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Saturday Birding - Albert Head & Tower Point
Saturday Birding - Albert Head & Tower Point
November 2, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Albert Head Lagoon Regional Park, Delgada Rd, Victoria, BC V9C 3W2, Canada
The VNHS Saturday Morning Birding Group will go to Albert Head Lagoon and then Tower Point this weekend Sat Nov 2. Meet at 8:00 a.m. at Albert Head Lagoon. To get there, go out Metchosin Rd and turn left on Farhill Rd and then turn right to follow Farhill Rd. Then turn right on Delgrada Rd to the end. Afterwards to reach Tower Point, return to Metchosin Rd and turn left. Then watch for the second turn on to Duke Rd and turn left. Then turn right on Olympic View Rd. Watch for the parking lot for Tower Point on your left. 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
November 3, 2019 @ 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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2019 Mushroom Show
2019 Mushroom Show
November 3, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
5238 Cordova Bay Rd, Victoria, BC V8Y 2H9, Canada
NON-VNHS EVENT
Next to Cordova Bay Elementary School.
5238 Cordova Bay Rd.
Bring specimens for identification.
Local experts on site.
Four Afternoon presentations:
Andy MacKinnon, Kem Luther, Bryce Kendrick, Kevin Trim.
Admission by donation.
https://svims.club/poster-for-the-2019-svims-mushroom-show
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Tuesday Birding
Tuesday Birding
November 5, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Corner of Bowker Ave. and Bowker Place, Victoria
TUESDAY BIRDING Meets every Tuesday, one block south of the foot of Bowker Ave on the waterfront (off Beach Drive) at 9:00 a.m., or at the foot of Bowker Ave at 9:30 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
November 6, 2019 @ 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 - Goldstream Park
Saturday Birding - Goldstream Park
November 9, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Goldstream Provincial Park, Langford, BC, Canada
The VNHS Saturday Morning Birding Group will go to Goldstream Park this Sat Nov 9. Meet at 8:00 am at the parking lot and we will start at the bridge and walk to the nature house. Besides the Gulls, Eagles and other Raptors that come for the spawning salmon, there also should be birds like American Dipper, Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted Sapsucker and Steller ’s Jay plus some ducks out on the inlet. 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
November 10, 2019 @ 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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Mushrooms at Metchosin Wilderness Park
Mushrooms at Metchosin Wilderness Park
November 10, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
940 Clapham Dr, Victoria, BC V9C 4G6, Canada
FIELD TRIP (LEVEL 2)
This area has a diverse selection of mushrooms so it is always a great place to wander around at this time of year. A member of both South Vancouver Island Mycological Society (www.svims.ca) and VNHS, Kem Luther will lead us, assisting us in identifying what we see. Bring your favourite field guide and we will help you learn more about these mysterious fungi of the forest. Please note this is an observation trip, not intended for collecting. However, a few selected specimens will be chosen by the leader for closer examination.
Meet at 1:00 p.m. There is a sign indicating the entrance to Metchosin Wilderness Park just past 940 Clapham Drive which is off Rocky Point Road. Contact Agnes at thelynns at shaw.ca or (250) 721-0634 if you need more information.
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Pelagic Birding on the MV Coho
Pelagic Birding on the MV Coho
November 10, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Black Ball Ferry Line, 430 Belleville St, Victoria, BC V8V 1W9, Canada
FIELD TRIP (LEVEL 1)
Mike McGrenere will lead this trip on the MV Coho on its usual sailing across the Strait of Juan de Fuca and back. He has been doing this trip for many years now and he says this is the best opportunity to see bird species that are usually found further out to sea, including shearwaters, fulmars and phalaropes. The crossing takes 90 minutes each way. We will be birding from the bow of the boat so dress warmly.
Bring a lunch and meet at the Black Ball Ferry terminal in the Inner Harbour at 10:00 a.m. for the 10:30 a.m. sailing. We will return on the 2:00 p.m. sailing. Allow time to park and purchase your ferry ticket. There is some free street parking farther down Belleville St. past Oswego St. and also on Oswego St. Check in with Mike inside the terminal before buying your ticket. Return ferry fare is about $50 CDN. You will require a Passport or enhanced driver’s license to go through US Customs. Contact Agnes at thelynns at shaw.ca or (250) 721-0634 if you need more information.
