

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Birds of the West Coast
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: In this weekend workshop (Friday evening until Sunday afternoon), participants will be introduced to the general ecology and biology of birds with an emphasis on commonly encountered species. This course is specifically scheduled to overlap with the peak shorebird migration as well as the presence of large numbers of other migrating species.

The west coast of Vancouver Island features some of the best birding opportunities in North America. Lying directly along the Pacific Flyway, this region hosts huge numbers of migrating birds of all kinds each spring and fall. In the winter, the diversity and abundance of non-breeding birds remains high thanks to wide range of habitats and a mild climate.

Expansive mudflats near Tofino provide an ideal stopover site used by tens of thousands of shorebirds each spring and fall, highly productive coastal waters sustain several large colonies of seabirds and a mix of coastal rainforest and deciduous forest habitats attract a wide variety of breeding songbirds. A little further south down the coast, Amphitrite Point in Ucluelet offers some of the best sea watching opportunities on Vancouver Island.

Instructors: Mark Mafei &amp; Ken Wright
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tofino/birds-of-the-west-coast/200029794184950
- **Event Categories**: workshops
- **Slot details of has slots**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://raincoasteducation.org/calendar-event/birds-of-the-west-coast-2026/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=tofino-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Tofino
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Tofino and Ucluelet - Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- **lat**: 49.1333
- **long**: -125.9
- **full address**: Tofino and Ucluelet - Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 608 MacKenzie Beach Rd, Tofino, BC V0R, Canada

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Raincoast Education Society (https://allevents.in/org/raincoast-education-society/4836645)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tofino and Ucluelet - Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 608 MacKenzie Beach Rd, Tofino, BC V0R, Canada
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Raincoast Education Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Birds of the West Coast ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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