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Cattle Point Birding
Cattle Point Birding
September 3, 2022 @ 7:30 am - 10:30 am
Cattle Point, Oak Bay, BC, Canada
This is a good time to check out the waterfront for birds. Meet the leader at Cattle Point (Beach Dr between Rutland Rd and Dorset Rd) at 7:30 am. We will wander around Cattle Point and then make a few stops between there and Clover Point. We'll end up at the Ogden Point Breakwater. There will be birds on the water as well as shorebirds to watch for. We must not share cars. Contact Agnes at thelynns@shaw.ca or (250) 721-0634.
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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
September 4, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada
Every Wednesday and Sunday at 9:00 a.m. We ask that participants be double vaccinated, keep physical distance but if unable, put on a mask. Bring your binoculars and walking shoes and meet in the parking lot for this informal and informative walk around the lake area. Walks are generally led by Victoria Natural History Society members. Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary is at 3873 Swan Lake Road, off Ralph Street. Note that the Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Store in Shelbourne Plaza posts the bird reports from the Sunday walk.
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Monthly Butterfly Outing
Monthly Butterfly Outing
September 4, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Mount Tolmie Park, 3492 Mayfair Dr #3486, Victoria, BC V8P 4P9, Canada
Sunday, June 5
FIELD TRIP (LEVEL 2). Monthly Butterfly Outing
Join us on our monthly Butterfly outing. Each outing is intended to help us learn more about our local Butterflies. Each outing is weather dependent. It needs to be warm and sunny to make it worthwhile. We will start at the top of Mount Tolmie (off Cedar Hill Cross Rd). Meet at 1:00 p.m. in the lot by the reservoir where we will have an initial look for Butterflies and then decide where to go from there. The meeting time may change. Check the website closer to the date for updates. Contact Gordon Hart at (250) 721-1264
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Tuesday Birding
Tuesday Birding
September 6, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Corner of Bowker Ave. and Bowker Place, Victoria
TUESDAY BIRDING. We ask that participants be double vaccinated, keep physical distance but if unable, put on a mask. We meet every Tuesday, one block south of the foot of Bowker Ave on the waterfront (off Beach Drive) at 9:00 am, or at the foot of Bowker Ave at 9:30 am, rain or shine. Birding activities take place at various locations around Greater Victoria.
For more information call Bill Dancer at 250-721-5273 or Agnes Lynn at thelynns at shaw.ca or 250-721-0634. Novice and experienced VNHS members all welcome.
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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
September 7, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada
Every Wednesday and Sunday at 9:00 a.m. We ask that participants be double vaccinated, keep physical distance but if unable, put on a mask. Bring your binoculars and walking shoes and meet in the parking lot for this informal and informative walk around the lake area. Walks are generally led by Victoria Natural History Society members. Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary is at 3873 Swan Lake Road, off Ralph Street. Note that the Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Store in Shelbourne Plaza posts the bird reports from the Sunday walk.
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Saturday Birding SeaWatch Beechy Head
Saturday Birding SeaWatch Beechy Head
September 10, 2022 @ 6:30 am - 11:00 am
East Sooke Regional Park - Aylard Farm Parking Lot, 1 Becher Bay Rd, Sooke, BC V9Z 1B7, Canada
Birding - SeaWatch Beechy Head
Field Trip (Level 3/4)
Have you ever wondered what a SeaWatch is and how it's done and would like to take part in one. Here is your chance. Follow RPBO volunteer Daniel Donnecke to Beechy Head for a two hour SeaWatch. Meet 6:30 am in the Aylard Farm parking lot for the 2.3 km hike out to Beechy Head. Bring good footwear and a hiking pole if you like as the trail is steep in places. SeaWatch will start at 7:11 am and go for two hours. We will then walk back and enjoy the birds along the path and back at Aylard Farm. If 6:30 is too early for you or if the trek to Beechy Head is not your cup of tea you could join in later for birding Aylard Farm (approximately between 10 and 11 am). If it is foggy in the Strait we might decide to bird Becher Bay from Creyke Point near Aylard Farm as the fog seldom reaches inside the Bay. You must pre-register for this trip. For more details or to register, contact Agnes Lynn at thelynns at shaw.ca or 250-721-0634.
Organiser: Victoria Natural History Society
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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
September 11, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada
Every Wednesday and Sunday at 9:00 a.m. We ask that participants be double vaccinated, keep physical distance but if unable, put on a mask. Bring your binoculars and walking shoes and meet in the parking lot for this informal and informative walk around the lake area. Walks are generally led by Victoria Natural History Society members. Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary is at 3873 Swan Lake Road, off Ralph Street. Note that the Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Store in Shelbourne Plaza posts the bird reports from the Sunday walk.
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Tuesday Birding
Tuesday Birding
September 13, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
BIRDING BEACON HILL PARK
TUESDAY BIRDING. We ask that participants be double vaccinated, keep physical distance but if unable, put on a mask. We meet every Tuesday, one block south of the foot of Bowker Ave on the waterfront (off Beach Drive) at 9:00 am, or at the foot of Bowker Ave at 9:30 am, rain or shine. Birding activities take place at various locations around Greater Victoria.
