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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
August 1, 2018 @ 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. 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 - Witty's Lagoon
Saturday Birding - Witty's Lagoon
August 4, 2018 @ 7:30 am - 10:30 am
Witty's Lagoon Regional Park - Main Parking Lot, 4100 Metchosin Rd, Victoria, BC V9C 3Z6, Canada
The VNHS Saturday Birding Group will go to Witty’s Lagoon this Sat Aug 4. Meet at the main parking lot on Metchosin Rd (across from Metchosin golf course) at 7:30 a.m. Some shorebirds are showing up there along the lagoon and the beach and there’s usually a few good birds on the way up and down. For more details, contact Agnes Lynn at thelynns at shaw.ca or 250-721-0634.
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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
August 5, 2018 @ 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. 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 count
Monthly Butterfly count
August 5, 2018 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Mount Tolmie Park, 3486-, 3492 Mayfair Dr, Victoria, BC V8P 4P9, Canada
Field Trip (Level 2)
Join Gordon Hart on our monthly Butterfly outing. Each outing is intended to help us learn more about our local butterflies. This 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. Contact Gordon at (250) 721-1264 or butterflies@vicnhs.bc.ca for more information.
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Tuesday Birding
Tuesday Birding
August 7, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Corner of Bowker Ave. and Bowker Place, Victoria
TUESDAY BIRDING Meets every Tuesday at the foot of Bowker Ave on the waterfront (off Beach Drive) at 9:00 a.m., 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
August 8, 2018 @ 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. 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 - Royal Roads
Saturday Birding - Royal Roads
August 11, 2018 @ 7:30 am - 10:30 am
Royal Roads University, 2005 Sooke Rd, Victoria, BC V9B 5Y2, Canada
The VNHS Saturday Birding Group will go to Royal Roads University this Sat Aug 11. Meet at 7:30 am. Meet at the parking lot off Sooke Rd across from Royal Roads University. The entrance is on Aldeane Ave. You will start with a bit of a walk along the Galloping Goose and then head down to see what’s around. You can always check out the woodsy birds as you work your way downhill towards the water. There should be some shorebirds making an appearance and the Purple Martins should still be around. For more details, contact Agnes Lynn at thelynns at shaw.ca or 250-721-0634.
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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
August 12, 2018 @ 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. 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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The Hoh Rain Forest and Rialto Beach on the Western Olympic Peninsula
The Hoh Rain Forest and Rialto Beach on the Western Olympic Peninsula
August 12, 2018 @ 5:45 am - 7:15 pm
Field Trip (Level 2)
We will be picked up by a small bus/van after getting off the Coho ferry and the first stop will be at the Hoh Rain Forest on the west side of the Olympic Mountains inside Olympic National Park. The area is full of magnificent tall conifers covered in very long trailing mosses, lichens and ferns. Wildlife abounds in the forest, including Olympic Elk. Let’s hope we can see them up as close as last time when several of them were lounging around right in front of us. We will take a short walk along the Hall of Mosses trail to get good views of the amazing vegetation. The trail is mostly level but has some messy spots to pick through. Then we will head for the Pacific coast at Rialto Beach with the fascinating haystack formations. We should see shorebirds and, if we are lucky, some Brown Pelicans. If there are no Pelicans here, we may have time to stop at nearby LaPush to try again for the pelicans. Dress for potentially changeable weather.
Bring a lunch and drinks. Meet at the Black Ball Ferry terminal in the Inner Harbour at 5:45 a.m. for the 6:10 a.m. sailing of the MV Coho. Allow time to park and purchase your ferry ticket that costs about $50 CDN return. The ferry cost is not included in what you prepay. IMPORTANT!! YOU WILL REQUIRE A PASSPORT OR ENHANCED DRIVER’S LICENCE FOR GOING THROUGH US CUSTOMS. We will return on the 5:20 p.m. sailing from Port Angeles (90 minute crossing). Also there is usually good birding from the ferry. Cost of the charter bus and entry to the park is $85.00 CDN. Number of participants is limited so reserve your spot early. VNHS members get priority. Do not book before July 6 or after Aug 5. First contact Agnes to reserve your spot. Then pay the cost of the tour online (get link when you reserve) or you can pay by cheque. Send cheque to VNHS, Box 24061, Victoria BC, V8Z 7E7. Contact Agnes at thelynns at shaw.ca or (250) 721-0634 to reserve or if you need more information.
