Birding Campbell River - A Great Time Spent When On A Canada Bird Watching Vacation

Birding Campbell River is a great way to spend some time exploring and admiring one of the many fabulous activities this ocean front city and area has to offer.

Situated mid way up Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Campbell River is ideally located for birding the many bird species that make their way through the area on the annual migrations and during other months, too.

Birding on Vancouver Island throughout the year offers many chances to view beautiful scenery and over 250 bird species. Bird watching enthusiasts will be thrilled to see Great Blue herons, cormorants, ducks, gulls and many other birds including Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Chestnut Backed Chickadee, Double-Crested Cormorant (Yellow bill), Sandhill Crane, Steller's Jay, Green-winged Teal, Red-breasted Merganzer, Peregrine Falcon, Purple Finch, Ruffed Grouse, Red-tailed Hawk, Rufous Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Pacific Loon, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Killdeer, Dark-Eyed Junco, American Robin, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Orange-crowned Warbler and Winter Wren to name a few.

Lots Of Water To Keep Birds Coming Back

The vast amount of different water sources in the Campbell River area provides incomparable birding opportunities. Lakes, ocean, marshes and rivers sustain an incredible diversity of bird species, including Bald Eagles, Canada Geese and Trumpeter Swans. The surrounding forests are ideal habitats for birds such as different songbirds and owls that live in the area throughout the year, so birding anytime is a superb time.

A journey by boat to Mitlenatch Island Provincial Park, just 8 miles northeast of Miracle Beach Provincial Park, you will discover a birding and wildflower paradise. Mitlenatch is home to the largest seabird colony on the Strait of Georgia, primarily about 6000 glaucous-winged gulls.

The Campbell River estuary is very important to the biological and cultural history of the river. Over the years, recreational activity has expanded both in the estuary and along the length of the river as nature activities and study, including birding, have become popular in the area. There has been considerable community co-operation focused on the management of the Campbell River and its estuary.

About Campbell River

Birding Campbell River is a great idea when in this beautiful area. Campbell River area has a thriving population of over 30,000 people on the eastern central coast of Vancouver Island. It is the economic hub of the region. Campbell River features many of the amenities of a larger city without sacrificing the small-town friendly way of life it is well-known for. Campbell River has become a multi-faceted travel destination, surrounded by water, mountains and wilderness, as well as being blessed with mild weather.