For more information call Bill Dancer at 250-721-5273 or Agnes Lynn at
thelynns@shaw.ca or 250-721-0634. Novice and experienced VNHS members all welcome.
FIELD TRIP (LEVEL 2)
Birding Beacon Hill Park
We will wander around Beacon Hill Park looking for birds. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the corner of the Petting Zoo. Parking is right next to it. It will mostly be the year-round residents now but also some breeding season residents that linger a bit longer and maybe a few coming through on migration, including perhaps Turkey Vultures that want to leave early before the rush. We will first go to the ponds across the road from where we start, then head for the summit, down through the Southeast Woods, then to Goodacre Lake and Fountain Lakes and finally back to the starting point. Contact Agnes at thelynns@shaw.ca or (250) 721-0634
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Natural History Night
Natural History Night
September 13, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
LAGOON NIGHT IN SEPTEMBER
Join us for something a bit different! We will have not one but THREE presenters for the evening:
IAIN BOURHILL
Colwood: This presentation will focus on the City’s use of computer modelling to assess future impacts of sea level rise on Colwood’s waterfront, and the integration of nature-based approaches to increase resilience.
REMI TORRENTA
Birds Canada: Learn how coastal waterbirds are doing in the Salish Sea region, and especially in the Esquimalt Lagoon. The presentation will focus on trend results from the Coastal Waterbird Survey, a volunteer-based program with more than 20 years of solid data, and ongoing partnerships to reveal the causes explaining those trends.
KYLE ARMSTRONG
Peninsula Streams: How community science is improving our knowledge of select local species of forage fish ecology while promoting better shoreline stewardship and protection. Special emphasis will be given to findings around the Esquimalt Lagoon area including potential threats and opportunities.
Please register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrdO6vpz0oGtxnnhMsWAhhPqRBs4l4F1b6
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Or go to the VNHS online calendar and click on the September 13 Natural History Night description for the link and instructions on how to joi
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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
September 14, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada
Every Wednesday and Sunday at 9:00 a.m. We ask that participants be double vaccinated, keep physical distance but if unable, put on a mask. Bring your binoculars and walking shoes and meet in the parking lot for this informal and informative walk around the lake area. Walks are generally led by Victoria Natural History Society members. Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary is at 3873 Swan Lake Road, off Ralph Street. Note that the Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Store in Shelbourne Plaza posts the bird reports from the Sunday walk.
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Saturday Birding
Saturday Birding
September 17, 2022 @ 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Victoria
Birding Beacon Hill Park
We will wander around Beacon HIll Park looking for birds. Meet at 8:30am. at the corner of the Petting Zoo. Parking is right next to it. It will mostly be the year-round residents now but also some breeding season residents that linger a bit longer and maybe a few coming through on migration, including perhaps Turkey Vultures that want to leave early before the rush. We will first go to the ponds across the road from where we start, then head for the summit, down through the Southeast Woods, then to Oddacre Lake and Fountian Lakes and finally back to the starting ;oint. Contact Agnes at thelynns@shaw.ca or (250) 721-0634.
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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
September 18, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada
Every Wednesday and Sunday at 9:00 a.m. We ask that participants be double vaccinated, keep physical distance but if unable, put on a mask. Bring your binoculars and walking shoes and meet in the parking lot for this informal and informative walk around the lake area. Walks are generally led by Victoria Natural History Society members. Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary is at 3873 Swan Lake Road, off Ralph Street. Note that the Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Store in Shelbourne Plaza posts the bird reports from the Sunday walk.
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Tuesday Birding
Tuesday Birding
September 20, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Corner of Bowker Ave. and Bowker Place, Victoria
TUESDAY BIRDING. We ask that participants be double vaccinated, keep physical distance but if unable, put on a mask. We meet every Tuesday, one block south of the foot of Bowker Ave on the waterfront (off Beach Drive) at 9:00 am, or at the foot of Bowker Ave at 9:30 am, rain or shine. Birding activities take place at various locations around Greater Victoria.
For more information call Bill Dancer at 250-721-5273 or Agnes Lynn at thelynns at shaw.ca or 250-721-0634. Novice and experienced VNHS members all welcome.
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Botany Night: Ferns
Botany Night: Ferns
September 20, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Botany Night
Sept 20 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
On ZOOM
BOTANY NIGHT
My problems with ferns and the BC botany
Ages ago, Adolf Ceska was invited by the UBC botany graduate students to the UBC Seminar, in which he summarized some problems in BC pteridophytes. Since then, many graduate students who invited Adolf have retired, but some of the problems he mentioned remain. The presentation will mention Asplenium, Botrychium, Cystopteris, Isoetes, Polystichumand maybe something more.
Please register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsdO2orjMvGNHkxJ5D2m_Z1BLjkEwaofkm
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Or go to the VNHS online calendar and click on the September 20 Botany Night description for the link and instructions on how to join.
