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  • Bird ID Course

    Online

    This Bird ID workshop is designed for beginner and intermediate birders who may wish to participate in citizen science programs like the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) or who just want to take their bird knowledge and identification skills to the next level. Although developed for beginner and intermediate birders the ornithological aspects of...

  • VARC’s Guided Bird Walks

    Terra Nova Richmond, BC, Canada

    Vancouver Avian Research Centre (VARC) offers monthly guided bird walks to give people the opportunity to learn and practice their skills with local bird ID experts. British Columbia is home to some of North America’s best birdwatching opportunities and VARC's guided walks will help you improve your knowledge of BC birds and get to know them – whether...

  • VARC’s Guided Bird Walks

    ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park (Colony Farm) Coquitlam, BC, Canada

    Vancouver Avian Research Centre (VARC) offers monthly guided bird walks to give people the opportunity to learn and practice their skills with local bird ID experts. British Columbia is home to some of North America’s best birdwatching opportunities and VARC's guided walks will help you improve your knowledge of BC birds and get to know them – whether...

  • VARC’s Guided Bird Walks

    Maplewood Flats North Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Vancouver Avian Research Centre (VARC) offers monthly guided bird walks to give people the opportunity to learn and practice their skills with local bird ID experts. British Columbia is home to some of North America’s best birdwatching opportunities and VARC's guided walks will help you improve your knowledge of BC birds and get to know them – whether...

  • VARC’s Guided Bird Walks

    Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve Chilliwack, BC, Canada

    Vancouver Avian Research Centre (VARC) offers monthly guided bird walks to give people the opportunity to learn and practice their skills with local bird ID experts. British Columbia is home to some of North America’s best birdwatching opportunities and VARC's guided walks will help you improve your knowledge of BC birds and get to know them – whether...

  • Bird Monitoring and Banding 2024

    Online/Colony Farm Banding Station Coquitlam, BC, Canada

    Presented by the Vancouver Avian Research Centre, this workshop will provide participants with a solid foundation of technical skills required for the field. The classroom sessions will be held via zoom on Saturday and Sunday May 25th and 26th. Workshop participants will then have the option to attend two subsequent field sessions to the Colony...

  • Hummingbird Banding

    Colony Farm Banding Station Port Conquitlam, BC, Canada

    Join the Vancouver Avian Research Centre for an exciting and educational experience to observe and study these tiny, but mighty creatures. VARC's experts will demonstrate the delicate process of safely extracting birds, banding, and releasing hummingbirds. Participants will have the opportunity to witness their unique behaviours, understand the importance of monitoring bird populations, and learn...

  • Hummingbird Banding

    Colony Farm Banding Station Port Conquitlam, BC, Canada

    Join the Vancouver Avian Research Centre for an exciting and educational experience to observe and study these tiny, but mighty creatures. VARC's experts will demonstrate the delicate process of safely extracting birds, banding, and releasing hummingbirds. Participants will have the opportunity to witness their unique behaviours, understand the importance of monitoring bird populations, and learn...

  • VARC’s Guided Bird Walks

    Burnaby Lake Burnaby, BC, Canada

    Vancouver Avian Research Centre (VARC) offers monthly guided bird walks to give people the opportunity to learn and practice their skills with local bird ID experts. British Columbia is home to some of North America’s best birdwatching opportunities and VARC's guided walks will help you improve your knowledge of BC birds and get to know them – whether...