Waterbird Counts, Cowichan Bay, 9th October, 2016

On October 9th Carol Milo, Wilma Harvey, Dorothy & Eric Marshall and Todd Carnahan covered the south die of Cowichan Bay.

A toral of 141 birds were observed.

2 Unident. grebe

3 Double crested cormorant

56 Canada goose

11 American wigeon

45 Unident. Duck

21 Glaucous winged gull

3 Belted kingfisher

Carol Milo

On October 9, 2016, Kurlene Wenberg and Carol Hartwig spotted 13 species of waterbirds on Khenipsen Road, Cowichan Bay North for the BC Coastal Bird Survey.
A total of 427 birds were observed on a sunny party-cloudy day with calm bay state at high tide.

1 Double-crested Cormorant
3 Pelagic Cormorant
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Canada Goose
5 Mute Swan
35 American WIgeon
9 Mallard
1 White-winged Scoter (immature)
21 Surf Scoter
50 Unidentified duck sp
42 Mew Gull
257 Unidentified gull sp
1 Belted Kingfisher

Carol Hartwig