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Fungi in John Dean Park
Fungi in John Dean Park
November 11, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
8745-8851 Carmanah Terrace North Saanich, BC V8L 5E9
FIELD TRIP (LEVEL 2/3)
Mycologist Bryce Kendrick (www.mycolog.com) will lead us on an informative nature walk through the Park. Mushrooms are only one of the types of organisms that he will show us. We will learn how molds and slime molds differ from the mushrooms. You might also ask him why fungi are more like animals than plants. As this is a park, there will be no collecting. However a few selected specimens may be chosen by the leader for closer examination.
We will meet at 10:00 a.m. at the far end of Carmanah Terrace. Follow East Saanich Rd to Dean Park Rd and right on Carmanah Terrace to the end. Although we will not cover a large distance, the ground will be uneven and occasionally steep. Contact Agnes Lynn at thelynns at shaw.ca or (250) 721-0634 if you need more information.
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Tuesday Birding
Tuesday Birding
November 12, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Corner of Bowker Ave. and Bowker Place, Victoria
TUESDAY BIRDING Meets every Tuesday, one block south of the foot of Bowker Ave on the waterfront (off Beach Drive) at 9:00 a.m., or at the foot of Bowker Ave at 9:30 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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Pollinators and Partnerships in the CRD
Pollinators and Partnerships in the CRD
November 12, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Room 159, Fraser Building, Fraser Bldg, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada
NATURAL HISTORY NIGHT
In this talk, Lora Morandin gives an overview of pollinators, focusing on bees and their importance, who they are, misconceptions about pollinators, current status and trends, issues surrounding health, drivers of decline, gaps in our knowledge, and how to help. She will touch on some of Pollinator Partnership programs and partnerships in British Columbia and introduce the new City of Victoria, Participatory Budget funded Youth Pollinator Squad program, a Pollinator Partnership-led collaboration with Royal B.C. Museum staff and the Victoria Natural History Society.
We meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 159, Fraser Building, UVic. Everyone is welcome. Parking for the evening is now $3.50.
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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
November 13, 2019 @ 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 - Blenkinsop Lake
Saturday Birding - Blenkinsop Lake
November 16, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 10:30 am
Blenkinsop Lake, Saanich, BC V8X, Canada
Join us as we take a short walk along Lochside Trail in the Blenkinsop Lake area on Sat Nov 16. Enjoy the birds returning on the water and in the woods as you walk along. Your leader will be Kevin Slagboom this week. We will only continue until we reach Lohbrunner Road and then we’ll turn around to take us back to where we started. Start at 8:00 a.m.opposite Don Mann Trucking on Lochside Drive (off Cedar Hill Cross Road). For more information, contact Agnes Lynn at thelynns at shaw.ca or 250-721-0634.
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Snow Geese at Reifel Bird Sanctuary
Snow Geese at Reifel Bird Sanctuary
November 16, 2019 @ 5:30 am - 7:00 pm
Elk Lake Drive & Beaver Lake Road, Elk Lake Dr & Beaver Lake Rd, Saanich, BC V8Y 2T6, Canada
FIELD TRIP (LEVEL 2)
Come and see the annual Snow Goose spectacle at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary. Every November, thousands of Snow Geese stop-over in this part of the Fraser River delta. There is normally time to visit Boundary Bay or another site as well. Past trips have produced up to 70–80 species of birds for the day. Bring a lunch and drinks as we will not be stopping for refreshments. Dress warmly as it can be windy near the water. We go rain or shine.
Participants will carpool from in front of the Elk-Beaver Lake Regional Park Sign on Elk Lake Drive at 5:45 a.m. for the 7:00 a.m. ferry sailing. We plan to return on the 5:00 p.m. sailing. You must pre-register by contacting Agnes. First 8 people to sign up have the option of coming in her van. Others to carpool by pre-arrangement as number of cars is limited. Cost to come in the van or carpool with others will be about $70 for the day from Victoria plus $5.00 entry fee to Reifel. Contact Agnes at thelynns at shaw.ca or (250) 721-0634 if you need more information or to confirm attendance.
