WildResearch <http://wildresearch.ca/> is seeking volunteers for the BC Nightjar Survey, a citizen science program to survey for nightjars in BC. Why? Little is known about Common Nighthawk and Common Poorwill populations BC, and there is concern that they may be declining. Help researchers learn more!

Volunteers across BC are needed to survey for nightjars between mid-June and mid-July. Routes require only two to three hours to survey, and one hour of data entry. Routes are a series of roadside stops and need to be surveyed only once per year during the breeding season. Everyone with a vehicle, and good hearing is invited to conduct a BC Nightjar Survey!

To sign up or to learn more, visit the BC Nightjar Survey webpage <http://wildresearch.ca/programs/bc-nightjar-surveys/> at or email nightjars@wildresearch.ca.To learn about the success of the program and preliminary results, check out the 2014 BC Nightjar Survey Annual Report <http://wildresearch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/BC-Nightjar-Survey-2014-Annual-Report.pdf>

The 2-Day Field Trip for Members to Cache Creek/Spences Bridge is now full. Even though our two leaders, Brian Murland and Adrian Leather, added a second section to accommodate the demand, we are now at capacity. If you are still interested in the trip, please email Adrian to put you on the waitlist.

In Tours and Trips under the Events tab above you will now find the full schedule of Two-Day Trips for 2015.

Registration is still fully open for our Oliver AGM, and for the Pre-conference Two-Day Field Trip to the Kelowna area.

It is only registration for the Extension Trip to Eastern Washington that is now closed. The trip is fully subscribed. However, all registrations received subsequently will be placed on a wait list in order of receipt. We may receive cancellations, in which case we will fill the spaces from the wait list.

Registration forms are located above under Events > Annual Conference.

Here’s a note of the important dates for the AGM:

May 14: Sign up deadline for Kelowna/Okanagan Mountain pre-conference 2-Day Field Trip taking place May 28, 29

May 21: Registration deadline for Oliver AGM

May 29 – 31: Oliver AGM

May 31 – Jun 3: Extension Trip, Eastern Washington

We have received a completely unexpected deluge of registrations for the Washington State extension trip, and the trip is now full.

We hope there are not too many disappointed members.

Please check that your application forms and waiver for the Oliver AGM are mailed to our new mailing address:

BC Field Ornithologists
P.O. Box 45111 Dunbar
Vancouver, B.C.
V6S 2M8

For a few hours yesterday the registration form for download showed our old address. The form was corrected yesterday. Canada Post is supposed to forward mail sent to our old Westside address, but we would rather be safe and have it mailed to the correct one.

Apologies