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Bird watchers will find excellent birding opportunities at Copes Islander Bed and Breakfast. Our rooms afford excellent views of the beach and the ocean which are often teaming with shorebirds and other marine life. A pair of bald eagles can usually be seen perching in the trees behind our home or on the tide marker just off shore from the beach.

The mild winter weather, the availability of protected waters and nearby farmlands which provide habitat and an abundant food supply all contribute to the year round abundance of bird watching opportunities in the Comox Valley.

The Comox Valley and Baynes Sound are designated as "Globally Significant" Important Bird Areas by the B.C Federation of Naturalists and Bird Studies Canada. The second highest concentration of over-wintering waterfowl in British Columbia is found here.

Approximately 2000 Trumpeter Swans over-winter in the Comox Valley. This magnificent bird can be spotted in many fields from October until March. Flocks of swans can frequently be seen in the fields just above our street as well as in the Courtenay River estuary.

Some of the many bird species that can be spotted here include 10 species of gulls and terns, 16 types of diving ducks, nine dabbling ducks and 13 species of raptors.  The Visitor Info Centre in Courtenay has a comprehensive Bird Checklist for the area. It can be purchased along with a book of Nature Viewing sites produced by the Comox Valley Naturalist Society. 

 

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