April 29, 2021

It was a strange old day with most things going down and the sun going up once more; well it was a Wednesday so what do you expect. 9 birders set out from the dog park and for the second time ever I had my son along for the day. Those young eyes paid dividends…

“James Bond, well nearly” Today I returned to the count in hopes of shaking off this bad back and what a fine day it was, the rain was gone and the temperature was very pleasant and the birds did not disappoint. 6 birders left the dog park in two cars and another 2 joined up…

The numbers went up and so did the temperature as 8 birders set out on today’s count, two cars were all we needed, now all we had to do was find some birds. Barry had already got a Northern Shrike for the day in Somenos and a whole wack of Canada Geese. I had called…

Dear Naturalists This week found us lacking in participants but getting better with swans. After last weeks low numbers we found a total of 396 swans so four times better than last week. Five birders took off for the route and it wasn’t long before we knew that this week was going to be different,…

Cowichan Bay, South Side. Rain, cold (5 C) and poor visibility did not deter six hardy counters this morning. Donna Zipse; Ken Bendle; Barry Hetchsko, Willie Harvie, Steve Mitchell and Gail Mitchell The highlight was much Bald eagle activity. Gunshots coming from the end of the estuary were heard throughout the time. 1 Belted Kingfisher,…

Hi Birders This week saw a major infusion of birds but a lack of counters. The day started at the dog park with just me and Daryl, so 10:00am came around and we started to pull out just as Sheila was pulling in. The three of us then left and started the count with a…