The herons are back

It was a very quiet morning. Only one counter. The weather was clear; seas were calm; and there was moderate human activity – 3 powerboats, 2 kayakers, 8 walkers, 5 dogs. Start time was 09:30. Finish 10:30. The tide was high and still rising. I only observed seven species of birds: Double-crested cormorants: 7 Great…

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,…

Four observers, Daryl Johnson, Christine Gilbertson, Carol Hartwig and Kurleen Wen, conducted a Coastal Bird Survey on Cowichan Estuary North-Khenipsen Road Sunday, November 10 from 11 AM to 12:10 PM. Visibility was excellent during the high tide and although gun shots were heard, generally the birds did not seem to be too disturbed. There were…

South side of the Bay Partly cloudy, calm, no rain. No boat activity. Few walkers with dogs. Eight counters: Janice Creed; Melanie Circle; Michael Mascall; Hilary Abbott; Alison Perry and Katie Smith from Victoria; Robin Lawson and Gail Mitchell. 80 Bufflehead; 30 Common Goldeneye; 2 Barrow’s Goldeneye; 6 Doublecrested Cormorant; 3 Western Grebe; 3 Horned…

Hi Birders Sorry for the delay in my report but we have uninvited birding guests turn up from Ontario. I have been commandeered into housework, I thought I was exempt. Anyhow the count went off very well with record numbers of counters this week, 10 and half people (Dorothy’s numbers) in three cars set out…

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…