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Tuesday Birding
Tuesday Birding
October 1, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Corner of Bowker Ave. and Bowker Place, Victoria
TUESDAY BIRDING. 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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Hawkwatch
Hawkwatch
October 5, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 2:00 pm
Victoria Region
Field TRIP (LEVEL 3)
Hawk Watch
Meet at 9:30 a.m. The Saturday birding group will join the combined Nature Victoria/Capital Regional District Hawk Watch event at East Sooke Regional Park. From the parking lot at Aylard Farm, we will take the Beechey Head Trail to the lookout. Several Nature Victoria members will be available there to help you find the raptors among the vultures until approximately 2:00 p.m. The final ascent to the viewpoint is a trek up a steep and rocky trail. Bring binoculars, water, and perhaps a lunch. If you do not want to make the trek up to the hill, there are good opportunities to look for raptors in the field next to the parking lot. There will also be live raptor demonstrations and other activities and displays near the parking, and a barbecue (please check the online calendar for info and to RSVP).
DIRECTIONS: Meet at the Aylard Farm parking lot at the end of Becher Bay Road.
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Tuesday Birding
Tuesday Birding
October 8, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Corner of Bowker Ave. and Bowker Place, Victoria
TUESDAY BIRDING. 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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Natural History Night: Housing & Climate Crises
Natural History Night: Housing & Climate Crises
October 8, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
On Zoom
October 8 Natural History Night Zoom Webinar Description
(Housing & Climate Crises)
NOTE: This presentation is ZOOM ONLY.
Nature-based solutions are identified by the UN as the only way to meet our biodiversity, sustainable development, and climate goals at the same time. This is especially important in BC, with the broadest diversity of ecosystems and species in Canada, and in Greater Victoria, with a new proposal to create the Camosung UNESCO Biosphere Region. Patricia Dijak will look at case studies from the global to local level to see how making homes for nature and people, and protecting natural and urban ecosystems, can also create healthier communities safe from the climate change impacts of extreme heat and flash floods. As the District of North Vancouver has said, public education and existing legislation have not been enough to protect our streams and environment, and we have opportunities to do more.
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Oct 8, 2024 07:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkceCppz0iH9059lJscWw5bfmgV7viVvZK
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Saturday Birding: Witty's Lagoon Park
Saturday Birding: Witty's Lagoon Park
October 12, 2024 @ 8:30 am - 11:00 am
Victoria Region
Difficulty Level: 2.5
Meet 8:30 a.m. at the Witty's Lagoon parking lot.
With a diversity of habitat types, Witty's Lagoon is a year-round birding hotspot and one of the 10 most productive sites in our region. It hosts a wide variety of shorebirds, gulls, diving ducks, dabblers, raptors, and passerines. Our route will take us through the upper Douglas-fir forest, the Sitting Lady Falls overlook, the lower forest next to the lagoon, and finally an orchard to reach the beach. DIRECTIONS: The parking lot is on Metchosin Road across from the golf course (map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Cn3BRVwaN1vbM3wt9). For more information, please contact birdingfieldtrips@gmail.com.
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Tuesday Birding
Tuesday Birding
October 15, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Corner of Bowker Ave. and Bowker Place, Victoria
TUESDAY BIRDING. 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
Botany Night
October 15, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
On Zoom and in person at Berwick Royal Oak (4680 Elk Lake Dr.)
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Panama Flats: Saturday Birding
Panama Flats: Saturday Birding
October 19, 2024 @ 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Victoria Region
FIELD TRIP (LEVEL 1.5)
Birding Panama Flats
Meet at 8:30 a.m. Join us at one of the best spots for shorebirds and waterfowl, in the ponds. Many birds can be found around the edges too.
DIRECTIONS: Turn off Interurban Road at Hyacinth and follow the road to the end.
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Tuesday Birding
Tuesday Birding
October 22, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Corner of Bowker Ave. and Bowker Place, Victoria
TUESDAY BIRDING. 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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Birders' Night: Saving Birds One Window at a Time
Birders' Night: Saving Birds One Window at a Time
October 23, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
BIRDERS’ NIGHT (IN-PERSON AND ZOOM)
Crash Course – Saving Birds One Window at a Time
Windows allow us to experience the outside world from the comfort of our home, but they can threaten the natural world we’re trying to see. Collisions with glass kill an estimated one billion birds in North America each year and are contributing to population declines in many species. Fortunately, there are many methods for preventing collisions without sacrificing either windows or birds. Join Dr. Willow English to learn more about why collisions happen, how they affect birds, what is being done to address the issue, and how you can take steps to protect the birds in your yard, one window at a time.
