Author Archives: admin

BCFO Featured Photographer #11 – Clive Keen

Posted on by

BCFO is pleased to announce the eleventh entry in our continuing series of Featured Photographers.  Readers of ‘Birding in BC’ will recognize Clive Keen as our ‘Reflective Birder’ from his many insightful essays under that title.  As you will see, in addition to his reflecting, Clive is also quite handy with a camera.

To view Clive’s work, use the “Features” drop-down menu above, or the link here.

The ‘Featured Photographer Series’ presents the work of BCFO members who photograph wild birds in BC.

Bird Records Committee – July 2015 Accepted Records

Posted on by

The latest set (Round 8) of accepted records of the BCFO Bird Records Committee is now posted in BRC Public under the BRC drop-down menu above.

A full report of all the committee’s Round 8 deliberations will be published in an upcoming issue of BCFO’s journal, British Columbia Birds.

Also note that the recently published BCFO Rare Bird Report Form and the Provincial Review List are also under the same drop-down menu. Submissions of rare bird sightings in British Columbia are invited and encouraged.

Photo: Adrian Dorst

Photo: Adrian Dorst

 

 

 

BC Breeding Bird Atlas First Installment Now Online

Posted on by

bcatlaslogo

The first installment of the British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas is available online here.

As sections of the Atlas are completed and translated, they are being published online, and made available to everyone  – one big advantage of digital publication.

Work continues on the remainder of the species accounts, which will be published in additional sections as they are completed.

BCFO has been a continuing supporter of the Atlas since its inception. To see this hugely important work of so many volunteers and supporters made available publicly is very rewarding for all.

Below is the letter from Bird Studies Canada’s Pete Davidson giving more details of the publication and some of the big picture findings. Either read it here or click on either page to download.

BC Atlas announcement 1 July 2015-1 BC Atlas announcement 1 July 2015 2-2

BC Birding – June 2015 edition

Posted on by

BC Birding Jun 2015 Cover

The latest edition of our newsmagazine BC Birding is now available for download or reading on-line in the members area above.

As usual it is packed with information for your enjoyment: trip reports of 115 species seen during the recent Cache Creek/Spences Bridge two-day trip, Mike Church’s summaries of fascinating findings from ornithological research, Clive Keen’s reflections on birding, the Provincial Rare Bird sightings report from Chris Charlesworth, and much more.