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Hi Birders I have crunched the numbers and it was not as bad as i thought, most species were at or near our count average and there were a few that made star rating. Here are the main figures: Individules: 26,484 High Counts Anna’s Hummingbird 169 up from 143 last year Eurasian-collared Dove 92 up…

On Sunday, November 8, the sea was smooth as glass with mist around Mount Tzouhalem. Dorothy and Eric Marshall, Gail Mitchell, Linda Hill, John Scull, Christina Cutbill, and Gord Allen counted on the south side of the Bay: 1 Great blue heron 1 Northwest crow 17 Double-crested cormorant 2 Mute swan 10 Bald eagle 3…

The top cat was back this week and this old moggie was not going to allow the antics of last week, so I rounded up the troops in the car park and told them in no uncertain terms the fun was over and that the 6 counters were to follow my instructions to the fullest,…

Cowichan Bay South In spite of it being Thanksgiving weekend, volunteeers John Scull, Barry Hetchco, Linda Hill, Donna Zipse, Ken Bendle, and Olene Russell were joined by Oline’s husband Mike and children Kosian, Koia,Kolyna, Kazka, and Kealey along with Felix Fraillon from France.  Some of the counters were inspired by Graham Sorensen’s session last week. …

Seven eager counters met at the dog park with one newbie, Elodie who had heard all about our escapades and was ready to join in the fun, welcome Elodie. We piled into two vehicles and were off flying. I really don’t know how I do it with the weather, must have something to do with…

        Seven eager counters turned up on this the first day of winter, did I say winter, so what was that we had last week? It was a lovely day with no wind and a nice bit of sunshine and for sure the swans knew it was winter as they turned up…