Jody Allair

Jody is an avid birder and naturalist who enjoys sharing his enthusiasm for the natural world. He has been birding and banding since his teens, when he began volunteering at Long Point Bird Observatory (LPBO) in Southern Ontario. He is now the Director of Communications at Birds Canada where he manages the organization’s public relations and media, is the co-editor of BirdWatch Canada Magazine, producer of the Warblers Podcast and a coordinator of eBird Canada.

Over the years Jody has coordinated a variety of different bird-related projects including the Southern Ontario Bald Eagle Monitoring Program, the Ontario Nocturnal Owl Survey, Birds Canada’s Youth Education Program, and the Southern Ontario Forest Birds at Risk Program.

Jody regularly speaks about birds and conservation to audiences across Canada and has written numerous articles on birds, birding and connecting with nature. He is the monthly birding columnist for CBC Radio’s Daybreak Alberta, has appeared on CBC’s Rick Mercer Report, presented at Ideacity, was a featured bird expert on Season 2 of the Love Nature Television series ‘Battle of the Alphas’ and is a regular guest, and occasional guest host, on the American Birding Association podcast.

In addition to his 20+ years at Birds Canada, he has been leading birding tours with Eagle-Eye Tours since 2008.

Trip Reports & Blogs

• Grand Newfoundland Trip Report (June 24 – July 5, 2024)
• Alberta Birds & Dinosaurs Trip Report (May 25 - 29, 2024)
• Canadian Rockies: Waterton Lakes trip report (May 28 - Jun 2, 2024)
• Costa Rica Sampler Trip Report (Mar 1 - 11, 2024)
• High Arctic & NWT Trip Report (Jun 29 - Jul 9, 2023)
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• Canadian Rockies Waterton Birding Tour 2023
• Alberta Birds and Dinosaurs Trip Report (May 26 - 29, 2023)
• Get to know guide Jody Allair
• Canadian Rockies: Kananaskis & Banff Birding Tour Trip Report 2022
• Alberta Birds & Dinosaurs - Trip Report 2022
• High Arctic & Northwest Territories Trip Report (Jun 30 - Jul 10, 2022)