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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
September 21, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada
Every Wednesday and Sunday at 9:00 a.m. We ask that participants be double vaccinated, keep physical distance but if unable, put on a mask. Bring your binoculars and walking shoes and meet in the parking lot for this informal and informative walk around the lake area. Walks are generally led by Victoria Natural History Society members. Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary is at 3873 Swan Lake Road, off Ralph Street. Note that the Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Store in Shelbourne Plaza posts the bird reports from the Sunday walk.
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Hawkwatch
Hawkwatch
September 24, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 2:00 pm
East Sooke Regional Park - Aylard Farm Parking Lot, 1 Becher Bay Rd, Sooke, BC V9Z 1B7, Canada
HAWKWATCH
Field Trip Level 3
The VNHS Birding Group will start from Aylard Farm in East Sooke Park to get to the vantage point above Beechey Head to watch for raptors. Meet at the parking lot at the end of Becher Bay Rd. at 10:30 am. We will have a leader who will lead the way up to the lookout. This leader and others will be available up at the top to help you fing those illusive raptors untill about 2:00pm. The hike up to the view point requries a 20-minute trek up a steep and rocky trail. BrIng binoculars, water and perhpas a lunch. You can stay as long as you like and then return to the parking lot whenever you wish. If you do not want to make the trek up to the hill, there are good opportunities in the field near the parking lot to look for raptors as well. If you are back around the parking lot at 3:00 pm., meet at the VNHS display table for cookies and drinks. You must register for this field trip up the hill as the number is limited at the top.
Contact Agnes at. thelynns@shaw.ca or (250) 721-0634 to register or for more information. PLEASE COME ON A DIFFERENT DAY IF YOU WISH TO COME ON YOUR OWN TO AVOID OVERCROWDING.
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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
September 25, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada
Every Wednesday and Sunday at 9:00 a.m. We ask that participants be double vaccinated, keep physical distance but if unable, put on a mask. Bring your binoculars and walking shoes and meet in the parking lot for this informal and informative walk around the lake area. Walks are generally led by Victoria Natural History Society members. Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary is at 3873 Swan Lake Road, off Ralph Street. Note that the Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Store in Shelbourne Plaza posts the bird reports from the Sunday walk.
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Hawkwatch II
Hawkwatch II
September 25, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 2:00 pm
Aylard Farm
171-185 Becher Bay Rd, Sooke BC V9Z 1B7, Canada
HAWKWATCH II
Field Trip Level 3
If there are enough people who want to come on the Sunday rather than the Saturday trip, we will arrange for a leader on Sunday starting at 10:30 am as well. Please register for this. Contact AGnes at thelynns@shaw.ca or (250) 721-0634 to register for more informaiton. PLEASE COME ON A DIFFERENT DAY IF YOU WISH TO COMOE ON YOUR OWN TO AVOID OVERCROWDING.
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Marine Night
Marine Night
September 26, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
MARINE NIGHT
Deep Discoveries
The Deep-Sea Ecology Program at Fisheries and Oceans Canada is five years old! Heidi Gartner will tell us about the discoveries made in the deep sea in our Pacific waters! We’ll discuss the amazing technology used to map the deep-sea ecosystems, the unique animal observations and ecosystem discoveries, our collaborative and co-created knowledge with First Nations for marine protected areas, and where the program is moving over the Ocean Decade. We promise amazing imagery of the unique, beautiful, diverse, strange, and extraordinary!
Please register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMld-uvrjgiHNDx2lBZpCtHgzFzRp2ScDlO
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Or go to the VNHS online calendar and click on the September 27 Marine Night description for the link and instructions on how to join.
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Tuesday Birding
Tuesday Birding
September 27, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Corner of Bowker Ave. and Bowker Place, Victoria
TUESDAY BIRDING. We ask that participants be double vaccinated, keep physical distance but if unable, put on a mask. We meet every Tuesday, one block south of the foot of Bowker Ave on the waterfront (off Beach Drive) at 9:00 am, or at the foot of Bowker Ave at 9:30 am, rain or shine. Birding activities take place at various locations around Greater Victoria.
For more information call Bill Dancer at 250-721-5273 or Agnes Lynn at thelynns at shaw.ca or 250-721-0634. Novice and experienced VNHS members all welcome.
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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
September 28, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada
Every Wednesday and Sunday at 9:00 a.m. We ask that participants be double vaccinated, keep physical distance but if unable, put on a mask. Bring your binoculars and walking shoes and meet in the parking lot for this informal and informative walk around the lake area. Walks are generally led by Victoria Natural History Society members. Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary is at 3873 Swan Lake Road, off Ralph Street. Note that the Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Store in Shelbourne Plaza posts the bird reports from the Sunday walk.
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Birders' Night
Birders' Night
September 28, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
BIRDERS’ NIGHT
Introduction to eBird and Merlin: How Crowdsourcing and Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Birding
Whether you contribute data or not, eBird can help you become a better birder by expanding what you can find out about birds. eBird’s partner app, Merlin, now includes sound identification and is a game changer for many. Join Ann Nightingale for a quick overview of cool eBird features and updates you may not have seen yet. Presentation will begin after announcements.
Please register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlceqpqDkvG9Vym1kPckhCRuPf2gkVnEoR
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Or go to the VNHS online calendar and click on the September 28 Birders’ Night description for the link and instructions on how to join.
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