2023 Bird Blitz (Houston, BC)
May 26, 2023 @ 12:01 am - May 27, 2023 @ 11:59 pm UTC+0
Join local birders to count as many species of birds as we can in a 48 hour period. Count birds at your feeders, on your walks, during your activities or at an official A Rocha event and report them to the “2023 Bird Blitz Houston BC” project on iNaturalist: https://inaturalist.ca/projects/2023-houston-birdblitz
A Rocha Events:
Friday, May 26
12:01 am – Let the counting begin.
7 pm – Beginner Birdwatcher Walk
Bring your family and meet at the dock at the Houston Duck Pond for this family friendly guided interpretive walk to learn how to identify birds by sight and sound.
Saturday, May 27
7 am – Bird Nerds Unite
Birders meet at the Nature Centre to create teams and coordinate locations for the day. (The team with the most recorded species will win a prize.)
6 pm – Wrap-up Campfire
Join us for an appetizer potluck and campfire at the Nature Centre to tally the count for the day, find out who wins the prize for the most species counted and hear stories of birding in the Bulkley Valley by local bird watchers.
12:00 Midnight – Last records accepted for official count.