Based at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, we have been studying landbird species at risk and and their habitats since 2010. The goal of our projects include identifying important breeding areas for these species, conserving their habitat, and engaging the public in stewardship of their habitat. In 2021, we started a collaborative project to develop and test beneficial management practices for these species in the working forests of Nova Scotia.

Our team

Dr. Cindy Staicer is a retired prof of Biology of Dalhousie University. She has led research, monitoring and stewardship activities on landbirds and their habitats in Nova Scotia since 1996. Many students, interns, field assistants and stewardship coordinators have contributed to our Landbirds at Risk project, including Dr. Alana Westwood, Caleb Gibbons, Emile McBeath, Stephanie Zuo, Charlotte Rigolot, Clara Ferrari, Lara Achenbach, Sydney Bliss, Hannah Freeman, Zoe Coulter, Declan Burns, Neil MacDonald, Allison Fortune, Marian Kemp, Jen Randall, Amanda Lavallee, Thomas Baker, Zacharye Simai, Alex Setchell, Nick Belliveau, Mandy Mitton, Linda Hutchinson, Kylie Santella, Alicia Kirkwood, Ada Clarke, Suchinta Arif, Jess Fargher, Nathanel Harper, Alicia Pray-Leslie, Nora Spencer, and Dominic Cormier.

This website was developed and updated with funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Habitat Stewardship Program.

Thanks to our sponsors for financial or in-kind support