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Birding the Power Lines
Birding the Power Lines
June 3, 2017 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm
48°29'01.6"N 123°26'39.9"W (Francis King Regional Park - Main Parking Lot, Munn Rd, Saanich, BC V9E, Canada)
FIELD TRIP (LEVEL 4)
Birding the Power Lines and the Ponds at the Hydro Substation near Francis King Park
Join us for a walk along the power lines that border Francis King Park and the area around the Hydro substation. This is a great place to hear or see most of our warblers, vireos and flycatchers. This is the most reliable spot for Black-throated Grey Warbler. This is a four to five hour walk. Meet at 7:00 a.m. at the Francis King Park Nature House on Munns Road. Bring a drink and a snack. Contact Rick at (250) 885-2454 or 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
June 4, 2017 @ 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 Outing
Monthly Butterfly Outing
June 4, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Mount Tolmie Park, 3486-, 3492 Mayfair Dr, Victoria, BC V8P 4P9, Canada
Sunday, June 4
FIELD TRIP (LEVEL 2)
Join us on our monthly Butterfly outing. Each trip is intended to help us learn more about our local butterflies. This event is weather dependent. It needs to be warm and sunny to make it worthwhile. We will meet near the top of Mount Tolmie (off Cedar Hill Cross Rd) and decide where to go from there. Meet at 1:00 p.m. at the main parking lot just north of the summit.
Contact Gordon Hart at (250) 721-1264 or email him at butterflies@vicnhs.bc.ca for more information.
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Tuesday Birding
Tuesday Birding
June 6, 2017 @ 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
June 7, 2017 @ 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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Birding Jordan River Area
Birding Jordan River Area
June 10, 2017 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm
Helmcken Road Park & Ride, St Giles St S, View Royal, BC V9B, Canada
FIELD TRIP (LEVEL 3)
Join us for a trip to Jordan River. In the past, it has been a hot spot for rarities in the spring and fall and it is a great place to hear breeding Fox Sparrows singing in the spring. As well as beat the bushes for all the fresh migrants, we will scan the ocean and the shoreline. We never know what might be out there. Meet at 7:00 a.m. at Helmcken Park & Ride to car-pool. Bring a lunch. Contact Agnes at thelynns at shaw.ca or (250) 721-0634 for more information.
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Duncan Area Butterflies & Birds
Duncan Area Butterflies & Birds
June 11, 2017 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm
Helmcken Road Park & Ride, St Giles St S, View Royal, BC V9B, Canada
FIELD TRIP (LEVEL 2)
We will venture farther afield to the Duncan area this week to do some birding and perhaps enjoy some of the area’s butterflies. The morning will mostly be spent birding, starting with an enjoyable walk along the productive Dock Rd and then we will try to find a nearby Red-eyed Vireo plus other warblers, vireos and flycatchers. Bring a lunch and we will spend time in the afternoon searching for the amazing array of butterflies that are around the Duncan area. It needs to be sunny to make this part worthwhile. Otherwise we’ll continue birding in other spots nearby. Meet at 7:00 a.m. at Helmcken Park & Ride to car-pool or at 7:45 a.m. at Cowichan Bay Dock Road (north of the intersection of Cowichan Bay Road and Tzouhalem Road). 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
June 11, 2017 @ 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
June 13, 2017 @ 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
June 14, 2017 @ 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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Goldstream Heights—Higher Elevation Birding
Goldstream Heights—Higher Elevation Birding
June 17, 2017 @ 7:00 am - 10:00 am
Helmcken Road Park & Ride, St Giles St S, View Royal, BC V9B, Canada
FIELD TRIP (LEVEL 2)
We will go up the Malahat to the area high above Shawnigan Lake to see what birds are enjoying the wide open spaces in an area that has been clear-cut a number of years back. Each year as small trees and shrubs come back, so do the birds. It’s one of the few spots that you may hear or see both species of grouse that we have locally. Also lots of the migrant flycatchers, vireos and warblers lurk in the bushes. Sparrows should be singing everywhere. Meet at 7:00 a.m. at Helmcken Park & Ride to car-pool. Contact Agnes at thelynns at shaw.ca or (250) 721-0634 for more information.
