BCFO - British Columbia Field Ornithologists

05/25/2026

Registration is now OPEN for this trip, which will be the second and last before the heat of summer coincides with the end of the breeding season for most species. The leader, Paul Prappas, is just back from the Aleutians - an idea, if you don't know Paul, of how serious he is about birds and birding. He knows the Kootenays as well as anyone you will find out in the field.

To express an interest in taking part in the trip, email me at [email protected].

The central location will be Nelson - worth travelling to for many reasons other than the wildlife. Although, there are some who might comment that the inhabitants are part of the wildlife. Details will be sent by email; that should be with you shortly.

I will stop taking expressions of interest by the end of the week, Friday May 29th.

05/16/2026

05/14/2026

https://ebird.org/news/global-big-day-2026-results

9 May 2026 will go down as a remarkable day in birding history. For the first time ever, Global Big Day birders documented more than 8,000 bird species in one day, a new world record, set by the largest community of bird enthusiasts ever united for a single event.

04/30/2026

04/30/2026

Tofino Shorebird Festival is on!! Did you know: Western sandpipers on migration rely on an unusual food source at many of their key stopover sites - diatoms! These single-celled algae each contain a microscopic drop of rich oil. Using special hairs on their tongues, birds strain diatoms out of drops of water they suck up from the surface of wet mud.

📷: Adrian Dorst

04/15/2026

BCFO Zoom presentations

Tomorrow - Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 at 7:00 pm (PDT)

Linking Land & Sea: Early Insights from 2025 Marbled Murrelet Tracking in British Columbia (Sonya Pastran)

and

Birds of Canada’s Prairie–Oak Ecosystems: The Beneficial Role of Arbutus (Emily Hamant)

See the link sent to your email to register.

More on upcoming presentations: https://bcfo.ca/zoom-presentations-schedule/

02/20/2026

BCFO 2026 Conference
Lillooet, BC

June 5-7 2026

AGM & Conference details here:

https://bcfo.ca/conference-agm-june-5-7-2026-lillooet-bc/

Online registration is now open!

https://bcfo.ca/agm-conference-registration-payment/

Log-in using your member password (emailed to you when you renewed or joined).

Registration for the Pre-Conference Extension Trip will only be available online, through the BCFO website.

Extension Trip registration will open on April 02 at 9:00 am PDT. You will need to log-in using the 2026 member password which will be emailed to all paid-up members on April 1. Participation is limited to 15 participants.

Extension Trip details here:

https://bcfo.ca/pre-conference-extension-trip-merritt-logan-lake-cache-creek-june-3-5-2026/

01/24/2026

Announcing BCFO 2026 Annual Conference & Extension Trip in Lillooet:

Announcing BCFO 2026 Annual Conference & Extension Trip Posted on January 24, 2026 by NatureStudent The Lillooet Naturalists look forward to hosting the 2026 BCFO Annual General Meeting & Conference in beautiful Lillooet BC from June 5-7, 2026. Full details will be posted soon online, under Events t...