May 8, 2021 is World Migratory Bird Day.  We’re celebrating the weekend by combining a virtual event (Saturday, May 8) with a socially-distanced birding excursion (Sunday, May 9) in place of our usual Mother’s Day Birding and Brunch.

Celebrate World Migratory Birding Day (May 8) with us by submitting your bird photo, drawing or bird observations for posting on the Nature Blog or via iNaturalist and eBird.

A Sandhill Crane makes a landing during an April stopover in the Kispiox Valley. Mel Coulson photo.

This year, on World Migratory Bird Day we have an opportunity to show how important birds are to us and to raise our voices for their survival. Join thousands of people around the world to celebrate the birds as they return from their long migrations!

All are welcome, and we encourage submissions from children or grandchildren.  This event is about enjoying birds however you choose to do so.  It does not require that you properly identify bird species, own a fancy camera, or make a list of everything you see.

For Technophiles (iNaturalist & eBird): 
We have created a special iNaturalist project for the event at:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/bv-naturalists-world-migratory-bird-day-2021.
You are welcome to submit your Migratory Bird Day observations via this project. Alternatively, if you would simply like to post your observations independently on your own iNaturalist or eBird page, we will gather May 8 observations from these platforms to summarize in our post. An iNaturalist tutorial can be found here

What to include in your submission:
Send your submission (text, photo, or drawing) to info@bvnaturalists.ca. or text Sybille (250-643-9054).
While it’s excellent if the bird was observed on May 8th and is a migratory species, neither is mandatory. Observations can range from a sentence or two about something interesting you saw this spring, to a full list of species recorded on the day.
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Other helpful information: where & when you observed the bird(s), and whether you would like your name to appear online or prefer to remain anonymous.

Mother’s Day Birding Outing:  8 am, Sunday, May 9, 2021

White-crowned sparrow welcomes spring at Tyhee Lake Park. Smithers Interior News photo (Brenda Mallory).

Meet at Tyhee Lake Provincial Park parking lot at 8:00 am.
Leader: Mel Coulson 788-640-4700
Bring binoculars, your own bird book if possible, and a facemask.
This will be a socially-distanced excursion. We will split into separate groups as needed. The pace will be slow.  Terrain is mostly level but may be muddy.

Photos, drawings,  and anecdotes from this event are welcomed for the World Migratory Bird Day event.