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Slipping and a sliding, swans were a hiding Rain was a long time ago. Little Richard new we were going to get it all those years ago. This week we had a unexpected guest when my wonderful son Gary decided he wanted to see what I got up to on a Wednesday and he even…

This week saw 8 counters head out in 2 vehicles and we put all the girls in together and Barry who needed some tender care after a couple of weeks with the girls came in with myself and the Marshalls. It had to happen sooner or later and a dramatic change occurred as more than…

Hi Birders This week saw eight eager birders turn up for the count and although the Goose numbers were normal we seem to have lost a large proportion of our Swans. The Ruddy Ducks on Somenos Lake were gone, hopefully back to Quamichan Lake. The Hawks suffered this week with low numbers for Red-tails and…

Morning snowbirds. This weeks count was cancelled because of the weather, we would have been hard pushed to park and access some of our usual spots, safety being the main concern for my friends. This is only the 5th time we have had to cancel which is not too bad in eight years. How quickly…

Hi Birders Once again we had a tremendous day with one after another great birds, they just kept coming much to the enjoyment of the 7.5 birders present this week, I say .5 because Bob once again slept in and was picked up at A&W. He must have known that it was going to be…

“Counters worst nightmare” This week saw 8 counters head out in two vehicles expertly driven by Christina and Barry, the worst of the rain held off until the last 15 minutes so we kept ourselves dry. Adult swan numbers dropped a bit this week but the immatures were spot on with the past few weeks…