The CBC Documentary "Rare Bird Alert" That I'm In Will Soon Air On TV!

The CBC documentary I was part of and featured in, that we filmed in Sept 2019 with other local Vancouver birders (including a few of my young birders Bridget, Rebecca, Toby, Sasha (plus Liron behind the camera)) is airing Oct 3, 2020 at 8 pm. It is called "Rare Bird Alert" and will be featuring birders from across Canada and in the USA. Look for it on TV on CBC Network. You can read more about this documentary HERE

I’m very honoured CBC asked me to be part of this project. The crew and host Paul Riss were a real delight to work with.

Here is the trailer for it:

Also here is a featurette on talented young Tofino birder Toby Theriault! She is a natural on camera! 

Comments

  1. Bryony AngellSeptember 23, 2020 at 2:41 PM

    This is so exciting! I cant wait to watch it and feel like i’m birding with friends! Congratulations, mel. Delighted this met your expectations as a participant, too. Special, all around.

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    1. Melissa HaftingSeptember 24, 2020 at 10:41 AM

      thank you so much for your kind words bryony means so much!

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  2. MikeOctober 2, 2020 at 12:00 AM

    mel i'm really looking forward to this doc. i always knew you were a star!

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  3. UnknownOctober 4, 2020 at 7:21 AM

    Hi melissa. This is your long time Flickr contact Don Delaney from Edmonton. I really enjoyed The CBC documentary last evening. It was great to see you in your element.

    Your love of birds and and passion for educating young people really came through. Well done my friend.

    Don

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    1. Melissa HaftingOctober 4, 2020 at 7:47 PM

      thank you so much for your kind words don. I really enjoyed the documentary and thought it was made well. It was so wonderful to see the young birders I Work with featured in this manner too. they are really inspiring! thank you again for the comment and watching the documentary it means a lot.

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  4. KenOctober 5, 2020 at 9:34 AM

    Mel
    Finally watched this on CBC Gem. It was a well made and powerful documentary. Your passion and dedication really came through. It was great to see the young uns featured ( well, to me you are are young uns). I encouraged ( coerced ) a few of my non birder friends to watch it. Their comments were .. wow birders / birding is kinda cool... very surprised with the diversity among birders... impressed with the passion shown
    Keep up the incredible work

    Ken

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    1. Melissa HaftingOctober 5, 2020 at 4:37 PM

      dear ken so very touched by your kind words. it truly means a lot to me. thank you for watching and always being supportive of the young birders in BC!

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  5. VHDOctober 5, 2020 at 6:53 PM

    Great to see you in the documentary, and cool to see what you do to promote birding!

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  6. LonelytravellerOctober 9, 2020 at 7:07 PM

    Congratulations was a great documentary on you!

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    1. Melissa HaftingOctober 9, 2020 at 11:58 PM

      thanks was nice to have the young birders featured especially.

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  7. BlackHistoryMarch 24, 2023 at 11:07 PM

    It is an exciting project and an amazing opportunity for you to be featured in a CBC documentary! It's great to see young birders like Bridget, Rebecca, Toby, and Sasha involved as well. It's always inspiring to see the next generation of birders getting interested in this fascinating hobby. I'm sure it was a real privilege to work with the crew and host, and I can only imagine how much fun it must have been to be part of such a unique project. Congratulations on being part of "Rare Bird Alert," and I can't wait to watch it on CBC Network! Get some interesting ideas from the website for documentary movies creation.

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