On Valentine’s Day, February 14th, 2016
It was a dark and overcast morning in Cowichan Bay, but there was no rain and the mist around the mountains was beautiful. Hilary Stead (and her Belgian WWOOFer Loic Leconte), Linda Hill, Gail Mitchell, Barry Hetcho, John Scull, Kathy O’Donnell, and Jim O’Donnell counted:
Canada Goose 3
Great Blue Heron 3
Double-crested Cormorant 21
Common Goldeneye 21
Bufflehead 113
Hooded Merganser 4
Glaucous-winged Gull 2
Gull sp. 11
Horned Grebe 4
Rock Pigeon (feral pigeon) 10
and 8 Surf Scoters.
The North side survey was done by Daryl Johnson and Christine Gilbertson. Seen were –
Horned Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Canada Goose 12
Mute Swan 5
Trumpeter Swan 9
Mallard 16
Surf Scoter 7
Bufflehead 12
Common Goldeneye 25
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 11
Bald Eagle 1 Adult
Gull species 87
Belted Kingfisher 1