Waterbird counts – Cowichan Bay – 10th May, 2015

SOUTH SIDE

Gail Mitchell, Linda Hill, John Scull, Kathy Coster, and Barry Hetchko counted:
belted kingfisher     2

great blue heron     10

purple martin           39

osprey                        3

glaucous-wing gull    9

unidentified gull        11

common merganser  4

bald eagle                   2

northwest crow           1

1 harbour seal & 1 river otter

A total of 13 species of waterbirds (233 birds) were observed on the North Side of Cowichan Bay 
on May 10, 2015, a partly cloudy day with good visibility and calm sea state by Kurlene Wen and Carol Hartwig.
Common Loon 1
Great Blue Heron 6
Canada Goose 38
Mute Swan 28
Mallard 8
Bufflehead 34
Common Merganzer 58
Bald Eagle 5
Osprey 5
Black Oystercatcher 2
Mew Gull 20
Unidentified Gull 25
Northwestern Crow 2
Total birds 233
The next day 22 white pelcians were seen on north side of the Bay