Reminder for BCFO members: the next in our very popular series of birding travel presentations will take place on Wednesday, February 15th. This time we’ll join Lee Harding on his travels through the US Great Basin, visiting some great birding locations.
Reminder for BCFO members: The next in our very popular series of birding travel presentations will take place on Wednesday, January 18th. This time we’ll join Gary Davidson on a 10 week birding trip to Panama.
Discussion of Round 32 submissions to the Bird Records Committee was completed on 22 December 2022. Consensus decisions to “accept” were made for fourteen of the fifteen submissions for this round.
Photo: David Bell
To see the full report of those recently accepted records, follow the linkhere or use the drop down menu above – BRC Public > BRC Round 32 Apr to Nov 2022
Discussion of Round 31 submissions to the Bird Records Committee has been completed. Consensus decisions to “accept” were made for ten of the twelve submissions for this round. A number of very rare birds for BC are included in this round, including the one pictured below.
Photo: David M. Bell
Check out the full report of these recently accepted records by following the link here, or use the drop down menu above – BRC Public > BRC Round 31. Nov. 2021 to April 2022, Accepted Records
BCFO is again pleased to present another of our ‘Featured Photographers’, #24 in this stimulating series. Bob Steventon hails from Prince George. See his story and images here.
Reminder for BCFO members: The next in our very popular series of birding travel presentations takes place next Wednesday, April 20th. This time we’re off to Papua New Guinea with Peter Candido.
With three directors reaching the end of their term limits in 2022, BCFO is seeking potential nominees to its Board of Directors from both within, and from outside its current membership.
Although BCFO membership is required for board members, we anticipate that non-members may have an interest in being active in the provincial ornithological community through engagement in BCFO at the director level.
Our organization not only manages the BC Bird Records program, but also publishes the refereed ornithological journal, British Columbia Birds. In addition it engages young birders through its annual Young Birder Awards.
Most members are keen birders, including both amateur birders and professional ornithologists. Annual listing reports are published in our quarterly news magazine BC Birding, and members participate in many citizen science projects such as the Breeding Bird Survey, Coastal Waterbird Survey, Nocturnal Owl Survey, and Christmas Bird Counts.
Our annual conference is held at a different location each year, focusing on bird-rich areas of the Province. Elections of Board members will take place this year at our conference in Smithers, BC, June 25, 2022.
BCFO strives to maintain representation of the entire provincial birding community by selecting members from varied regions of the province and of varied backgrounds. To ensure that the Board is inclusive of the diversity within the provincial birding community, women, Indigenous Peoples, Black and people of colour, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQIA2S+), and others are strongly encouraged to apply.
To express your interest in being nominated, or to seek additional information, please contact Gary Davidson, BCFO president.
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