HIGHLIGHTS
The secret to its success
Why, when so many waterfowl populations are shrinking, is this little tuxedo duck thriving? By Brian Banks

The whimbrels are coming
But not in the numbers bird lovers used to witness. Now scientists are combing through data collected by volunteers to uncover the causes behind this magnificent bird’s decline. By Peter Christie

Best in birding
No need to head to exotic locales. Ontario’s landscapes offer a birding paradise right in our own backyard. By Allan Britnell

Death on the Great Lakes
Large-scale die-offs have left biologists struggling to find ways to save Ontario’s water birds. By Conor Mihell