Rocky Point Bird Observatory

We seek to inform the conservation of migratory birds in western North America through monitoring, research and public education.

[CTV Your Morning Vancouver @CTVYMVancouver]

.@RockyPointBird Observatory Board Member, Ann Nightingale addresses the surge in bird injuries & deaths on CTV Morning Live with @Keri_Adams 🐦🪟

https://t.co/XktHdcYk7E

[Eagle Wing Tours @eaglewingtours]

#DYK about our specialty Bird Tours?
Oct 5 explore Race Rocks and Juan de Fuca Strait.
Nov 10 explore fall/winter bird hotspots all the way up to Mandarte Island—the largest seabird nesting colony in the Canadian portion of the Salish Sea!
https://t.co/P5S6rLluT8
@rockypointbird

[Eagle Wing Tours @eaglewingtours]

This juvenile parasitic jaeger was one of the highlights of our first specialty bird-watching tour in partnership with the @RockyPointBird. Check out our upcoming bird watching tours on our website!
#Wild4Whales #YYJBirds

[Rocky Point Bird Observatory @RockyPointBird]

🐦 Exciting opportunity alert!! Join our team as a bander or avian monitoring intern for fall migration (18 July - 19 October) at one of western Canada's premier bird observatories! See link for details 🍂
https://t.co/LHlSfjQAqY

[Rocky Point Bird Observatory @RockyPointBird]

@WildergardenBC @MarksGonePublic Discovering a colour-banded bird is fantastic! This unique band combo helps track this individuals movements as people see and report it, offering valuable insights. Share your sighting details to learn where it was banded: https://t.co/HddyoD18sV

[CFAX 1070 Victoria @cfax1070]

Hummingbirds can't drink frozen nectar
@RyanPriceCFAX and Ann Nightingale from @RockyPointBird discuss cold weather strategies for our hummingbird feeders. #yyj #bcstorm https://t.co/fGkLmuZxi5

[Rocky Point Bird Observatory @RockyPointBird]

RPBO's Christmas Bird Count for Kids is less than 1 month away!
Location: Beckwith Park (Saanich)

More details and registration coming soon.

#cbc4kids #cbc4kids2023 #christmasbirdcount #FamilyFriendlyEvent #saanichevents #crd #victoriabc #thingstodoinvictoriabc

[Rocky Point Bird Observatory @RockyPointBird]

Online presentation with guest speaker Anna Scouten: "Engaging Youth in Nature" with the Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre.
Wednesday, November 29th, 7-8pm via Zoom

Register here: https://t.co/lI4Qi3FGwj
#cowichanestuarybc #conservation #vancouverisland #importantbirdareas

[Rocky Point Bird Observatory @RockyPointBird]

Our 2023 Nocturnal Owl Monitoring wrapped up on Halloween. It was our 2nd busiest season ever - we banded 1455 Northern Saw-whet Owls & 22 Barred Owls between our 2 stations! 87.7% were hatch year so a great reproductive season here in BC!

[CFAX 1070 Victoria @cfax1070]

@AmOrnith ICYMI - here's @RyanPriceCFAX conversation with Ann Nightingale from @RockyPointBird about the upcoming name changes for some North American birds.
https://t.co/VIDpPSM0yS

[Dave Mazur @RCNintheUSN]

The Formation Chief and I visited the Rocky Point Bird Observatory, where volunteers band migrating Saw-Whet Owls. Thanks to the volunteers and FSE for arranging this visit. Though done for the year, the general public can observe banding next year in Oct at the Pedder Bay site.

[Rocky Point Bird Observatory @RockyPointBird]

And that's a wrap! 13 weeks of migration monitoring has come to a close. A big thank you to all our volunteers without whom this would have been impossible! Evan Lewis reports on the highlights from our final week. https://t.co/6FO6nB4QYr
📸: Evan Lewis

[Rocky Point Bird Observatory @RockyPointBird]

This week was our penultimate week of migration monitoring! We cracked 7,000 birds banded this season and had an unexpected catch! Read all about it in this week's blog by Mara Hanneson. https://t.co/ej2SyetC4s
📸: @jakennerley

[PowerToBe @PowerToBe]

We love working with @rockypointbird🐦! In 2021, Rocky Point Bird Observatory began a MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) station at Power To Be's Prospect Lake site to obtain information about #songbird populations. Learn more here: https://t.co/xdip5wOhQw

[Rocky Point Bird Observatory @RockyPointBird]

This week banding records were smashed and we experienced migration at its very best! Dave Bell reports in this week's blog. https://t.co/5ZEZFhhyGL
📸: Dave Bell

[Rocky Point Bird Observatory @RockyPointBird]

A controlled burn hampered operations this week but not before a couple of unexpected warblers made their way into our mist nets. This story and more in the week 10 blog by Sonja Futehally. https://t.co/4vOfUVGRIT
📸: David Bell

[Rocky Point Bird Observatory @RockyPointBird]

A chill in the air brought with it new birds, while a local resident was a new species for migration monitoring! Evan Lewis reports in this week's blog. https://t.co/UjG8C6bomG
📸: David Bell

[Rocky Point Bird Observatory @RockyPointBird]

An Asian vagrant and a bizarre woodpecker graced our stations this week. Read all about it and much more in this week's blog by @jakennerley. https://t.co/ECcznTLHy1
📸: @jakennerley

[CFAX 1070 Victoria @cfax1070]

Tune in to the latest podcast episode as @alferraby chats with Ann Nightingale, director of @RockyPointBird. They chat about gearing up for hummingbird season and staying cautious for owls as the days get shorter #yyj https://t.co/skZg79JzNn

[Rocky Point Bird Observatory @RockyPointBird]

As temperatures have started to fall, sparrows have begun to trickle through including one unexpected visitor. David Bell shares the news in this week's blog https://t.co/ViCJusRMrZ
📸: David Bell