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2025 VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

2025 VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

Report by Michelle Baudais The weather for the 69th Annual Vancouver Christmas Bird count was cool (6-7C) and overcast, with a few scattered showers and moderate winds of 10-25 km/h. Our team of 218 volunteers counted a total of 119 species on count day, including 47,772 American Crows and 4376 American Wigeon (more than double last year’s number). More than 99,000 individual birds were counted in total. Notable rarities found were a Tufted Duck, a White-faced/Glossy Ibis, and a Harris’s…

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“MOCK” CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT AT JERICHO BEACH PARK ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22ND

“MOCK” CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT AT JERICHO BEACH PARK ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22ND

The Christmas Bird Count for the Vancouver Circle is happening on December 20th, 2025. In preparation for the big event, co-coordinators Michelle Baudais and Kelvin Yip decided to hold a practice session at Jericho Beach Park. We had two purposes in mind: one was to introduce the Christmas Bird Count to people who are new to the CBC. The second was to give more experienced birders who aren’t familiar with eBird a chance to practise using the app in the…

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2024 VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

2024 VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

Report by Peter Candido The 2024 Vancouver Christmas Bird Count took place on Saturday December 14th.  On count day a powerful windstorm swept over the Vancouver area with gusts up to 100 kph. This severely affected observation conditions, particularly in areas near the water. Heavy wave action made visibility of birds on the water extremely difficult, and coverage of Area Y (English Bay) by boat was not possible.  This explains the low numbers of sea ducks, cormorants, grebes and loons on the count. Coverage of forested…

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2023 VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

2023 VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

Report by Peter Candido The 2023 Vancouver Christmas Bird Count took place on Saturday December 16th.  Volunteers were very pleased to have a dry day for the count this year, with partly sunny conditions and temperatures from 7-9 °C.  Winds were light and seas were calm.  The tide was very high for the first half of the day and dropped only slightly in the afternoon. As was the case last year, winter finches and grosbeaks were in short supply, with very few Pine Siskins…

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2022 VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

2022 VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

Report by Peter Candido The 2022 Vancouver Christmas Bird Count took place on Saturday December 17th. The morning saw intermittent rain, the temperature was 2-3 C and winds were light at about 7 kph from the east. Light fog offshore in the morning limited visibility for observing waterbirds, though the sea was fairly calm. The rain ended around noon and skies cleared somewhat. Though some shoreline was exposed early in the morning, the tide was high for most of the…

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2021 VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

2021 VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

Report by Peter Candido The 2021 Vancouver Christmas Bird Count took place on Saturday December 18th under challenging conditions, at least until mid-day.  In the morning participants were faced with steady rain throughout the area, and wind from the SSE of about 16 kph or higher along the coast.  The rain tapered off around noon and skies began to clear, resulting in relatively pleasant conditions in the afternoon.  Poor conditions on the water in the morning meant that the group who usually survey…

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2019 VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

2019 VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

Report by Peter Candido The 2019 Vancouver Christmas Bird Count took place on December 14th under good conditions, ranging from cloudy with showers in some areas and some clear patches in the morning to broken clouds and partly sunny in the afternoon.  Winds were light at 6-9 km/h. and visibility was very good for the coastal portions. THE SPECIES TOTAL STANDS AT 126, surpassing last year’s 121 species. Thanks to all who made this a very successful day! There was a record-high number…

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2018 VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

2018 VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

Report by Peter Candido and Adrian Grant-Duff The 2018 Vancouver Christmas Bird Count took place on December 16th.  The day began with overcast skies and a stiff E/SE wind, but the rain held off until near noon.  Because of the wind and sea conditions, the team for area Y (English Bay) was not able to get out on the boat as usual.  The post-count gathering included a hearty hot meal prepared by Jude Grass and a challenging bird quiz produced by Angela Bond….

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