Limosa House
Tranquility Amidst Vancouver's North Shore Mountains

At Limosa House

If birds are your passion then you’ve come to the right place as most of our spare time is involved with ornithology either birding or conducting avian research through our bird banding program at the Vancouver Avian Research Centre

With over 80 species recorded in our garden and nearly 40 species nesting here, our guests can enjoy the birds from the comfort of the front deck as they flock to our garden to visit the feeders, water features and bird baths.

During spring and summer Hummingbirds are banded on the deck as they visit the nectar feeders in the garden giving guests an opportunity to both hold and marvel at these amazing little birds.

Many other species ( including the red-breasted sapsucker shown here and the other species show below) are also caught, banded and released on the property - making it a great experience for any nature lover.

In the Vancouver Area

For those guests whose main focus is birding we offer a number of additional opportunities to see and learn about the birds of British Columbia:

• Visit one of our 4 bird banding stations in Vancouver’s lower mainland

• Attend a weekend Bird Monitoring and Banding Workshop or Bird Identification Course

• Come on a guided bird watching tour

Vancouver is located on the Pacific Flyway and is part of super natural British Columbia’s almost 1M square kilometers. A land of climatic contrasts & great habitat diversity from sea level to elevations of over 10,000 feet - from jagged snow peaks to shallow wetlands - from wet coniferous forests to arid grassland - from boreal forest to coastal rain forest BC offers a feast of ornithological riches with more than 460 species recorded and over 300 breeding bird species.

Derek is an experienced tour leader, master bander and bird guide and can cater to all levels of birders from beginners looking to learn about Vancouver’s local birds to extreme birders looking to add to their life lists!

We can arrange full day’s birding, including guide, lunch, snacks, transportation and optical equipment for $200 per day.

Please let us know when you book if you wish to arrange this additional service and we will be pleased to help.