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Over the years, we have recognized the need for proactive prevention work in certain high-risk areas for Wildlife.
Birds In Real Danger, Saskatoon (B.I.R.D.S.)
We have received hundreds of birds that flew into windows and were injured or died from the impact. In response, we created a partnership with several other organizations called “B.I.R.D.S.” – Birds In Real Danger, Saskatoon.
Partners include:
- LSWR
- Saskatoon Nature Society (SNS)
- Saskatchewan Light Pollution Abatement Committee (SLPAC)
- Wild Birds Unlimited (WBU)
This is an on-going, growing and evolving advocacy program to reduce the number of “window strikes” in Saskatoon through increased awareness and education about options for window treatments, both on homes as well as businesses.
LSWR Covid-19 Response
LSWR handles wild animals on a daily basis. As such, we have always been and will remain, hyper-vigilant about our health and safety. We will continue to emphasize hand-washing, wearing PPE as appropriate, and will remind all our workers and volunteers to STAY HOME if they are sick or not well in any way.
IF YOU FOUND AN INJURED ANIMAL: Please CALL US FIRST. 306-281-0554 We may not be at the Rehabilitation facility.
We ask that if you are sick, please notify us, and have someone else bring in the animal, wearing gloves for their own health.
We will be following all health guidelines regarding social distancing, and minimizing contact with the public as much as possible, in order to stay healthy and able to care for the animals during this stressful time.
Despite the Covid-19 outbreak, LSWR will make every effort to continue to provide a safe place for injured & orphaned wild animals in need of care. We will continue to adapt to the situation as it changes in the coming days, weeks, months.
Our hearts are with those impacted directly by this virus and wish everyone well as we work together to be safe.
HOW WE RUN BIRDING TOURS SAFELY DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK
Despite the Covid-19 outbreak, LSWR will make every effort to continue to provide a safe place for injured & orphaned wild animals in need of care. We will continue to adapt to the situation as it changes in the coming days, weeks, months. Our hearts are with those impacted directly by this virus and wish everyone well as we work together to be safe.
We believe that our full day and half day birding tours for individuals and small family groups can continue to run during the current COVID-19 outbreak by following these basic safety measures.
- Clients must drive themselves in their own personal or rented vehicle. The leader will drive in a separate vehicle. We will use cell phones or radios to communicate between each other during the tour.
- Any tour will be rescheduled at no additional cost or refunded if either the leader or any of the clients show any signs of illness (coughing, sneezing, sore throat, etc.).
- At birding stops and trail hikes, the leader will follow safe social distancing practices by maintaining a minimum distance of 2 meters from the clients.
Please email us at birdtours@sasktel.net if you have any questions or concerns with this policy.
Stan Shadick
Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation tours
DANCING GROUSE TOUR
Early Morning or Evening Tours during April and May
Join our experienced local birding guide for a 4-hour early morning or evening drive to view the spectacle of dancing Sharp-tailed Grouse at a roadside lek outside Saskatoon.Many of the traditional indigenous dances were inspired by this display.
by Nick Saunders
COVID SAFE. We will practice special safe self-isolation steps during all 2020 spring tours. Clients will drive their own personal or rented vehicle while the leader will travel in a separate vehicle. We will communicate via cell phone while remaining in separate parked vehicles near the dancing grounds.
by Nick Saunders
Your parked car serves as a bird blind from which you may view the birds dancing in adjacent fields. Birds usually dance about 100 – 300 meters away from car.
- Morning Tour: 4:30 AM – 9:30 AM – April
3:45 AM – 8:45 AM – May - Evening Tour: 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM
- Morning tours are recommended because birds are usually more active near sunrise than sunset.
- Trip will be postponed if the weather forecast suggests rain or strong winds. Grouse do not display well during adverse weather.
by Nick Saunders
Suggested items to Bring:
- Clothes suitable for the weather
- Water bottle
- Binoculars
- Spotting Scope (optional)
- Camera (optional)
Tour Fee: CAN$325 (about US$230, £185) for groups of 1 – 4 persons. Taxes included.
Fee includes guiding services only during early morning or evening tour. Client supplies their own transportation. Meals, transportation and accommodation are NOT included.
All proceeds support the work of Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation registered charity.
RESERVATIONS: Send us your full name(s), mailing address, email address and requested tour dates.
E-mail: birdtours@sasktel.net
Phone: 306-652-5975
Text: 306-281-2215
TOUR GUIDE: Your guide has many years of experience finding and observing birds throughout Saskatchewan. For over 30 years, Stan Shadick has been a birding guide for nature tours around Saskatchewan and other parts of the country that have been organized by Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation, Nature Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan Extension Division. He is a past president of Nature Saskatchewan as well as a past president and current field trip chairman for the Saskatoon Nature Society. He is a co-editor of the reference publication “Birds of the Saskatoon Area” and contributed significantly to the recently published “Birds of Saskatchewan”. He is currently a regional coordinator for the Saskatchewan Breeding Bird Atlas project and helps with their bird identification workshops. He regularly contributes sightings to e-bird and currently holds the e-bird record for the most bird species seen in Saskatchewan.
PRAIRIE LAKES BIRDING TOUR
HALF Day Tours in mid-April – October, 2020.
Join our experienced local birding guide for a 4 hour drive to visit some of the best bird-rich lakes in the Saskatoon region.
by Nick Saunders
We will practice special COVID-19 SAFE self-isolation steps during all 2020 spring tours. Clients will drive their own personal or rented vehicle while the leader will travel in a separate vehicle. We will communicate via cell phone while remaining in separate vehicles.
by Nick Saunders
Visit deep lakes for diving ducks and pelicans.
by Nick Saunders
Also visit shallow ponds for dabbling ducks, grebes and wetland sparrows, rails and other marsh birds.
by Nick Saunders
Suggested items to Bring:
- Clothes suitable for the weather (rain coat, hat, walking shoes, etc.)
- Water bottle
- Binoculars and camera or spotting scope (optional
Tour Fee: CA$325 (about US$230, £190) for groups of 1 – 4 persons Taxes included.
Fee covers expert guiding services during 4 hour tour.
Meals, transportation and accommodation are NOT included.
Tour may be combined with Prairie Grasslands Birding Tour, Dancing Grouse Tour, Saskatoon Summer Birding Tour and Chickadee Feeding Tour.
Ask about multiple tour discounts.
All proceeds support the work of Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation charity. https://livingskywildliferehabilitation.org/
RESERVATIONS: Send us your full name(s), mailing address, email address and requested tour dates.
E-mail: birdtours@sasktel.net
Phone: 306-652-5975
Text: 306-281-2215
TOUR GUIDE: Your guide has many years of experience finding and observing birds throughout Saskatchewan. For over 30 years, Stan Shadick has been a birding guide for nature tours around Saskatchewan and other parts of the country that have been organized by Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation, Nature Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan Extension Division. He is past president of Nature Saskatchewan as well as past president and current field trip chairman for the Saskatoon Nature Society. He is a co-editor of the reference publication “Birds of the Saskatoon Area” and contributed significantly to the recently published “Birds of Saskatchewan”. He is currently a regional coordinator for the Saskatchewan Breeding Bird Atlas project and helps with their bird identification workshops. He regularly contributes sightings to e-bird and currently holds the e-bird record for the most bird species seen in Saskatchewan.