DARE TO BIRD

I’m very honoured to see my book has been reviewed by Sheridan Alford in the American Birding Association’s December 2024 issue! The print issue is not mailed out yet in Canada but I’ve attached a PDF of the Review taken with permission from the magazine. I’m touched by her kind words and review of my book. If you are a ABA member you can read the full online issue of the magazine HERE and see the review there in full. It is also posted online HERE and  HERE  as well. December Issue of American Birding Association’s Birding Magazine 

I was touched by the words written about me and my book in the current issue of Alberta Views Magazine  distributed inside the Calgary Herald newspaper. Thanks to Jenna Butler author of Revery: A Year of Bees . You can check it out below:

I wanted to thank BC Nature and Birds Canada for sponsoring the boat trip the young birders and I did this past weekend on the adult Ladner CBC with White Rock Sea Tours. Despite us all getting completely soaked, the youth were really troopers. It was sunny but way too rough out there we did see one Humpback out there. Thanks to all the hardy youth who came out and made the day special. We finished the day with hot chocolate at the local cafe where the barista almost had a heart attack when I ordered 12 large hot chocolates with 12 sodden children and a huge lineup behind me!  I want to thank you kiddos for making the day bright even when you were all shivering. It’s you kids that really help me to get through this very difficult time of the year as we approach the anniversary of my mother’s death on Christmas Eve and a second Christmas without my dad and a third without my mother. It’s you, the youth who really have helped me to get out the door showing you birds and getting to kn...

I was honoured to see that the Associated Press has featured and recommended my book under the Coffee Table Books section in their 2024 Holiday Gift Guide! You can check it out at the link  HERE Thanks from the bottom of my heart to everyone who has read my book and an extra special thanks to those who have bought my book as a gift for friends and family this holiday season. It really means the world to me and I’m truly honoured you wanted to share it with others and have them read it! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rocky Mountain Books (@rm_books)

I was a guest on the Local Nature Lab’s podcast called “Bird Story” you can listen to the episode “Melissa Hafting Gives Back To The Birds”  HERE . It was a real honour to talk with Georgia and I really enjoyed our conversation.

I am leading a trip to Point Pelee this May 12-18/2024 with Avocet Tours!  The trip is confirmed and we have already enough people to go but there are still a few spots available for anyone who wants to join us! You can read more about the tour and register HERE Also I’m co-leading the Newfoundland Tour in July with Chris Charlesworth you can also book that confirmed tour HERE

7/8 Young Birders at the Christmas Bird Count For Youth - Photo: Melissa Hafting We had a great CBC 4 Youth at Reifel on the weekend. It was pouring rain in the beginning so we had a few cancellations but 8 hardy youth still turned up and then the sun came out midday which was lovely. You can read our full trip report HERE at the BC Young Birders website. Next weekend I will see all who registered for the Boundary Bay boat trip for the Delta Christmas Adult Bird Count (sponsored by Birds Canada and BC Nature). Unfortunately, like I often do I forget to take the group photo until the end and we missed one birder Markus from the photo who had to leave early for volleyball.