Christmas Bird Counts 2025-2026

The 126th Christmas Bird Count
Sunday, December 14, 2025 through Monday, January 5, 2026

NOTE: Information shown below is correct only for counts with a confirmed date in red.

Updates will be made as we receive count dates from around the province.

If your count date does not appear below, or information needs adding or correcting, please email WebsiteAdmin@bcfo.ca

 

Count Name Date….. Compiler or
Contact
Phone # Email
100 Mile House  Dec 20 Paul Foth 604-799-2215 paulrfoth@gmail.com
         
Abbotsford-Mission Dec 30 Kenn Summers   ken.summers@telus.net
         
Armstrong-Enderby   Jan 4 Geoff Styles 250-833-0391 mstylesbastion@gmail.com
         
Ashcroft-Cache Creek   Karl Ricker   jheb@telus.net
         
Bamfield   Daniel Zayonc   danielzayonc@gmail.com
         
Bella Coola    Mary Tutt   15metutt@gmail.com
         
Big White Dec 17 Chris Charlesworth   c_charlesworth23@hotmail.com
         
Bridesville        
         
Bridge Lake   Wendy Marshall 250-593-2327 wendy.gordonm@gmail.com
         
Broughton Strait Dec 28 Gordon Curry 250-671-9005 gord.curry@gmail.com
         
Burns Lake-Francois Lake        
         
Campbell River Dec 28 Mandy Vaughan  

bastante@telus.net

         
Castlegar   Craig Sandvig   craigsandvig@gmail.com
         
Cawston   Lee McFadyen 250-499-5404 mariposaorgf@hotmail.com
         
Chilliwack Dec 20 Denis Knopp 604-858-5141 bcwilddenis@uniserve.com
         
Comox  Dec 21 Krista Kaptein   krista.coordinator@gmail.com
         
Cortes Island   Gina Trzesicka   museum@cortesmuseum.com
         
Cranbrook   Dec 28 Dianne Cooper   dicooper.bc@outlook.com
         
Creston Valley   Dec 27 Ulrike Sliworsky 250-428-7747 info@crestonvalleybirds.ca
         
D’Arcy-Birken Dec 15 Ann Robertson 604-452-3522 robert_i@telus.net
         
Dawson Creek Jan 3 Mark Phinney 250-843-2318 badgreenbird@gmail.com
         
Deep Bay Dec 17 Kelly Kline    kelkline43@gmail.com
         

Duncan

Jan 3 Tania Tripp, JP Giroux  

tripptania@gmail.com, JP.Giroux28@gmail.com

         
Edgewood   Terryl Allen    hilaryterryl@hotmail.com
         
Fauquier   Dec 27 Leanne Mentz   foxglenlea@msn.com.
         
Fernie   Kate Woods   k8skis@gmail.com
         
Fort St. James   Joanne Vinnedge 250-996-7401 vinnedgj@telus.net
         
Galiano, North Saltspring Island Dec 14 Mike Hoebel    mhoebel@telus.net
         
Golden Dec 21 Joan Dolinsky  

joandolinsky@gmail.com

         
Grand Forks Dec 20 Jenny Coleshill 250-442-7969 jenny.coleshill@gmail.com
         
Greater Masset   Margo Hearne 250-626-7120 hecatebird@gmail.com
         
Harrison River Dec 14 Denis Knopp 604-858-5141  bcwilddenis@uniserve.com
         
Harrop–Balfour   Dec 20 Sachi Snively   sachidell@gmail.com
         
Hat Creek   Heather Baines   birdbaines@gmail.com
         
Hecate Strait   Margo Hearne 250-626-7120 hecatebird@gmail.com
         
Jaffray-Wardner   Dec 14 Jo Ellen Floer    floer@shaw.ca
         
Kamloops Dec 21 Glenn Dreger   gdreger@telus.net
         
Kaslo Dec 30 Stuart Heard 250-353-1875 heardstuart@gmail.com
         
Kelowna Dec 20 Chris Charlesworth 250-718-0335 c_charlesworth23@hotmail.com
         
Kimberley   Jan 3 Dianne Cooper   dicooper.bc@outlook.com
         
Kingfisher   Susan Everatt   susan_everatt@telus.net
         
Kitimat Dec 14 April Macleod   mac2aa@citywest.ca
         
Kuskanook   Jan 3 Ulrike Sliworsky 250-428-7747 info@crestonvalleybirds.ca
         
Ladner Dec 14 Yousif Attia  778-689-2473 ysattia@gmail.com
         
Ladysmith Dec 14 Robert Hay 250-755-5745 rbhay2020@gmail.com
         
Lake Country   Dec 15 Les Gyug 250-769-5907 les_gyug@shaw.ca
         
Lake Windermere District Dec 14  Gareth Thomson   gareththomsonconsulting@gmail.com
         
Langara Island   Margo Hearne 250-626-7120 hecatebird@gmail.com
         
Lardeau   Dec 27 Marlene Johnston 250-366-4474 macmar@lardeauvalley.com
         
Lasqueti Island   Jan 3 Terry Theiss 250-333-8884 terebon@gmail.com
         
Lillooet Dec 26 Ian Routley   ianrout@telus.net
         
Little R.-Powell R. Ferry Dec 31 Krista Kaptein   krista.coordinator@gmail.com
         
Logan Lake   Ray Town 250-523-9474 gayle_ray@telus.net
         
Lower Howe Sound Jan 4 Marja de Jong Westman (West Van)/ 
Micaele Florendo (Bowen Island)
604-921-3382 mdjw@telus.net
rwing@telus.net
mmaddison@hotmail.com
 
