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=== History ===
== History ==


==== Origin ====
=== Origin ===
The Ellis Bird Farm began with Charlie Ellis (1901-1990) and Winnie Ellis (1905-2004)<ref>{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://www.ellisbirdfarm.ca/history.html|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Ellis Bird Farm|language=en}}</ref>, who inherited a farm from their parents, John and Agnes. The farm Charlie and Winnie inherited was situated and land, which ultimately became the Ellis Bird Farm.
The Ellis Bird Farm began with Charlie Ellis (1901-1990) and Winnie Ellis (1905-2004),<ref>{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://www.ellisbirdfarm.ca/history.html|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Ellis Bird Farm|language=en}}</ref> who inherited a farm from their parents, John and Agnes. The farm Charlie and Winnie inherited was situated and land, which ultimately became the Ellis Bird Farm.


Shortly after his parents’ passing, Charlie began building a nesting box for a Mountain Bluebird. This small task grew into Charlie and Winnie’s life work. The two siblings rimmed their farm’s fields with around 300 nest boxes for native birds (e.g., [[Mountain bluebird|Mountain Bluebirds]], [[Tree swallow|Tree Swallows]], [[Chickadee|Chickadees]], [[Purple martin|Purple Martins]]).
Shortly after his parents’ passing, Charlie began building a nesting box for a Mountain Bluebird. This small task grew into Charlie and Winnie’s life work. The two siblings rimmed their farm’s fields with around 300 nest boxes for native birds (e.g., [[Mountain bluebird|Mountain Bluebirds]], [[Tree swallow|Tree Swallows]], [[Chickadee]]s, [[Purple martin|Purple Martins]]).


Charlie and Winnie’s conservation rescued Mountain Bluebird populations. Their efforts saw the Mountain Bluebird population grow from just a signal pair in 1956 to over 60 pairs in the 1970s.
Charlie and Winnie’s conservation rescued Mountain Bluebird populations. Their efforts saw the Mountain Bluebird population grow from just a signal pair in 1956 to over 60 pairs in the 1970s.
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Union Carbide was willing to be legally bound to make provisions for the care of ​​Charlie’s bluebirds at that time and into the future. Ellis Bird Farm was formed, a non-profit charitable company, which is, to this day, supported by energy companies.
Union Carbide was willing to be legally bound to make provisions for the care of ​​Charlie’s bluebirds at that time and into the future. Ellis Bird Farm was formed, a non-profit charitable company, which is, to this day, supported by energy companies.


==== Notable Naturalists ====
=== Notable Naturalists ===
The most influential naturalist associated with Ellis Bird Farm is Myrna Pearman, a Canadian naturalist, nature photographer, conservationist, environmental educator, and author. Myrna was the Biologist and Site Services Manager at Ellis Bird Farm (1987 to 2020). Ellis Bird Farm transformed into a world-class conservation, education, and research center under her leadership.
The most influential naturalist associated with Ellis Bird Farm is Myrna Pearman, a Canadian naturalist, nature photographer, conservationist, environmental educator, and author. Myrna was the Biologist and Site Services Manager at Ellis Bird Farm (1987 to 2020). Ellis Bird Farm transformed into a world-class conservation, education, and research center under her leadership.


=== Role ===
== Role ==
The role of Ellis Bird Farm is to spearhead bird conservation, winter bird feeding, scientific studies, and education<ref>{{Cite web|title=Objectives & Mandate|url=https://www.ellisbirdfarm.ca/objectives--mandate.html|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Ellis Bird Farm|language=en}}</ref>. The facilities’ bird conservation efforts place particular focus on mountain bluebirds and tree swallows.
The role of Ellis Bird Farm is to spearhead bird conservation, winter bird feeding, scientific studies, and education.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Objectives & Mandate|url=https://www.ellisbirdfarm.ca/objectives--mandate.html|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Ellis Bird Farm|language=en}}</ref> The facilities’ bird conservation efforts place particular focus on mountain bluebirds and tree swallows.


