On October 9th Carol Milo, Wilma Harvey, John Wheatley, Dorothy & Eric Marshall and Todd Carnahan covered the south side of Cowichan Bay.
A toral of 141 birds were observed.
2 Unident. grebe
3 Double crested cormorant
56 Canada goose
11 American wigeon
45 Unident. Duck
21 Glaucous winged gull
3 Belted kingfisher
Carol Milo
On October 9, 2016, Kurlene Wenberg and Carol Hartwig spotted 13 species of waterbirds on Khenipsen Road, Cowichan Bay North for the BC Coastal Bird Survey.
A total of 427 birds were observed on a sunny party-cloudy day with calm bay state at high tide.
1 Double-crested Cormorant
3 Pelagic Cormorant
1Â Great Blue Heron
1 Canada Goose
5 Mute Swan
35 American WIgeon
9Â Mallard
1 White-winged Scoter (immature)
21 Surf Scoter
50 Unidentified duck sp
42Â Mew Gull
257Â Unidentified gull sp
1 Belted Kingfisher
Carol Hartwig