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Yahoo
09-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Newsroom Ready: Edmonton makes magpie official city bird
Black-billed magpies can be seen walking, soaring and chirping in nearly every neighbourhood in Edmonton. Elly Knight, an avian ecologist with the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, says Edmonton identifies with the creature and recently voted to make it the city's official bird. (July 9, 2025)
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Edmonton makes magpie official city bird
Black-billed magpies can be seen walking, soaring and chirping in nearly every neighbourhood in Edmonton. Elly Knight, an avian ecologist with the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, says Edmonton identifies with the creature and recently voted to make it the city's official bird. (July 9, 2025)
CTV News
16-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
What should be the official bird of Gatineau, Que.? Residents asked to vote
The City of Gatineau is inviting residents to vote for a new official bird for the city. (City of Gatineau/X)
CBC
12-05-2025
- General
- CBC
It's official: Edmonton's bird is the magpie
After votes were counted, the magpie was the clear winner to be Edmonton's official bird. Michael Overduin is the founder of Edmonton River project, and he helped design the magpie image associated with the announcement.
