- May 17 11:02 am
#76469
Hi Kids and Parents
We have a few exciting events planned so far for the summer:
June 4th we are going to Merritt and this trip is now full. Targets will be Black Tern, Swainson's Hawk, Meadowlarks, Clay-coloured Sparrow, Black-billed Magpie, Eared and Horned Grebe in breeding, American White Pelicans, Lewis' Woodpecker, Bluebirds, Burrowing Owl, Ruffed and Dusky Grouse (possible Spruce and Sharp-tailed), Calliope Hummingbird, Osprey, Ruddy Ducks, Vesper Sparrow, Williamson's Sapsucker (possible), Chipping Sparrow, Common Loon with chicks, Red-necked Grebes with chicks, Townsend's Solitaire, House Wren, Eastern Kingbird, Western Kingbird, Say's Phoebe, Red-naped Sapsucker, Bullock's Oriole, all three Nuthatch species, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Horned Lark, Redhead, All 3 Teal species, Gray Catbird and possibly a Great Gray Owl.
Transportation will be provided from Vancouver with a small fee. Please meet at 7 am at the Park and Ride off Cambie and West 10th in Vancouver. Kids coming from the interior please meet at Beaver Ranch Flats parking lot at 10:30 am. Please bring bagged lunch, hat, water, sunscreen, camera and bins.This will be a full day trip with multiple locations and involve some hiking so it will not be suitable for small children under 12.
A waiver for BCFO will have to be signed by parents before any child is allowed to depart on the trip. Which I have emailed out to all participants.
I will hand out our new Young Birder Hats and Young Birder Award Plaques at this field trip.
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I am also doing a field trip on July 16th at Catbird Slough and Grant Narrows if parents can drop their kids at 9am at Pitt Lake with a bagged lunch and water, hat and sunscreen we will go looking for American Redstarts, Gray Catbirds , Eastern Kingbirds, various warblers and the like!
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I have also planned a mini pelagic on Saturday August 27th from Sooke with Sooke Explorations in the Juan De Fuca Strait
http://ww.sookewhalewatching.com/
Cost breakdown is as follows:
Total: 181.40$ per child coming from Vancouver or Mainland which includes ferry fare and transportation. Please meet us at 600 am at the Taxi Pullout right before the car ferry cashiers.
Total 80$ per child coming from Vancouver Island. Please meet us at 10 am at Salty Towers Oceanfront Resort at 1581 Dufour Rd in Sooke.
To confirm your spot on the pelagic tour as it is first come first serve and I only have ten seats open not including the two adults coming please email me first that you are coming and then I will direct you with payment instructions.
A waiver for BCFO will have to be signed by parents before any child is allowed to depart on the trip. Which I will email out to all children signed up.
Birds we are hoping to see are pink-footed and sooty shearwaters, jaegers and northern fulmars etc. I did the trip last year and we got all those birds and more. There should be a good chance at seeing whales too.
Please ensure kids bring a bagged lunch and water, sunscreen, hat, warm layered clothes as it can get cold on the sea, rain jacket , gravol or nausea patch to be taken the night before and of course binoculars and cameras. A dry bag or rain cover is a good idea to bring with you to protect your camera from salt water on the Zodiac.
Zodiacs are not suitable for anyone with back problems or recent surgeries.
Details on pick up location and further details will be mailed out to all registered participants.
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If there is enough interest we might also do a hike to Flatiron Mountain for Ptarmigan this summer. Kids can email me your thoughts on this.
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Please PM or email me at bcbirdergirl(at)gmail(dot)com if you are able to go on any of these field trips and I'll put your name on the list! Also feel free to email me with any questions or concerns.
Cheers,
Melissa
We have a few exciting events planned so far for the summer:
June 4th we are going to Merritt and this trip is now full. Targets will be Black Tern, Swainson's Hawk, Meadowlarks, Clay-coloured Sparrow, Black-billed Magpie, Eared and Horned Grebe in breeding, American White Pelicans, Lewis' Woodpecker, Bluebirds, Burrowing Owl, Ruffed and Dusky Grouse (possible Spruce and Sharp-tailed), Calliope Hummingbird, Osprey, Ruddy Ducks, Vesper Sparrow, Williamson's Sapsucker (possible), Chipping Sparrow, Common Loon with chicks, Red-necked Grebes with chicks, Townsend's Solitaire, House Wren, Eastern Kingbird, Western Kingbird, Say's Phoebe, Red-naped Sapsucker, Bullock's Oriole, all three Nuthatch species, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Horned Lark, Redhead, All 3 Teal species, Gray Catbird and possibly a Great Gray Owl.
Transportation will be provided from Vancouver with a small fee. Please meet at 7 am at the Park and Ride off Cambie and West 10th in Vancouver. Kids coming from the interior please meet at Beaver Ranch Flats parking lot at 10:30 am. Please bring bagged lunch, hat, water, sunscreen, camera and bins.This will be a full day trip with multiple locations and involve some hiking so it will not be suitable for small children under 12.
A waiver for BCFO will have to be signed by parents before any child is allowed to depart on the trip. Which I have emailed out to all participants.
I will hand out our new Young Birder Hats and Young Birder Award Plaques at this field trip.
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I am also doing a field trip on July 16th at Catbird Slough and Grant Narrows if parents can drop their kids at 9am at Pitt Lake with a bagged lunch and water, hat and sunscreen we will go looking for American Redstarts, Gray Catbirds , Eastern Kingbirds, various warblers and the like!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I have also planned a mini pelagic on Saturday August 27th from Sooke with Sooke Explorations in the Juan De Fuca Strait
http://ww.sookewhalewatching.com/
Cost breakdown is as follows:
Total: 181.40$ per child coming from Vancouver or Mainland which includes ferry fare and transportation. Please meet us at 600 am at the Taxi Pullout right before the car ferry cashiers.
Total 80$ per child coming from Vancouver Island. Please meet us at 10 am at Salty Towers Oceanfront Resort at 1581 Dufour Rd in Sooke.
To confirm your spot on the pelagic tour as it is first come first serve and I only have ten seats open not including the two adults coming please email me first that you are coming and then I will direct you with payment instructions.
A waiver for BCFO will have to be signed by parents before any child is allowed to depart on the trip. Which I will email out to all children signed up.
Birds we are hoping to see are pink-footed and sooty shearwaters, jaegers and northern fulmars etc. I did the trip last year and we got all those birds and more. There should be a good chance at seeing whales too.
Please ensure kids bring a bagged lunch and water, sunscreen, hat, warm layered clothes as it can get cold on the sea, rain jacket , gravol or nausea patch to be taken the night before and of course binoculars and cameras. A dry bag or rain cover is a good idea to bring with you to protect your camera from salt water on the Zodiac.
Zodiacs are not suitable for anyone with back problems or recent surgeries.
Details on pick up location and further details will be mailed out to all registered participants.
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If there is enough interest we might also do a hike to Flatiron Mountain for Ptarmigan this summer. Kids can email me your thoughts on this.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please PM or email me at bcbirdergirl(at)gmail(dot)com if you are able to go on any of these field trips and I'll put your name on the list! Also feel free to email me with any questions or concerns.
Cheers,
Melissa
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