Special Tour for BCFO Members – Taiwan

The beauty below is just one of the many spectacular species you can expect to see on the BIRDING IN TAIWAN tour being offered to BCFO members through the International Taiwan Birding Association.

Formosan Magpie – A Taiwan endemicPhoto: Jo Ann Mackenzie

Formosan Magpie – A Taiwan endemic
Photo: Jo Ann Mackenzie

 

Tour dates are: 19 November – 1 December, 2013

For details and a full itinerary click on BIRDING IN TAIWAN. Or check out the information under the Events tab above in Tours and Trips

Chilcotin Expedition Full

We now have a full complement of participants for the June 21st to 23rd two-day field trip to the Chilcotin.

Registration is now closed.

Lesser Yellowlegs on breeding territory, near Anahim Lake, Chilcotin.Photo: Carlo Giovanella

Lesser Yellowlegs on breeding territory, near Anahim Lake, Chilcotin.
Photo: Carlo Giovanella

eBird search

BCFO member, Ben Keen, has released a script, which ties in with eBird.org and allows you to search entire regions to see what hotspots have had reported sightings within a given timeframe. Mobile support and other features will be added shortly.

You can give it a try at eBird search.

Flathead Bioblitz – Expert Birders/Ornithologists Needed

The 2nd Annual Flathead BioBlitz Expedition, June 21st to 28th 2013, is looking for expert birders/field ornithologists to expand its coverage of the Flathead Valley’s avifauna during this year’s bioblitz.

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Photo: Jaime Rojo

You get to bird the spectacular Flathead Valley, and help protect a vital link in the Yellowstone to Yukon wildlife corridor.

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Photo: Jaime Rojo

Interested in supporting this effort of the Sierra Club of BC?

Please contact:

Galen Armstrong
Outreach Coordinator
Sierra Club BC
galen@sierraclub.bc.ca
P: 250–386-5255 ext. 243
www.flathead.ca <http://www.flathead.ca>

And join the Flathead Team.

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