MID CANADA LINE
SECTOR CONTROL STATION 600
Bird MB

Bird Manitoba
The following extract is taken from the book "A History of the Air Defence of Canada 1948 - 1997" by the NBC Group
RCAF Station Bird (Sector Control Station 600) was a place whose operation was really on the line; the main line of the Hudson Bay Railway that is. It was also situated on the banks of the Limestone River, surrounded by muskeg, 400 air miles from its support base of RCAF Station Winnipeg. The Station formed in december 1956 and opened the following May. They were limited to detection until the identification mode came on line. Bird was declared operational by the beginning of 1958. Bird was closed in January 1964. A rear party stayed until mid February to supervise the dismantling of the station by Dominion Bridge and the Commanding Officer departed at the end of the month.
The station had a rather unique address:

RCAF Station Bird

Mile 349

Hudson Bay Railway

Bird, Manitoba

Point of Interest:: The RCAF Station Bird Call sign was "Anthrax"

Photos - Eastern Manitoba Sites

Bird was also an Ionispheric Scatter Repeater site for communications with the DEW Line. It was the southern terminus of the link to Hall Beach (FOX-Main). In this capacity, Bird was the only MCL Site that had communications technicians assigned.

Satellite Image of Bird 2006

RCAF StnBird from the Railroad trackscourtesy John Heselton

Admin Building/Security Shackcourtesy John Heselton

Hangar, Power House on the leftcourtesy John Heselton

Road Conditionscourtesy John Heselton

Railroad Tracks more than one mode of transportation. courtesy John Heselton

Helo "CFJTI" at RCAF Stn Bird 1963courtesy John Heselton

IS-101 Multiplexer/Power Supply Rackcourtesy John Heselton

IS-101 Equipment Rackscourtesy John Heselton

IS-101 Transmittercourtesy John Heselton

Photos 1 - 16 below courtesy of Ron Guy

(1) King the station Mascot