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2022 Volunteer Appreciation & Annual Awards

Sunday, May 1, 2022 Kelly Sekhon

This year’s volunteer awards were announced on 28th April, 2022 at the AGM. The AGM was held via Zoom Video Conferencing. The award plaques will be presented later. Garibaldi Award for Club Services The Garibaldi awards recognize members who have performed significant service to the Society over several years. Up to four Garibaldi awards are presented each year. These awards were established in 1993. Lyndsey Smith Lyndsey Smith volunteered to assist with the publishing of the weekly e-News. Her help…

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Queen Elizabeth Park Bird Walk

Saturday, April 30, 2022 Kelly Sekhon

Trip Report by Jan Lowcock Fifteen Nature Vancouver birding enthusiasts joined Jan Lowcock for a walk in Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Park on Thursday April 28. The walk began in the rose garden and adjacent walkways under cloudy but dry conditions. We had a quiet start but were soon rewarded with good views of a Pacific-slope Flycatcher, which Harvey Dueck was able to capture in his scope. (Thanks Harvey, for carrying and setting it up for the group). The sun began…

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Blue Gentian Lake Loop Trail

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Kelly Sekhon

Trip Report by Lyn Grants On Saturday, April 23, a group of twelve hiker met, the leaders Diane Fast and Lyn Grants for the Blue Gentian Loop Trail via Burfield, the Hollyburn Lodge, and the Baden Powell. Most of us wore Spikes, though snowshoes worked well and were useful on steeper slopes that were not tracked. Sun filtered through the trees. The snow was bright, not too icy, not too soft. Spirits were high. We did not go into Blue…

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Jericho Beach Birding Field Trip

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 Harvey Dueck

On Wednesday April 20th, Michelle Baudais and Harvey Dueck led a birding field trip at Jericho Park. The weather was fine and lots of birds were singing, especially the white-crowned sparrows. We had 20 participants registered for the trip, with 6 on the waiting list, suggesting there is demand for midweek as well as weekend field trips. If you’re considering leading a trip, please contact Bill Kinkaid or Janet Snell. Many people will appreciate your efforts. We started off along…

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Black Mountain Loop Trail

Friday, April 15, 2022 Kelly Sekhon

. Report and Photo by Lyn Grants On Thursday, 14th April, 2022, three hardy souls showed up for a spikes hike in fresh snow. Others were deterred by the new snow. A party ahead of us had tramped a trail. Spikes were sufficient but pace was slow. The views to newly snow capped mountains were spectacular, and so were the shifting clouds. The trail beyond Cabin Lake was not tramped down. We did not complete the loop. We enjoyed a…

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Bird Surveys

Friday, April 8, 2022 Kelly Sekhon

Members of Nature Vancouver conduct monthly bird surveys at UBC Farm and UBC Botanical Gardens. All levels of birders are welcome to join. UBC Farm Every second Sunday of each month, join in a bird survey at the UBC Farm. All levels of birding knowledge are welcome to participate. The monthly survey takes from two to four hours, depending on weather conditions and how many birds we see. The survey begins at 8 a.m. (March to September) and 9 a.m. (October…

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New Brighton Park Restoration – March 30th, 2022 Update

Thursday, March 31, 2022 Kelly Sekhon

Report & Photos submitted by Nigel Peck It has now bee just over two months since we began the restoration initiative at New Brighton Park in Vancouver’s northeast corner of the city, just next to the Ironworkers’ Second Narrows Bridge. We began with the removal of invasive Scotch Broom and Himalayan Blackberry from the hillock just to the west of the free-run dog park at New Brighton Park. It has been a great success with the removal of not only…

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Nature Notes from Hastings Park

Monday, March 28, 2022 Kelly Sekhon

Report & Photos Submitted by Doug Cooper This is a summary of my observations of the happenings in the green spaces of Hastings Park since early last fall. Access to the infield of the Hastings racecourse was again made possible for a few months during the latter part of 2021, after the pandemic closure of the racetrack grounds was lifted and the horse racing season had ended. The training and racing season has started again, and access to the racecourse infield…

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Birding Field Trip at Iona

Monday, March 28, 2022 Harvey Dueck

Eleven enthusiastic birders joined trip leaders Michelle Baudais and Harvey Dueck for a birding field trip at Iona early on March 27th. Despite the forecast, the weather was pleasant and rain-free for the entire outing. We started off viewing a mixed flock of dunlin and black-bellied plover on the beach. Some of each species were in their winter and black-bellied breeding plumages, so it was a good teaching/learning flock. We went into the inner ponds next. All four ponds were…

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Birding at Hastings Park

Sunday, March 27, 2022 Kelly Sekhon

Trip Report by Doug Cooper Ten keen naturalists, plus Maureen Collier and I, chose to take a chance that the early morning rain would not persist and met at the sanctuary at Hastings Park the morning of March 26th to see what signs of spring might also show up. We were rewarded with the sweet songs of a number of American Robins and Ruby-crowned Kinglets, yellow-rumped warblers, as well as the ethereal vocalizations of Varied Thrushes. Salmonberry bushes were in…

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