==== Scientific Studies ====
=== Scientific Studies ===
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|+Ellis Bird Farm's Research Contributions
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|Glen Hvenegaard & Robyn Perkins
|Glen Hvenegaard & Robyn Perkins
|2019
|2019
|Motivations, Commitment, And Turnover Of Bluebird Trail Managers<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hvenegaard|first=Glen T.|last2=Perkins|first2=Robyn|date=2019-04|title=Motivations, commitment, and turnover of bluebird trail managers|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2019.1598521|journal=Human Dimensions of Wildlife|volume=24|issue=3|pages=250–266|doi=10.1080/10871209.2019.1598521|issn=1087-1209}}</ref>
|Motivations, Commitment, And Turnover Of Bluebird Trail Managers<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hvenegaard|first=Glen T.|last2=Perkins|first2=Robyn|date=April 2019|title=Motivations, commitment, and turnover of bluebird trail managers|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2019.1598521|journal=Human Dimensions of Wildlife|volume=24|issue=3|pages=250–266|doi=10.1080/10871209.2019.1598521|issn=1087-1209}}</ref>
|Human Dimensions of Wildlife
|Human Dimensions of Wildlife
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|Bridget Stutchbury, Raafia Siddiqui, Kelly Applegate, Glen Hvenegaard, Paul Mammenga, Nanette Mickle, Myrna Pearman, James Ray, Anne Savage, Tim Shaheen, Kevin Fraser
|Bridget Stutchbury, Raafia Siddiqui, Kelly Applegate, Glen Hvenegaard, Paul Mammenga, Nanette Mickle, Myrna Pearman, James Ray, Anne Savage, Tim Shaheen, Kevin Fraser
|2016
|2016
|Ecological Causes And Consequences Of Intratropical Migration In Temperate-Breeding Migratory Birds<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Stutchbury|first=Bridget J. M.|last2=Siddiqui|first2=Raafia|last3=Applegate|first3=Kelly|last4=Hvenegaard|first4=Glen T.|last5=Mammenga|first5=Paul|last6=Mickle|first6=Nanette|last7=Pearman|first7=Myrna|last8=Ray|first8=James D.|last9=Savage|first9=Anne|last10=Shaheen|first10=Tim|last11=Fraser|first11=Kevin C.|date=2016-09|title=Ecological Causes and Consequences of Intratropical Migration in Temperate-Breeding Migratory Birds|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/687531|journal=The American Naturalist|volume=188|issue=S1|pages=S28–S40|doi=10.1086/687531|issn=0003-0147}}</ref>
|Ecological Causes And Consequences Of Intratropical Migration In Temperate-Breeding Migratory Birds<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Stutchbury|first=Bridget J. M.|last2=Siddiqui|first2=Raafia|last3=Applegate|first3=Kelly|last4=Hvenegaard|first4=Glen T.|last5=Mammenga|first5=Paul|last6=Mickle|first6=Nanette|last7=Pearman|first7=Myrna|last8=Ray|first8=James D.|last9=Savage|first9=Anne|last10=Shaheen|first10=Tim|last11=Fraser|first11=Kevin C.|date=September 2016|title=Ecological Causes and Consequences of Intratropical Migration in Temperate-Breeding Migratory Birds|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/687531|journal=The American Naturalist|volume=188|issue=S1|pages=S28–S40|doi=10.1086/687531|issn=0003-0147}}</ref>
|The American Naturalist
|The American Naturalist
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|}


==== Facility ====
=== Facility ===
The Ellis Bird Farm facility offers amenities to visitors, including a guest center, tea house, trail systems, demonstration wildlife gardens, a picnic area, and bird banding tours.The facility also lays claim to the oldest standing ''"seed elevator"'' in [[Alberta]] (a [[grain elevator]] built in 1937) and the "World's Largest" collection of functional bluebird nestboxes.
The Ellis Bird Farm facility offers amenities to visitors, including a guest center, tea house, trail systems, demonstration wildlife gardens, a picnic area, and bird banding tours.The facility also lays claim to the oldest standing ''"seed elevator"'' in [[Alberta]] (a [[grain elevator]] built in 1937) and the "World's Largest" collection of functional bluebird nestboxes.


