Canada's National Bird contest

[Napper]

Hey

 
My Pic is either the  GYR FALCON or the Pileated Woodpecker

Have a read.
 
http://www.canadianraptorconservancy.co ... -of-canada

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/arti ... ional-bird

Napper:))

[angieinto]

I'm not sure what bird I'd vote for, but I can't wait to see a Gray Jay!

[Dr. John]

Hard to not go with the obvious: Canada Goose. It already has our country's name and is easily recognisable by all.

-John

[GStuart]

I'm not sure that I want our national bird to be an urban blight that poops everywhere.  But it is still a better choice than having as Canada's emblem the American Crow.  They can call it short-billed all they like, but the proper name for it remains American.

[strimackus]

Loon seems the obvious choice to me and Chickadee would be a close second. Both are easily recognizable and are found in all provinces and territories I think. Apparently they're looking for a bird that isn't already a provincial bird though. That rules out both those choices as well as Gyrfalcon, which I think is another great choice.

The Raptor Conservancy and Dalton McGuinty are both supporting the Red-tailed Hawk, which is an absolutely terrible choice in my opinion. The RTH is common throughout North America and has no association with Canada.

[thouc]

I think I would vote for Snow Goose as a large part of the breeding population is breeding in Canada and it migrates through most of the provinces and it's a spectacular bird. I only have had the luck to see it once.

/Thomas

[Turtlebird]

Hmm I'd have to go with Snowy Owl.  Our neighbours have the Bald Eagle, I think it's important that the American bird can't easily kill and eat the Canadian bird  :lol:

[Pat Hodgson]

Snowy owl is already the bird of Quebec.

I like gray jay, but white-throated sparrow or winter wren would be fine with me.  (I like subtle.)

[norman]

"'Nevermore,' quoth the raven ..."

[mike]

After my closeup experience with a Pileated last weekend in Algonquin, I'd put that one at the top of my list of choice.

[Leslie]

Canada goose for me.  It's recognizable, it has our name, it thrives in cities (just like most Canadians, even if we wish otherwise), it's found in most parts of the provinces.  It's quite the traveler but will defend its nest and young.
Falconry ranks raptors.  "An emperor was allowed an eagle, a king could have a jerfalcon, and after that there was the peregrine for an earl, the merlin for a lady, the goshawk for a yeoman, the sparrowhawk for a priest, and the musket for a holy-water clerk.  At any rate that is what the Abbess Juliana Berners tell (sic) us--perhaps incorrectly."   (T.H.White, The Once and Future King.)  So I think we should steer clear of raptors.

[Cody]

I think the Red-Tailed would be good. Its common throughout most of Canada.