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Cancelled! Investigating Chemainus Balds
Cancelled! Investigating Chemainus Balds
June 18, 2017 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm
FIELD TRIP (LEVEL 3)
THIS TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO POOR RESPONSE.
By this time of year, most of the local wildflowers are almost finished but if we go up-island a bit and gain some elevation, we should still find something to interest us. This outing is intended to check out an area where there are Garry oaks on a rocky area that is surrounded by forest. There are the wildflowers typical of the Garry oak habitat plus some interesting native grasses that we can work on identifying. The terrain is rather uneven so a hiking stick might be handy. Bring a lunch. The area is reached via a logging road southwest of Chemainus. We will probably meet to carpool from town in the morning but firm plans are yet not in place. Contact Agnes at thelynns at shaw.ca or (250) 721-0634 to sign up to be notified of further details for this trip or if you need other information.
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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
June 18, 2017 @ 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
June 20, 2017 @ 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
June 21, 2017 @ 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 - Trevlac Pond, Calvert & Logan Parks
Saturday Birding - Trevlac Pond, Calvert & Logan Parks
June 24, 2017 @ 7:30 am - 10:30 am
N48.49473 W123.43726
The VNHS Saturday Birding Group on Sat Jun 24 will be going to the area around Trevlac Pond and part of Prospect Lake, then back through Logan Park. Meet on Trevlac Place which is off Hector Road at 7:30 am. Look for the brown park hiking post on Trevlac Place as our starting point. Park along one side of Trevlac but don’t block the end of the cul-de-sac. We hope to also explore a relatively newly acquired Saanich property Goy Park which has a small pond. Maybe we’ll hear the young Barred Owls hissing in the woods on the final part through Logan Park. For more details, contact Agnes Lynn at thelynns at shaw.ca or 250-721-0634.
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CANCELLED: Cowichan River Footpath
CANCELLED: Cowichan River Footpath
June 25, 2017 @ 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
FIELD TRIP (LEVEL 3)
THIS TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO POOR RESPONSE
This is an area well known to hikers and fisherman. This is a popular hiking trail but we will slow down to enjoy the birds and flowers along this scenic waterway. We will be investigating the area between Skutz Falls and Marie Canyon. A challenge to find along the route is the rare California tea plant (Rupertia physodes). There is also a small segment of Garry oak meadow where we hope to see some of the late spring wildflowers but another highlight of this section of trail is the abundance of plants found in the “Oddballs” section of the field guide by Pojar & McKinnon. This includes ground cones (Boschniakia hookeri) and candy sticks (Allotropa virgata). The route is reasonably level, but there are many trees roots crisscrossing the first half of the route that some people may find challenging. Wear sturdy footwear and you might wish to bring a walking stick. Bring a lunch and drinks for the all-day outing. 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
June 25, 2017 @ 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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Investigating the Seaweeds along the Seashore
Investigating the Seaweeds along the Seashore
June 26, 2017 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
1510 Whiffin Spit Road, Sooke, BC V9Z, Canada
FIELD TRIP (LEVEL 2)
Normally we are studying the intertidal creatures when we have a seashore adventure. This time we are privileged to have retired marine biologist Tom Widdowson take us on a seaweed trip. Most of us know a few common seaweeds but the diversity on our local beaches is phenomenal. We’ll ask Tom to give us his thoughts about why the seaweeds are no longer as bountiful as when he was doing his studies of these local areas years back. We will probably meet to carpool from town in the morning and go to the Sooke area but firm plans are not in place as yet. Tides will determine where and when we need to be there. Contact Agnes at thelynns at shaw.ca or 250-721-0634 to sign up to be notified of further details for this trip or if you need other information.
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Tuesday Birding
Tuesday Birding
June 27, 2017 @ 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
June 28, 2017 @ 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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