Birding Regions

British Columbia is one of Canada's premier birding destinations, ranking among the top provinces for total species recorded. Its extraordinary range of habitats — from Pacific shoreline and Fraser River delta mudflats to Okanagan pocket deserts, interior mountain valleys, boreal forests, and remote northern wetlands — supports an exceptional diversity of resident and migratory birds year-round.

Birding Events

Brackendale Winter Eagle Festival	January	Brackendale	Lower Mainland
Brant Wildlife Festival	March	Parksville / Qualicum	Vancouver Island
Wings Over the Rockies Nature Festival	May	Invermere	BC Rockies
Salmon Arm Grebe Festival	May	Salmon Arm	Lower Mainland
Golden Spring to Life Celebration	May 12-15	Golden	BC Rockies
Meadowlark Festival	May 18-22	Penticton	Okanagan
Creston Valley Bird Festival	May	Creston Valley	BC Rockies
Manning Park Birding Blitz	June	Manning Provincial Park	Lower Mainland
East Sooke Hawk Watch	Sept-Oct	East Sooke Regional Park	Vancouver Island
Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival	late Nov	Mission - Harrison	Lower Mainland
Eagle Extravaganza	Nov/Dec	Goldstream Provincial Park	Vancouver Island

Regions in Focus

BC Birding Regions on eBird

• Victoria and Southern Vancouver Island
  Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Gulls, Alcids, Fall migration Hawkwatch
• Nanaimo and Central Vancouver Island
  Waterfowl, Brant, Harlequin Duck, Gulls, Alcids
• Greater Vancouver and the Lower Mainland
  Shorebirds, Wintering Waterfowl, Snowy Owl, Gulls
• Okanagan Valley
  White-throated Swift, Canyon Wren, Lewis's Woodpecker
• Prince George and Central BC
  Great Gray Owl, American Three-toed Woodpecker, American White Pelican, Blackpoll Warbler

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