Carol Milo reports that on the south side of Cowichan Bay on Dec. 11th she (on her own), at high tide counted 7 species of seabirds for a total of 135 birds:
2 Double crested cormorant; 40 Canada Geese; 70 bufflehead; 8 common goldeneye, 4 Barrow’s goldeneye; 1 herring gull & 10 glaucous winged gulls.
On Khenipsen Road, Cowichan Bay North was a cold, overcast day with no recipitation. Kurlene Wenberg, Daryl Johnson and Carol Hartwig observed 9 species of seabirds for a total of 740 birds for the BC Coastal Bird Survey:
1 Common Loon; 64 Trumpeter Swan; 30 White-winged Scoter; 89 Surf Scoter; 138 Bufflehead; 172 Common Goldeneye; 24 Bald eagle; 220 Unidentified gull sp.; 2 Common Raven
Carol Milo & Carol Hartwig