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Tofino Shorebird Festival calendar of events 2007

April 27-29, 2007

The letter 'Y'You can be sure it’s Spring when you see flocks of shorebirds darting along our shoreline. Every year beginning in mid-to-late April flocks of sandpipers, plovers, whimbrels, and many other shorebirds pass through the Tofino area.

This year marks the 10th Annual Tofino Shorebird Festival with events organised by the Raincoast Education Society.

Shorebird Festival events are free of charge, but donations are encouraged and gratefully accepted. Donations will be accepted at each event; or consider becoming a Shorebird Supporter – provide a minimum $25 donation for the whole festival and we will give you a charitable donation receipt!

For more information about the Shorebird Festival please call the Raincoast Interpretive Centre at (250) 725-2560, email res@island.net or drop by - at the corner of 4th and Main St., upstairs in the yellow building.

10th Annual Tofino Shorebird Festival

april 27Shorebird Mating Systems: Monogamy, Polygamy, and Crossdressing Males

Raincoast Interpretive Centre
Friday, April 27, 7:30 pm

Join Dr. Dov Lank, shorebird ecologist and adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University, for a stimulating session on shorebird mating! Don’t worry - it’s rated G (for “Great Talk ”).

For info call the Raincoast Education Society at (250) 725-2560.

april 28A Morning of Birding

Chesterman Beach South Parking Lot
Friday, April 28, 8:00 - 9:00 am

A Morning of Birding: Join Adrian Dorst, Dov Lank and other local birders and naturalists at two shorebird viewing locations:

Chesterman Beach 8:00 am - 9:00 am:

Park at the South Chesterman Beach Parking lot and look for the spotting scopes and birders on the beach. After that, we’ll migrate over to the end of Sharp Road…

Sharp Road 9:00 am (ish):

Meet at the end of Sharp Road by the Tofino Hatchery (turn down Sharp Rd. at the Dolphin Motel). Parking is limited: please carpool, bike or walk.

For info call the Raincoast Education Society at (250) 725-2560.

april 28“Shorebirds 101”

Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre
Pacific Rim National Park
Friday, April 28, 2:00 pm

Join local expert birder and photographer, Adrian Dorst for a spectacular slideshow. It will inspire you to learn how to identify shorebirds of the area.

april 28Guided Shorebird Walk at Wickaninnish Beach

Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre
Pacific Rim National Park
Friday, April 28, 4:00 pm

Join park interpreter Silva Johansson for a guided shorebird walk on Saturday afternoon. Meet on the front observation deck of the Wickanninish Interpretive Centre in Pacific Rim National Park.

For info call the Raincoast Education Society at (250) 725-2560.

april 28“Living on the Edge”

Clayoquot Field Station
in the Tofino Botanical Gardens
Friday, April 28, 7:30 pm

Join Bruce Whittington, co-founder and past Executive Director of the Habitat Acquisition Trust for an informative talk on challenges that birds face on the West Coast, how we can respond and what we can do to help them.

For info call the Raincoast Education Society at (250) 725-2560.

april 29Self-guided Birding

Chesterman Beach,
Tofino Mudflats at the end of Sharp Road,
Grice Bay or the Tofino Botanical Gardens
Saturday, April 29, early morning

Start the day out with some self-guided birding! We recommend Chesterman Beach while the tide is low, and the Mudflats at the end of Sharp Road, Grice Bay or the Tofino Botanical Gardens two hours before the tide rises to a high at 12:00 pm.

april 29‘Mudflats Stewardship Celebration’

at the Tofino Botanical Gardens!
Saturday, April 29, 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm

Join us at the Tofino Botanical Gardens for a celebration about shorebirds and mudflats. Bring your sketchbooks and bring some poems about mud, birds, or anything that tickles your fancy. We’ll have a talking circle about the mudflats with birders, naturalists, local writers and more.

Look out for more information!

april 29Guided Shorebird Walk at Wickaninnish Beach

meet at the Wickannish Interpretive Centre
in the Pacific Rim National Park
Saturday, April 29, 4:00 pm

Join park interpreter Silva Johansson for a guided shorebird walk on Sunday afternoon. Meet on the front observation deck of the Wickanninish Interpretive Centre in Pacific Rim National Park at 4:00 pm.

For info call the Raincoast Education Society at (250) 725-2560.

 

For more information about the Shorebird Festival please call the Raincoast Interpretive Centre at 250.725.2560, email res@island.net or drop by at the Clayoquot Field Station at the Tofino Botanical Gardens.

Raincoast Education Society
at Clayoquot Field Station,
Tofino Botanical Gardens, Tofino, BC
Phone 250.725.2560, Fax 250.725.1252
Email res@island.net

Tofino shorebird festival: Every year, beginning in late April to early May, the Tofino Shorebird Festival celebrates the annual migration. Beginning in mid-to-late April flocks of sandpipers, plovers, whimbrels, and many other shorebirds pass through the Tofino area.

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