We all know the Canada goose. They are instantly recognizable with their white chinstrap and black head and neck, but did you know that they aren’t the only bird that shares its name with our great country?
Meet the Canada warbler!
This small yellow and grey songbird weighs just 9-13 grams or about as much as 6 playing cards. They eat mostly insects, especially flies, but they have been known to also eat spiders, snails, worms and sometimes fruit.
They were first discovered in Canada (hence their name) but they don’t spend all year here. During the winter, they will fly all the way down to South America to get away from the cold. Then, when the weather warms up, they fly north and settle down in Canada or northern United States.
Both the Canada goose and the Canada warbler spend at least part of the year living in the boreal forest. They are just 2 of the over 200 bird species that rely on this forest to survive.
If we want to keep our feathery friends healthy, we need to be careful about how we use our forests, and the Canadian forestry sector is on the job! They make sure we aren’t cutting down too many trees and we’re leaving the forest in good shape for birds and other animals. Not only that, they also protect and restore bird habitat, and work with conservation groups to conduct bird surveys and map their populations. The Canadian forestry sector is making sure that working forests work for birds!
Which Canada bird do you think is cooler:
Canada warbler or Canada goose?
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that’s cool oooooh
wow it is cool
wow I thought the only bird named after Canada was the Canadian goose
cool
they are awsome
i think the Canada warbler is cooler
If the are only 2 out of over 200 bird species that relay on the boreal forest to survive, than what does the majority of the bird species relay on?
Canada Goose is cooler in my opinion, because compared to the Warbler it seems a lot stronger, which is helpful when defending it’s young.
that is sos so cool
thats cool the warbler is totally cool
that is so cool that there is another bird with canada in it
both of them r so cool
i think the warbler is cooler
the warbler is cute!!!
I like them both!!! I hadn’t heard of the Canada warbler until now! I can’t believe they are so light!
there both cool but I like canada warbler a bit more
canada warbler by a bit