Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024
Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Place: Burnaby Lake, Piper Spit

World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats. It has a global outreach and is an effective tool to help raise global awareness of the threats faced by migratory birds, their ecological importance, and the need for international cooperation to conserve them.

Join the flock at Burnaby Lake and celebrate birds! Head out to Piper Spir to see who you can spot! Our friends from the Wildlife Rescue Association will teach you what to do if you find an injured bird and how to help keep birds safe.

We’re also offering several guided outings. Free but registration required.

• 8:00 to 9:30 am – Experienced Birders Outing
• 10:00 to 11:30 am – Beginner Birders Outing
• 10:30 – 11:15 am – Merlin Bird ID/eBird Guided Outing #1 – learn how to use these popular birding phone apps to help you on your birding journey
• 12:00 – 1:30 pm – Youth Beginner Birders Outing (ages 8-14)
• 12:30 – 1:15 pm – Merlin Bird ID/eBird Guided Outing #2

This year, the theme for World Migratory Bird Day is Protect Bugs, Protect Birds! Insects are essential sources of energy for many migratory bird species, not only during the breeding seasons but also during their extensive journeys and greatly affect the timing, duration, and overall success of bird migrations. Along their migration routes, birds actively seek out insects in fields, forests, wetlands, and various habitats during stopovers.

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