Regina reveals 6 finalists for city's official bird

The City of Regina has announced thesix finalists for its official bird, and residents can soon begin flocking towarda vote.

The six finalists that voters will chose from are theAmerican pelican, black-capped chickadee, Canada goose, grey partridge, peregrine falcon and the red-breasted nuthatch.

From Nov. 20-27, a panel will make an argument for eachbird to become the winner onCBCRadio's The Morning Edition.

Official voting will take place between Nov. 30 and Dec. 10,with the winner being announced on National Bird Day Jan. 5, 2024.

Regina was officially declared a bird-friendly city in March 2022 through Nature Canada's bird-friendly city program.

Nominations for an official bird opened last month and closed on Oct. 22. The city saysit received over 700 nominations.

Here are images of the six finalists.