Nature Vancouver

Trip Report and Photos by Christine Balkwill A group of 11 enthusiastic birders started out on an overcast but pleasant day. The group had a mix of experience with a handful of eager beginners, a few local, experienced birders and one birder with more experience in eastern North America. The ponds only held a few remaining puddles of water so ducks were scant and we spotted no shorebirds today. A single Heron relaxed with the 6 loafing Mallards west of the…

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Trip Report by Christine Balkwill.  Photos by Christine Balkwill and Michel Crepeau Our group of 10 birders were treated to a wonderful sunny day for this outing.  We started out from the east end of the park where we heard a few high up warblers and many Black-capped Chickadees starting their day.  Nigel spotted a tree frog.  We stopped at the bridge to visit with the local Barn Swallow flock and check the pond for ducks.  A couple of Green-winged…

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Just around sunrise, six people joined the walk co-leaders Ly and Neill to listen to the dawn chorus on the edge of the woods at the 62nd Avenue entrance to Everett Crowley Park. For about 20 minutes we listened to American Robins, Song Sparrows and a strident Spotted Towhee singing close by for all they were worth. Distant Swainson’s Thrushes could also be heard. By only 5:30 the intensity of song had diminished significantly. At this point Ly did an…

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Trip Report and Photos by Doug Cooper Seven participants enjoyed the morning of June 15th exploring a kilometre or so of the Trans Canada Trail as it climbs up and east from Penzance Drive in north Burnaby.  The main trail and accompanying side branches go through a healthy mostly undisturbed stretch of mixed secondary growth forest.  We saw and heard a total of 33 species of birds and found a few blooming wildflowers, despite the proximity of the trail to…

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