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Of the 454 bird species recorded in British Columbia, 300 breed within the province (the most of any province or territory), and of these, 35 species nest nowhere else in Canada. The lower mainland is a migration stop for the million-odd birds that travel the Pacific Flyway each year. Huge populations of waterfowl winter at Boundary Bay near Vancouver, and large concentrations can also be seen around Fort St. James, Cranbrook, Prince George, and Lac La Hache. The province is home to half of the world’s populations of both trumpeter swans and blue grouse, as well as a quarter of the world’s bald eagles. You’ll see beautiful Canada and snow geese, trumpeter and whistling swans, and all kinds of ducks.
British Columbia’s official bird is the often-cheeky, vibrant blue-and-black Steller’s jay, found throughout the province.
© Andrew Hempstead, from Moon Western Canada, 3rd Edition
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