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There are times when life throws you a wobbly and such is the case for me lately, for the second time in as many months I have got the flu bug and had to stand down this week and let the troops do the job that they have been trained for. They turned in a…

It takes a lot of determination and perseverance to be a swan counter because sometimes we go and we don’t see much at all and then all of a sudden some birds pop up and all are happy. It was a bit like that today as we went to many locations and found the cupboard…

What another wonderful day for the counters with perfect weather and record numbers of birds! Six counters including Eugene who came all the way from Sydney, Australia, I didn’t know that the Aussies had heard of us, but I guess when you’re famous word gets around We once again slid into Derrick’s truck and made…

Hi When you got to go, you got to go, as was the case for the swans and geese this past week with a mass migration from the valley. Just 47 Trumpeter Swans were counted and even the remaining few looked eager to leave us to go north. A group of four immatures on Sahilton…

On the south side of the Bay, Laurie Vasey, Linda Hill, Kathy Coster, John Scull, and Carol Milo were joined by two new volunteers, Daniel Collins and Carol Hannon, for an hour of bird counting and socializing on a beautiful morning in Cowichan Bay. The sea was like glass, reflecting the mountains and the mist….

It was a beautiful early morning with the sea a mirror reflecting the clouds and mountains. Linda Hill and John Scull completed the final count of the season. The winter ducks and swans are gone, but the purple martins and common mergansers have arrived in numbers. We saw: Canada Goose 13; Common Merganser 26; Double-crested…