Upcoming Events

UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS — SUMMER-FALL 2023

The following meetings and other events are those that take place in BC and immediately adjacent areas or that potentially include information on birds that occur in BC.

NOTE: Please be sure to check event websites before you plan to attend or register for any events..

For most meetings, festivals and other events, the website is the main source of information, and registration can usually be accomplished online as well. Wherever information can be obtained through a phone number or e-mail address, we have included these as well; if no contact information is listed, it can be assumed that none was provided by the organization, at least not on the date when this listing was compiled. It is usually not necessary to contact a particular individual, except for scientific meetings when one is interested in making a presentation. Names and contact information for individuals are listed whenever they are available.

For a detailed listing of birding festivals all over North America, please check the Cornell “All About Birds” website at this URL: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/birding-festivals .

April 13-16 — OLYMPIC BIRDFEST, Washington. For information, please visit the Olympic BirdFest website at https://olympicbirdfest.org/ .

May 4-7 — BC NATURE Annual General Meeting, hosted by Langley Field Naturalists, Langley, BC. For information, please visit the BC Nature website at https://bcnature.org/bc_nature_agm_2023/ .

May 12-14 — CRESTON VALLEY BIRD FESTIVAL, Creston. For information, please visit the Creston BirdFest website at https://wildsight.ca/branches/creston-valley/birdfest/ .

June 1- July 7 — NORTH AMERICAN BREEDING BIRD SURVEY. This long-established program, supervised by the Canadian Wildlife Service and US Fish & Wildlife Service, is for experienced birders who are skilled at identifying birds by songs and calls as well as by sight. It involves running a roadside survey route once every year during June or very early July. There are several “vacant” (i.e., unassigned) routes in various parts of BC. If you are interested, check the Canadian Wildlife Service website at https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/bird-surveys/landbird/north-american-breeding/overview.html, which includes further details and has contact information for the CWS staff in charge of the program.

July 26 — First open WESTPORT SEABIRDS pelagic birding trip  from Westport, WA.
Westport Seabirds operates trip from March through September. For the trip schedule and other information, please check the website at http://westportseabirds.com .

June TBA — Annual conference of WASHINGTON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, Spokane Valley, WA. For information and to register, please visit the WOS website at https://wos.org/annual-conference/current-year .

June 9-11 — BC FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING in Vernon, BC. For details, visit our website at https://bcfo.ca/conference-and-agm-9-11-june-2023-vernon-bc/ . Registration is open now.

June 20-23 — Annual meeting of the WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY at Allentown, Pennsylvania. For information, please check the society website at https://wos2023.org .

July 19-23 — Annual WESTERN FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS conference, to be held at Copper Mountain Resort, Colorado. For information, please visit the WFO website at
https://westernfieldornithologists.org/conference .

August 8-12 — Annual meeting of the AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY in London, Ontario. For details, please check the AOS website at: https://americanornithology.org/meetings/annual-meeting/ .

Sept. 10-11 — PUGET SOUND BIRD FESTIVAL, Edmonds, WA. For information and to register, check the festival website at http://www.pugetsoundbirdfest.com or contact Jennifer Leach at the City of Edmonds Parks Dept. (phone 425-771-0227), or email her at jennifer.leach@edmondswa.gov .

Sep. TBA —Annual meeting of the WESTERN BIRD BANDING ASSOCIATION . For information and to register, please visit the WBBA website at https://www.westernbirdbanding.org .

Oct.  TBA — BIRDS AND BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL, Ridgefield NWR, Ridgefield, WA (near Vancouver, WA). For information, visit the Friends of Ridgefield website at https://ridgefieldfriends.org/birdfest-bluegrass . 

Oct. 17-22 — RAPTOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION annual conference , Albuquerque, New Mexico. For further information, visit the Foundation’s website at https://raptorresearchfoundation.org/events/current-conference .

Oct. TBA — TRUMPETER SWAN SOCIETY conference. For information and to register, please visit the Society website at https://www.trumpeterswansociety.org/what-we-do/symposium-conference

Oct. TBA —  ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WATERBIRD SOCIETY. For details, check the society website at https://waterbirds.org/annual-meeting .

Nov. 5-9 — Annual conference of THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY, the professional society for wildlife biologists, to be held in Louisville, Kentucky. For information, please check the conference website at
https://twsconference.org/

Dec. 14 to Jan. 5 (2024) — CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS. For information on dates of counts and contact information for count organizers, please check the BCFO website in November and December, or check the December issue of BC BIRDING.

 

.Page updated 18 Feb 2023