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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
November 17, 2019 @ 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
November 19, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Corner of Bowker Ave. and Bowker Place, Victoria
TUESDAY BIRDING Meets every Tuesday, one block south of the foot of Bowker Ave on the waterfront (off Beach Drive) at 9:00 a.m., or at the foot of Bowker Ave at 9:30 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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What are mycoheterotrophs?
What are mycoheterotrophs?
November 19, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Swan Lake - The Nature House, Saanich, BC V8X 2B1, Canada
BOTANY NIGHT
What are the mycoheterotrophs… and what are they doing?
Andy Mackinnon describes mycoheterotrophs—plants that lack chlorophyll and so can’t manufacture their own sugars through photosynthesis—hence ‘heterotrophs’. These plants are dependent on mycorrhizal fungal partners for at least part of their life cycles. Most plant guides erroneously describe mycoheterotrophs as saprobes, meaning that they derive their nutrition from decaying organic matter. The truth is much more interesting. This presentation will explore the nature and meaning of mycoheterotrophy (and mixotrophy), and illustrate concepts with local examples. Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature House, 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.
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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
November 20, 2019 @ 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
November 23, 2019 @ 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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Swan Lake Bird Walks
Swan Lake Bird Walks
November 24, 2019 @ 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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Marine Night - Warm Anomalies in the Ocean
Marine Night - Warm Anomalies in the Ocean
November 25, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Room 159, Fraser Building, Fraser Bldg, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada
MARINE NIGHT
Recent Warm Anomalies in the Ocean: The Blob and Links to Climate Change
In late 2013 the Northeast Pacific Ocean gradually warmed relative to our historic records. By February 2014, a patch of over a thousand square kilometers and 100 metres deep was nearly three degrees Celsius warmer than usual. Dr. Richard Dewey of Ocean Networks Canada will review the causes and consequences of this event, and suggest possible links to climate shifts in the entire northern hemisphere, including the role of significant changes occurring in the Arctic.
We meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 159, Fraser Building, UVic. Everyone is welcome. Parking for the evening is now $3.50.
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Tuesday Birding
Tuesday Birding
November 26, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Corner of Bowker Ave. and Bowker Place, Victoria
TUESDAY BIRDING Meets every Tuesday, one block south of the foot of Bowker Ave on the waterfront (off Beach Drive) at 9:00 a.m., or at the foot of Bowker Ave at 9:30 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
November 27, 2019 @ 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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Birders' Night
Birders' Night
November 27, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Room 159, Fraser Building, Fraser Bldg, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada
BIRDERS’ NIGHT
What We Can Learn from Land-based Seabird Observations
Rocky Point Bird Observatory may be synonymous with bird banding in the Victoria area, but there is another very important aspect to their monitoring. Daily observations are recorded at the banding stations, and since 2016, sea watches have been taking place at Beechey Head and other locations on southern Vancouver Island. Daniel Donnecke will present some of the findings from the sea watch observations, and give us some tips on turning those dark specks into identifiable species.
We meet in Room 159 of the Fraser Building, UVic at 7:30 p.m. Come early to socialize! Presentation begins after VNHS announcements and coffee. Everyone is welcome. Note: UVic parking is $3.50.
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Esquimalt Lagoon Christmas Bird Count Tune-up
Esquimalt Lagoon Christmas Bird Count Tune-up
November 30, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am
3308 Ocean Blvd, Victoria, BC V9C, Canada
FIELD TRIP (LEVEL 2)
Esquimalt Lagoon Christmas Bird Count Tune-up
Meet at the bridge at Esquimalt Lagoon at 8:00 a.m. for a chance to tune up your winter bird-spotting identification skills. This trip will cover the ocean birds along the lagoon and will go into the fields back behind the lagoon to provide a variety of birds. Bring your walking shoes, field guide and note-pad. This is a regular Saturday Birding Group outing but it is also a great opportunity for novice or near-novice Christmas Bird Counters to get in some practice.
Contact Agnes Lynn at thelynns at shaw.ca or (250) 721-0634 if you need more information.
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