As the season has truly turned to spring and the birds are out there chirping (and laying) it'd be safe to say the timing of the Park Board launching their competition is perfect. Just this morning my friend James Keller from the Canadian Press shared of the two pigeon eggs that have been laid on the fire escape of his apartment.
City Bird is essentially an election that's happening leading up to in May. It's a way for the City to raise awareness about a bunch of different types of birds that we share the city with, running a sort of general election for the official bird of Vancouver.
The contenders are Anna's Hummingbird, the Black-Capped Chickadee, the Varied Thrush, the Pacific Wren, the Pileated Woodpecker and the Northern Flicker. The winner of the election will be the first ever officially elected city bird and will be "our bird" for the span of one year.
I'm personally endorsing the Northern Flicker, mostly just because I think it's a cool looking bird. Follow it on Twitter at and be sure to cast a ballot at !
The Northern Flicker, photo c/o his/her Twitter
