Now is the time to watch for migrating shorebirds. Here is a Greater Yellowlegs photographed yesterday by Wilma Harvie at Cowichan Bay. You might find one if you walk along Dock Road or at the end of the Ducks Unlimited trail. Gail
There are times when it is best to bite your tongue when someone says something bad, as was the case this day when one of the 7 counters present said the “S” word, one should always think before opening his or her mouth, didn’t he realize that this was a Wednesday. We took off under…
The snow falling on the south side of Cowichan Bay was heavy enough to be very beautiful but not heavy enough to obscure our view of the birds except for some distant cormorants. We had lots of birders enjoying the weather: Adam, Jackie, Malcolm, and Fiona Taylor; Jane Bailey, Linda Hill, Carol Milo, John Scull,…
Bright and sharp at 7 AM on Sunday, May 8, Daryl Johnson, Bob Nation, Christine Gilbertson and Carol Hartwig trained their binoculars and spotting scopes on the northern portion of Cowichan Estuary for the Coastal Bird Survey. A total of 163 birds from 14 species were observed on a very calm Bay with excellent visibility…
The Cowichan Bay Herons are back. I saw 13 between 7 & 7.30 this morning (10th March) in the trees between Pavenham Road and Cowichan Bay Road. They flew off heading east. ERIC MARSHALL
Hi Birders It only happens about one time in seventy five but on this Wednesday morning those weather forcasters got it right. I hadn’t shaved for many days in the hope that we would be blessed with some nice weather and for the most part it wasn’t bad. The day started with Derrick the elder…
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…