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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091124083033/http://www.ellisbirdfarm.ab.ca/ Ellis Bird Farm]

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20091124083033/http://www.ellisbirdfarm.ab.ca/ Ellis Bird Farm]


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[[Category:Open-air museums in Canada]]
[[Category:Grain elevators in Alberta]]
[[Category:Grain elevators in Alberta]]



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Revision as of 18:50, 27 September 2021

Ellis Bird Farm
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LocationLacombe, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates52°23′25″N 113°36′15″W / 52.390163°N 113.604298°W / 52.390163; -113.604298
Typeopen-air, agriculture
WebsiteEllis Bird Farm

History

Origin

The Ellis Bird Farm began with Charlie Ellis (1901-1990) and Winnie Ellis (1905-2004),[1] who inherited a farm from their parents, John and Agnes. The farm Charlie and Winnie inherited was situated and land, which ultimately became the Ellis Bird Farm.

Shortly after his parents’ passing, Charlie began building a nesting box for a Mountain Bluebird. This small task grew into Charlie and Winnie’s life work. The two siblings rimmed their farm’s fields with around 300 nest boxes for native birds (e.g., Mountain Bluebirds, Tree Swallows, Chickadees, Purple Martins).

Charlie and Winnie’s conservation rescued Mountain Bluebird populations. Their efforts saw the Mountain Bluebird population grow from just a signal pair in 1956 to over 60 pairs in the 1970s.

Charlie aged, and he feared that he would be unable to tend to “his” bluebirds. And, at this time, an energy company, Union Carbide, was seeking a site on which they could build a new ethylene glycol plant. A parcel of Charlie and Winnie’s land met Union Carbide’s particular requirements, and the company wanted to purchase it.

Union Carbide was willing to be legally bound to make provisions for the care of ​​Charlie’s bluebirds at that time and into the future. Ellis Bird Farm was formed, a non-profit charitable company, which is, to this day, supported by energy companies.

Notable Naturalists

The most influential naturalist associated with Ellis Bird Farm is Myrna Pearman, a Canadian naturalist, nature photographer, conservationist, environmental educator, and author. Myrna was the Biologist and Site Services Manager at Ellis Bird Farm (1987 to 2020). Ellis Bird Farm transformed into a world-class conservation, education, and research center under her leadership.

Role

The role of Ellis Bird Farm is to spearhead bird conservation, winter bird feeding, scientific studies, and education.[2] The facilities’ bird conservation efforts place particular focus on mountain bluebirds and tree swallows.

Scientific Studies

Ellis Bird Farm's Research Contributions
Authors Year Published Title Journal
Myrna Pearman and Leo De Groot 2020 Earlier Spring Arrival Of The Mountain Bluebird In Central Alberta, Canada[3] Western Birds
Alisha Ritchie and Myrna Pearman 2019 Radio Tracking Mountain Bluebirds Visiting Neighbors’ Nests[4] Western Birds
Auriel Fournier, Amanda Shave, Jason Fischer, Joe Siegrist, James Ray, Edward Cheskey, Megan MacIntosh, Alisha Ritchie, Myrna Pearman, Kelly Applegate, and Kevin Fraser 2019 Precise Direct Tracking And Remote Sensing Reveal The Use Of Forest Islands As Roost Sites By Purple Martins During Migration[5] Journal of Field Ornithology
Kevin Fraser, Amanda Shave, Evelien De Greef, Joe Siegrist 2019 Individual Variability in Migration Timing Can Explain Long-Term, Population-Level Advances in a Songbird[6] Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Glen Hvenegaard & Robyn Perkins 2019 Motivations, Commitment, And Turnover Of Bluebird Trail Managers[7] Human Dimensions of Wildlife
Kevin Fraser, Amanda Shave, A. Savage, Alisha Ritchie, K. Bell, Joe Siegrist, James Ray, Kelly Applegate, Myrna Pearman 2017 Determining Fine-Scale Migratory Connectivity And Habitat Selection For A Migratory Songbird By Using New Gps Technology[8] Journal of Avian Biology
Bridget Stutchbury, Raafia Siddiqui, Kelly Applegate, Glen Hvenegaard, Paul Mammenga, Nanette Mickle, Myrna Pearman, James Ray, Anne Savage, Tim Shaheen, Kevin Fraser 2016 Ecological Causes And Consequences Of Intratropical Migration In Temperate-Breeding Migratory Birds[9] The American Naturalist