         
Mackenzie   David Lambie 250-997-4033 DLambie@telus.net
         
McBride   Elsie Stanley 250-569-2596 glen.elsie.stanley@gmail.com
         
Merritt Dec 20 Alan Burger 250-378-2468 aburger@uvic.ca
         
Naden Harbour   Margo Hearne 250-626-7120 hecatebird@gmail.com
         
Nakusp   Dec 28 Gary Davidson   gsd37@yahoo.ca
         
Nanaimo   Bryan Vroom   bvroom@gmail.com
         
Nanoose Bay        
         
Narcosli   Brian Murland 250-747-1802 murlands@msn.com
         
Nelson   Jan 3 Elaine Moore 250-352-2168 elmodass@telus.net
         
Oliver-Osoyoos Dec 27 Alex Bodden/
Dick Cannings
   a.bodden@shaw.ca
dickcannings@shaw.ca
         
Parksville-Qualicum Beach Dec 14 Susan Knoerr 250-248-5565 susanknoerr@gmail.com
         
Peachland   Leanne McDonald   leamcd767@gmail.com
         
Pemberton-Mt. Currie        
         
Pender Harbour Dec 17 John Field   johnfield307@gmail.com
         
Pender Islands (incl. Mayne & Saturna) Dec 14 Michael Dunn   mjechael.dunn@gmail.com
         
Penticton Dec 14 Alex Bodden/
Dick Cannings
  a.bodden@shaw.ca
dickcannings@shaw.ca
         
Pitt Meadows, Tri-Cities Jan 3 Jennifer Tayes   jtayes@shaw.ca
         
Port Alberni Dec 27 Annette Bailey  250-793-5408 dabailey100@gmail.com
         
Port Clements   Margo Hearne 250-626-7120 hecatebird@gmail.com
         
Powell River Dec 20 Iwan van Veen   iwanvanveen@gmail.com
         
Prince George Jan 4 Cathy Antoniazzi 250-562-2845 canton1@telus.net
         
Princeton   Cathy Lahaie 250-295-7596 encmail@gmail.com
         
Quesnel Dec 21 Brian Murland/ Suzy Wright/ Jerry McFetridge   murlands@msn.com 747suzywright@gmail.com jmcfet1@gmail.com
         
Revelstoke   Don Manson 250-837-3676 dwman@telus.net
         
Rivers Inlet Mouth   Sarah Cooper   sjcooper63@gmail.com
         
Rose Spit   Margo Hearne 250-626-7120 hecatebird@gmail.com
         
Rossland-Warfield   Linda Szymkowiak 250-362-7107 rufous.linda@gmail.com
         
Salmon Arm   Dec 14 John Woods   woodsj@telus.net
         
Savona-Walhachin   Ray Town 250-523-9474 gayle_ray@telus.net
         
Shuswap Lake P.P. Dec 14 Tony Rathbone   tonyrathbone@telus.net
         
Sidney-South Saltspring Dec 14 Daniel Donnecke   daniel.donnecke@gmail.com
         
Skidegate Inlet   Margo Hearne 250-626-7120 hecatebird@gmail.com
         
Slocan Lake   Dec 29 Anne Champagne   annec@uniserve.com
         
Smithers   Rosamund Pojar 250-847-9429 rpojar@gmail.com
         
Soda Creek   Phil Ranson 250-398-7110 ranson1@telus.net
         
Sooke Dec 27 Robyn Byrne   sookecbc@rpbo.org
         
Squamish Dec 14 Christopher Di Corrado   birdspaz@hotmail.com
         
Stuix-Tweedsmuir   Dennis Kuch   dok@stuix.ca
         
Sunshine Coast Dec 20 Tony Greenfield 604-885-5539 gfieldtony@gmail.com
         
Terrace   Diane Weismiller 250-635-6984 dweismiller@telus.net
         
Tlell   Margo Hearne 250-626-7120 hecatebird@gmail.com
         
Tofino Jan 3  Ian Cruickshank   ina.cruickshank@telus.net
Tumbler Ridge   Charles Helm   helm.c.w@gmail.com

Ucluelet 

 Jan 4 Ian Cruickshank   ina.cruickshank@telus.net
Vancouver Dec 20  Peter Candido  

 pcandido328@shaw.ca

         
Vaseux Lake Dec 20 Alex Bodden
Dick Cannings
   a.bodden@shaw.ca
dickcannings@shaw.ca
         
Vernon   Don Cecile   dcecile@shaw.ca
         
Victoria Dec 20 Ann Nightingale  

motmot@shaw.ca

         
Wells & Bowron Lakes   Birch Kuch   flageolet@hotmail.com
         
Whistler Dec 14 Shawn Mason 604-612-1167 Shamas.mason5@gmail.com
         
White Rock-Surrey-Langley Dec 27  Kristina Breit   cbcwhiterock@gmail.com
         
Williams Lake   Phil Ranson 250-398-7110 ranson1@telus.net
         
Yalakom Valley   Eleanor Wright 778-770-1649 eleanor.ronaele@gmail.com
         
Yoho National  Park   James Telford   k.james.telford@gmail.com









Last updated Nov 2, 2025