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Tuesday Birding
Tuesday Birding
August 14, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Corner of Bowker Ave. and Bowker Place, Victoria
TUESDAY BIRDING Meets every Tuesday at the foot of Bowker Ave on the waterfront (off Beach Drive) at 9:00 a.m., 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
August 15, 2018 @ 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. 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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Island View Beach & Saanichton Spit Birding
Island View Beach & Saanichton Spit Birding
August 18, 2018 @ 7:30 am - 10:30 am
Island View Beach Regional Park, Victoria, BC, Canada
Field Trip (Level 3)
Join the Saturday Birding Group who will be going to Island View Beach and Saanichton Spit. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the north end of the parking lot. It’s the time of year that we might find some interesting shorebirds on their return migration and we might still see a few beach flowers in the dunes as we walk along. To reach Island View Beach, go north on the Pat Bay highway, turn right at the lights at Island View Rd (Michell's Market) and follow that to a left on Homathko Rd that leads to the parking lot.
Contact Agnes at thelynns at shaw.ca or (250) 721-0634 if you need more information.
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Victoria Butterfly Count Week
Victoria Butterfly Count Week
August 18, 2018 - August 26, 2018 @
Victoria, BC, Canada
Victoria Butterfly Count Week
We are always looking for keen-eyed volunteers so get out your field guides. Contact Gordon Hart (count coordinator) at (250) 721-1264 or butterflies@vicnhs.bc.ca if you would like to help out.
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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
August 19, 2018 @ 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. 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
August 21, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Corner of Bowker Ave. and Bowker Place, Victoria
TUESDAY BIRDING Meets every Tuesday at the foot of Bowker Ave on the waterfront (off Beach Drive) at 9:00 a.m., 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
August 22, 2018 @ 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. 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
August 25, 2018 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Victoria, BC, Canada
Meets every Saturday morning, usually at 8:00 a.m., rain or shine. Check here on the Thursday/Friday before to find out the week’s time and location. Novice and experienced VNHS members all welcome. Non-members can participate up to three times, after which they are expected to join the Society.
For more details or to find out time & location if it is not described here, contact Agnes Lynn at thelynns at shaw.ca or 250-721-0634.
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Haliburton Farm Restored Wetland
Haliburton Farm Restored Wetland
August 26, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
741 Haliburton Rd, Victoria, BC V8Y, Canada
Field Trip (Level 2)
Haliburton Farm is a collection of small-scale agricultural groups producing organic crops on the property. In 2009, the farm contained a degraded wetland/meadow and a group of volunteers gradually transformed this area into a diverse wetland that now is surrounded by native plants and teams with aquatic insects including dragonflies plus frogs, birds, bats, snakes and the occasional salamander. Two of these volunteers are James and Kristen Miskelly (organizers of our Botany Nights) who will show us around describing how the restoration was accomplished. Also it’s a hard time of year for our pollinators to find enough to satisfy their needs so we will specifically be on the lookout for any plants there that are good pollinators for the many native bees to enjoy at this time of the year. As a bonus after the tour, they will show us around their native plant nursery called Saanich Native plants that is right there on the farm. Luckily they also will have in stock many of the plants you will see in the wetland that you can buy if you are planning your own wetland. Of course they have many other native plants for sale as well and you may also want to purchase produce grown by other members of the Haliburton ‘family’ while you are visiting.
The tour starts at 9:00 a.m. Haliburton Farm is at 741 Haliburton Rd, not far off the Pat Bay Highway. Please park on the grass next to the farm centre and along the laneway. Contact Agnes at thelynns at shaw.ca or (250) 721-0634 for more information.
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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
August 26, 2018 @ 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. 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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Sidney Spit Birding
Sidney Spit Birding
August 27, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Alpine Sidney Spit Ferry, 2250 Beacon Ave, Sidney, BC V8L 1Y2, Canada
Field Trip (Level 3)
It’s the time of year to make the trek over to Sidney Spit on Sidney Island to look for interesting shorebirds on their southern migration. There are always good ones reported from there – Baird’s Sandpiper, Sanderlings, Semipalmated Sandpipers and Plovers, maybe even that illusive Buff-breasted Sandpiper we hope to see! Also close-ups on Purple Martins and we’ll see other passerines in the woods. You will be impressed with the recent impres-sive removal of invasives plants from the Spit to allow more habitat for native plants and areas for nesting birds. Bring a lunch and drinks.
Due to the over-crowding on the ferry on the weekend, we have chosen to go during the week. We will go over on the ferry from Sidney that leaves at 10:00 a.m. Be there about an hour early to buy your ticket as it can sell out. Cost is $19 for adults ($16 seniors). Ferry leaves from the foot of Beacon Ave. Allow enough time to find a place to park. Parking rates vary on how far you are willing to walk. The return ferry leaves the island at 1:00, 3:00 and 4:30 p.m. so you can choose how long you wish to stay. Contact Rick at (250) 885-2454 or Agnes at thelynns at shaw.ca or (250) 721-0634 for more information.
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Tuesday Birding
Tuesday Birding
August 28, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Corner of Bowker Ave. and Bowker Place, Victoria
TUESDAY BIRDING Meets every Tuesday at the foot of Bowker Ave on the waterfront (off Beach Drive) at 9:00 a.m., 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
August 29, 2018 @ 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. 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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