DARE TO BIRD

Please sign up for our annual Christmas Bird Count for Youth on Dec 7th! This event is open to youth aged 12-18 and runs from 9:30 am until 2:30pm and is FREE . All info is also posted on the events page of the BC Young Birders Program website . Please register for tickets HERE   This event is BIPOC and LGBTQ+ inclusive.

I am leading a BIPOC birding walk for the Stanley Park Ecology Society at 9:30 am on Dec 1st at Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta. This is open to all ages and is FREE. Binoculars will be provided for those who don't have them. Please sign up for a ticket HERE Thank you to the  Canadian Race Relations Foundation’s National Anti-Racism Fund for funding this event and allowing it to be barrier free for all.

I was honoured to be a made a mentor for the American Birding Association (ABA) Young Birder of the Year (YBY) Mentoring Program. You can read more about the panel of mentors  HERE  and the YBY mentorship program  HERE !

I was a guest on the Bird Banter Podcast with Ed Pullen and you can listen to it below and HERE

I was honoured to be featured in the new edition of The Wild Bird Trust's Wingspan Magazine. You can read the interview about my new book and work with young birders HERE Nice to see a photo from our recent Young Birder Trip on Aug 10th to Maplewood Flats featured too!

Young Birders attending the Female Nat Geo/Girls Who Click Photo Workshop in Vancouver This weekend we had a fun Young Birder-filled weekend! On Saturday we met up at Maplewood Flats and had a nice walk around the park. We saw 55 species including a fully leucistic Short-billed Gull, Chipping Sparrow and Evening Grosbeaks. A full list of species can be found HERE and our full report at the BC Young Birders website HERE . Young Birders at Maplewood Flats - Photo: Melissa Hafting On Sunday I took part in and co-led a National Geographic and Girls Who Click photo workshop for Female identifying Young Birder/Wildlife photographers for ages 13-18 year olds. I co-led with National Geographic Explorer photographer Gunjan Menon. Gunjan made a famous film on Red Pandas and she discussed her ethical approach to conservation and wildlife photography and taught the girls how to most effectively use their cameras; which was very helpful. The field is mostly male dominated and that is why Gunjan c

I was honoured to be featured in an interview for Canadian Geographic magazine. You can read the full story HERE

The National Audubon Society interviewed me and did an article about my book. You can read it HERE

On Aug 11-2024, talented National Geographic and Girls Who Click photographer and filmmaker  Gunjan Menon and I are hosting a photo workshop for female identifying or non-binary teen bird/wildlife photographers who are age 13-18 years old. We will be doing a bird walk and give the teens an introduction to conservation photography and storytelling. I will also be giving the girls a talk on local birds. The event is FREE, so there are no barriers to entry for any participants. However, spots are limited so sign up ASAP if you are interested! We will be running this at Stanley Park from 9 am until 2pm. For safety reasons the exact location will be given out directly to you upon registration. Also, if you don't have a camera or smart phone to photograph the wildlife with us, during the workshop, there will be cameras that the youth can use during the outdoor workshop! You can sign up and read more about this event HERE Make sure that your parents fill out the 3 attached waivers at t