Thousands of swans are flocking to Riverside Park in Vanderhoof, B.C., as part of their bi-annual migration, delighting local residents, birders, photographers and nature enthusiasts.
Bi-annual migration brings thousands of swans to a small northern B.C. townHanna Petersen · CBC News · Posted: Apr 05, 2026 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 9 hours ago
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Thousands of birds including trumpeter and tundra swans flock to Riverside Park in Vanderhoof, B.C., each spring and fall. (Submitted by Christina Watts )
People in northern B.C. have been flocking to Vanderhoof, B.C., to witness the bi-annual swan migration, as they stopover on their journey north to the Arctic for the summer.Â
Thousands of trumpeter and tundra swans have been spending their days at Riverside Park, drawing birders, photographers and nature enthusiasts to the banks of the Nechako River.Â
Large numbers of swans gather at the park each year from March to early April during their bi-annual migration in the spring and then again in the fall. Â
“I think this year has been phenomenal,” said Terrill Bodner, a Prince George-based photographer who has been visiting the swans in Vanderhoof for more than a decade. Â