The herons are back

  Immature Bald Eagle             Friends 10 counters set out in 3 cars and with gas now sitting just below the $1.40 mark, talk of using bikes next year could be heard although some baulked at this suggestion. What a day we had, the weather was tremendous although it made…

I have finally been well enough to tackle the vast numbers of birds that were counted on our count. The number of people in the field was a healthy 54 and feeder watchers an unhealthy 10, but these are still good for our area overall. We managed 110 Species and 27,819 total birds which is…

John Scull came to the Cowichan Valley in the early 70’s and has been working ever since to make it a better place for all of its inhabitants. John helped resurrect the Naturalists Club in 1983 along with Syd Watts, Sheila Sanders and Keith Muir. He managed our publicity for many years and continues to…

                “Swings and Roundabouts” That is what it was like today,swans,geese and eagles were down again this week and the unexpected also happened. 8 people left the dog park under sunny Wednesday skies and at the site of the soon to be built new retirement home for swan…

Thanks, again to Kerry Finley for the following delightful account – including a bird and a tree – a perfect story for a Nature Blog! Also thanks to Mike Yip for the photos of the male and female Grosbeaks.  Mike’s latest book: “a beginner’s guide to the common VANCOUVER ISLAND BIRDS” is one I am…

Hi Birders It had to happen sooner or later, weather wise and today we were hit with the worst rain of the winter. It came at us from all angles but my quote from last weeks report must have been noted as most counters wandered out of the vehicles this week. Things were slow and…