member of the Ontario Field Ornithologists. He loves gulls and looks for them wherever he travels in the world.

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Live Photography Workshop with Larry Mathewson
This presentation discusses details for locating/viewing and obtaining your best images while walking/driving areas surround the Lake Erie North and Niagara River Canada shoreline. His imagers will show birds in their natural environment. birding and photography are both hit and miss. Much success is based on willingness to to spend time, establish contacts, and above all exercise patience. The photographer always considers proper ethics while in field viewing and capturing images. Mr. Mathewson is a local Ridgeway photography and videographer with a keen interest in many facets of the photography world including but not limited to sports, landscapes, waterfalls, wildlife, birds in flight, and underwater videography. He is a member of the Niagara Falls Camera Club as its current digital chairperson. He is also a member of the Buffalo Science Museum Camera Club

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Megan Hiebert: Live Sketching Workshop 
​There’s a lot more reasons to draw than just to create a pretty picture. In this sketching webinar Megan Hiebert will go through sketching birds for identification. Drawing helps to heighten your level of observation, remember details, and to portray those details to other people, and this is particularly important in field sketching for example if you see a bird that you can’t ID and want to look it up later. Drawing also helps you to appreciate subjects from a different perspective and pick up on details you otherwise wouldn’t have. Please bring paper and pencils and expect to participate (as much as zoom webinar will allow at least).

Megan Hiebert started doing fine art in about grade 8 for a school project and discovered she loved it. She does art mostly for fun but does some commissions. Her favourite mediums to use at the moment are watercolour and wood burning, but also enjoys pencil and oil. Megan has a love for birds and nature which inspire all of her work and hopes that through teaching she can help people to discover the beauty and intricacy of the world around them.

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What is Your Favorite Bird?
Tom Kerr and Jay Burney have been busy interviewing birdwatchers that you may already know, about this topic for BON22. They have created a series of short programs for you to view. ​

Episode 1 Jay Burney interviews Tom Kerr

Episode 2 Tom Kerr interviews Jay Burney

Episode 3 Tom Kerr interviews Marcie Jacklin

Episode 4 ​Tom Kerr interviews Lauren Makayenko

Episode 5 Tom Kerr interviews Ryan Mandelbaum

Episode 6 Jay Burney interviews Jajean Rose Burney