Thank you Ann Nightingale for providing the species break down for us. CHECKLIST S125327057 Main details Tue 27 Dec 202210:00 AM LocationRace Rocks View with Google Maps Region Capital District British Columbia Canada Additional details People OwnerCBC5 BCSO Other participating eBirders … Continue reading
Records for 2017 to 2020– THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT AT RACE ROCKS This data below may be highlighted, copied and pasted to an open EXCEL file. It will then be usable for statistical manipulations and graphing exercises.Some of the … Continue reading
Today was the annual Christmas bird count. Martin Stewart provided the transportation on the boat Ecosphere for Matt and Courtney Cameron to go out to Race Rocks Ecological reserve from Pedder Bay with Garry Fletcher. Observations were done from the … Continue reading
Wind: Yesterday 5-10 knots W; Today 5-20 knots NE Sea State: up to 1 m chop Visibility: 10 NM Sky: overcast with rain this afternoon Temperature: 7 C Atmospheric CO2: 412.60 ppm (recorded by NOAA at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii) December 28 is the annual … Continue reading
Weather: Continued west wind up to 30 knots in the morning and some lingering swell, sunshine for a change. Ecological: Guy brought Kim and Jim out in the morning for the annual “Sooke Christmas Bird Count”. They surveyed the island and surrounding … Continue reading
This year is our 20th year in assisting the local birders with the Rocky Point Bird Observatory in doing a count at Race Rocks. Given the time of year this has to occur, it is often thwarted by bad weather, … Continue reading
Birds: Turnstone: 12 Dunlin: 4 Bald Eagle: 13 Raven: 2 Harlequin Duck: 22 Black Oyster Catcher: 13 Cormorant (pelagic and double crested): 57 Gull: 67 Pinnipeds: California Sea Lion: 106 Northern Sea Lion: 94 Elephant Seal: 2 male, 1 … Continue reading
We had lined up several people to go out today for the annual Christmas Bird Count, unfortunately the gale warning and the increasing wind from the North East made it impossible to get anyone out . With an impending storm … Continue reading
This year on Dec 27, the North East swell was too significant to allow the Ecoguardian to launch the station boat to pick us up for the Christmas Bird Count, so Alex Fletcher completed it on his own. Due to … Continue reading
We want to thank Lester Pearson College for providing transportation to the Race Rocks Ecological Reserve for the 2014 Christmas Bird Count. Ecoguardian Alex Fletcher picked up Garry Fletcher and Val George with the Race Rocks boat from the Pearson … Continue reading