Facility

The Ellis Bird Farm facility offers amenities to visitors, including a guest center, tea house, trail systems, demonstration wildlife gardens, a picnic area, and bird banding tours.The facility also lays claim to the oldest standing "seed elevator" in Alberta (a grain elevator built in 1937) and the "World's Largest" collection of functional bluebird nestboxes.

See also

References

  1. ^ "History". Ellis Bird Farm. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  2. ^ "Objectives & Mandate". Ellis Bird Farm. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  3. ^ Pearman, Myrna; de Groot, Leo; Holroyd, Geoffrey L.; Thunberg, Stephanie (2020-02-29). "Earlier Spring Arrival of the Mountain Bluebird in Central Alberta, Canada". Western Birds. 51 (1): 47–58. doi:10.21199/wb51.1.4. ISSN 0045-3897.
  4. ^ Ritchie, Alisha; Pearman, Myrna (2019-06-03). "Radio Tracking Mountain Bluebirds Visiting Neighbors' Nests". Western Birds. 50 (2): 92–97. doi:10.21199/wb50.2.3. ISSN 0045-3897.
  5. ^ Fournier, Auriel M. V.; Shave, Amanda; Fischer, Jason; Siegrist, Joe; Ray, James; Cheskey, Edward; MacIntosh, Megan; Ritchie, Alisha; Pearman, Myrna; Applegate, Kelly; Fraser, Kevin (2019-07-31). "Precise direct tracking and remote sensing reveal the use of forest islands as roost sites by Purple Martins during migration". Journal of Field Ornithology. 90 (3): 258–265. doi:10.1111/jofo.12298. ISSN 0273-8570.
  6. ^ Fraser, Kevin C.; Shave, Amanda; de Greef, Evelien; Siegrist, Joseph; Garroway, Colin J. (2019-09-06). "Individual Variability in Migration Timing Can Explain Long-Term, Population-Level Advances in a Songbird". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7. doi:10.3389/fevo.2019.00324. ISSN 2296-701X.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  7. ^ Hvenegaard, Glen T.; Perkins, Robyn (April 2019). "Motivations, commitment, and turnover of bluebird trail managers". Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 24 (3): 250–266. doi:10.1080/10871209.2019.1598521. ISSN 1087-1209.
  8. ^ Fraser, K. C.; Shave, A.; Savage, A.; Ritchie, A.; Bell, K.; Siegrist, J.; Ray, J. D.; Applegate, K.; Pearman, M. (2017-01-23). "Determining fine-scale migratory connectivity and habitat selection for a migratory songbird by using new GPS technology". Journal of Avian Biology. 48 (3): 339–345. doi:10.1111/jav.01091. ISSN 0908-8857.
  9. ^ Stutchbury, Bridget J. M.; Siddiqui, Raafia; Applegate, Kelly; Hvenegaard, Glen T.; Mammenga, Paul; Mickle, Nanette; Pearman, Myrna; Ray, James D.; Savage, Anne; Shaheen, Tim; Fraser, Kevin C. (September 2016). "Ecological Causes and Consequences of Intratropical Migration in Temperate-Breeding Migratory Birds". The American Naturalist. 188 (S1): S28–S40. doi:10.1086/687531. ISSN 0003-0147.


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