Christmas Bird Count for Kids

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IN-PERSON WALK   

Calling all young birders! Join us in Stanley Park alongside other families and experts for the “Christmas Bird Count”, Birds Canada’s popular annual winter bird survey event.  This event is for all children, no matter what you celebrate this time of year! After a quick introduction to bird identification where you’ll learn to tell your kinglets from kingfishers, we will split into groups and head to the forest and foreshore for a 45-minute bird counting adventure. All your hard work will be celebrated when we regroup to share findings. Check out the downloadable resources below to enhance your experience! 

ABOUT CRITTER CLUB  

Do you know any children captivated by creatures? Good news! In-person Critter Clubs will run on a monthly basis from November ‘til March. Our Critter Club online series is also a great place for kids to connect with each other and their local ecology. Our next online series will be in February. Stay tuned!  

Critter Club offers young minds a place to grow their curiosity, meet other like-minded children, and have fun!      

  

This program will meet at the Theatre Under the Stars/Malkin Bowl area, located beside the Stanley Park Pavilion and Rose Garden. Please arrive 15 minutes early to complete a health check and sign-in.  

  

*By purchasing a ticket, you are confirming you have read, understood, and agree to follow all COVID-19 protocols found  here.  Participants must include a telephone number and email address for contact tracing.  

   

**All participants must pre-register for this program – NO DROP-INS ARE ALLOWED.  Fees for this program are based on a sliding scale – you choose what you pay!   

***This program is weather dependent.  Please check your email 12 hours before the program date/time to confirm it has not been cancelled due to inclement weather such as high winds, heavy rain or extreme heat.     

   

****Program full or you can’t attend this day/time?  Sign up here to be notified if this program runs again in the future!     

   

*****Cancellation policy – We are accommodating refunds for cancellations due to illness to keep everyone healthy, but the number of recent cancellations is impacting our capacity to run these programs. If you must cancel, please let us know if you need a refund or if you are able to help us offer affordable programs for the public (we will continue to seek ways of subsidizing programs in this changing economic climate as well!)     

   

We gratefully acknowledge that the land on which we gather and help steward is the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nation. Since time immemorial, Coast Salish peoples have lived reciprocally with the land, harvesting and cultivating foods and medicines and practicing ceremony. The abundance of these lands and waters, which enables us to live, work, and play here today, is a result of the past and on-going stewardship and advocacy of the Coast Salish peoples.