Head to a birdwatching hotspot this spring with The BC Bird Trail. Photo Credit: The BC Bird Trail
RICHMOND, British Columbia, Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The BC Bird Trail is worked up to ask birding fans of all ranges and ages to seize their binoculars and have fun the return of thousands and thousands of migratory birds this spring, which is taken into account peak birdwatching season in BC!
“Because we’re located along the Pacific Flyway migration route – which is one of the four major migratory flyways in North America – we are in the perfect position to witness millions of birds following ancestral migration pathways through our province,” explains Hollie Galloway, Project Coordinator with The BC Bird Trail.
“Every spring, as birds migrate back to their home base, they seek food and shelter along the way which allows birdwatchers in BC the unique opportunity to spot large flocks of birds, sometimes reaching numbers in the hundreds of thousands during the spring migration season. Plus, the spring migration season can sometimes yield sightings of unique and rare species which is always very exciting for our local birding communities.”
Here’s why spring is a perfect time for birding in BC:
- Quite a lot of birds will be noticed in abundance this season, together with Brants, Warblers, Swallows, Purple Martins, Black-headed Grosbeaks, and Cinnamon Teals. An expansive listing of birds that may be noticed solely within the springtime will be discovered here.
- Spring birding offers you a greater probability of recognizing extra uncommon birds than at different occasions of the 12 months. Keep a watch on the BC Rare Bird Alert blog for uncommon fowl sightings in your space!
- Spring is peak migration season in BC, which means 1000’s of birds transfer to and from their nesting and wintering habitats throughout this season, usually stopping of their favorite locations all throughout BC.
- With spring comes hotter temperatures and extra sunshine, permitting for longer and extra comfy birdwatching experiences.
- The time change signifies that it’s simpler to get exterior and discover throughout peak birding hours of nightfall and daybreak.
- For additional birding enjoyable, a number of fashionable group birding occasions are arising, all of that are open to the group. These embody the 2024 Brant Wildlife Festival (April 5-8, 2024 – Parksville Qualicum Beach), the 2024 Wings Over the Rockies Nature Festival (May 6-12, 2024 – Invermere) and the Greater Vancouver Bird Celebration (May 11-26, 2024 – Various Locations).
Ready to take flight? Here’s a listing of the entire trails you’ll be able to discover throughout BC this spring:
Each birdwatching itinerary listed on bcbirdtrail.ca consists of the important thing birding-related information you want for a self-guided tour, equivalent to a listing of the birds you’re more likely to spot, birding ‘hotspots’ you gained’t need to miss, and transportation data for the world. Developed in collaboration with tourism and conservation companions all through the province, every of those self-guided group itineraries is designed to make birding simple and accessible for locals and vacationers alike.
To plan your very personal spring birding journey, go to www.BCBirdTrail.ca.
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About The BC Bird Trail
Launched in September 2020, The BC Bird Trail is the main supply of knowledge on sights, actions, and lodging associated to birdwatching within the province for novice birders, seasoned veterans and extra whereas selling private accountability, sustainability, and mindfulness. Funding for this program is offered by Destination BC, with assist from Birds Canada, Indigenous Tourism BC, Tourism Richmond, and greater than a dozen further tourism companions all through the province.
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Head to a birdwatching hotspot this spring with The BC Bird Trail. Photo Credit: The BC Bird Trail
Source: The BC Bird Trail