In person: Berwick Royal Oak (4680 Elk Lake Dr)
Zoom participants, please register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrfuyprTkpGNUT6X0HOb81oWISzApkI7lr
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Saturday Birding
Saturday Birding
October 26, 2024 @ 8:30 am - 11:00 am
Victoria Region
Meets every Saturday morning, usually at 8:00 a.m., rain or shine. We ask that participants have both vaccines completed, to come on this walk. 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.
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Marine Night: West Coast Plankton
Marine Night: West Coast Plankton
October 28, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Berwick Royal Oak and Zoom
MARINE NIGHT (IN-PERSON AND ZOOM)
West Coast Plankton: the who, what, why and wherefore of oceanic planktonic organisms
Come learn about the incredible diversity of microscopic life that inhabits BC’s water columns. The talk by Moira Galbraith, zooplankton taxonomist at the Institute of Ocean Sciences (IOS) Plankton Productivity Programs, will include an overview of the west coast of BC major oceanic currents, various types of plankton, how they are structured, different ways we collect data on them, lifecycle information, and how researchers use these data.
In Person: Berwick Royal Oak (4680 Elk Lake Dr)
Zoom participants, please register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrduCorzwuEtUCyMCbzSVxJI_63pyCbXp0
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Tuesday Birding
Tuesday Birding
October 29, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Corner of Bowker Ave. and Bowker Place, Victoria
TUESDAY BIRDING. 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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Fabulous Fungi Foray (Mushroom walk)
Fabulous Fungi Foray (Mushroom walk)
October 29, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
FIELD TRIP (LEVEL 2)
10 a.m. – approx. 12:30 p.m.
Join renowned authors of the Mushrooms of British Columbia book, Andy MacKinnon and Kem Luther, on a fabulous fungi foray in the western communities. The primary goal is to locate and identify local mushrooms, but the accompanying stories and folklore associated with the mushrooms will be as exciting as the actual find.
You must pre-register as the number of participants will be limited to minimize habitat damage and allow optimal exchange of information. So, register as soon as possible.
Please contact Elizabeth Easton at eeaston.vnhs at gmail.com to register and receive timing and location information.
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Smerinthus ophthalmica (Lep.: Sphingidae) Jeremy Tatum
Uncertain, Possibly a ^ Long-jawed Orb Weaver, Metellina sp. (Ara.: Tetragnathidae) Ian Cooper
# Cybaeus signifer (Ara.: Cybaeidae) Ian Cooper
Harvestman – Leptobunus parvulus (Opiliones: Phalangiidae) Ian Cooper
^ Common Pill Bug – Armadillidium vulgare (Isopoda: Armidillidiidae) Ian Cooper
# Limax maximus (Pul.: Limacidae) Ian Cooper
# Grey Field Slug – Deroceras reticulatum (Pul.: Agriolimacidae) Ian Cooper
Nelima paessleri (Opiliones: Sclerosomatidae – Leiobuninae) Ian Cooper
Nelima paessleri (Opiliones: Sclerosomatidae – Leiobuninae) Ian Cooper
Neoalcis californiaria (Lep.: Geometridae) Val George
Fall Webworm Hyphantria cunea (Lep.: Erebidae – Arctiinae) Jeremy Tatum
Ambigolimax valentianus (Pul.: Limacidae) Ian Cooper
Clubiona sp. (Ara.: Clubionidae) Ian Cooper
Epinotia lindana (Lep.: Tortricidae) Ian Cooper
Striped Meadowhawks Sympetrum pallipes (Odo.: Libellulidae) Marie O’Shaughnessy
Striped Meadowhawk Sympetrum pallipes with prey (Odo.: Libellulidae) Marie O’Shaughnessy
Striped Meadowhawk Sympetrum pallipes (Odo.: Libellulidae) Marie O’Shaughnessy
Spotted Spreadwing Lestes congener (Odo.: Lestidae) Marie O’Shaughnessy
Pacific Forktails Ischnura cervula (Odo.: Coenagrionidae) Marie O’Shaughnessy