Spring migration in Kitimat
May 13, 2025
Surf scoters Great Blue Herons Harlequin ducks
Category: duck
April birds in Kitimat
April 30, 2025
Spring birds at the Kitimat waterfront
March 31, 2025
After a winter of mostly wet, overcast, low light, awful weather, spring has returned to Kitimat and Haisla. So a few images from the March 30, shorebird count by the Kitimat Valley Naturalists.
Birding in an atmospheric river
January 30, 2024
I went out with local birders on Saturday January27 to do the monthly shorebird count. One of the many atmospheric rivers sweeping in from the Pacific Ocean meant heavy rain, fog and some wind. It certainly didn’t stop the birds nor the birders. There were at least 60 probably more common mergansers both at Wahtl […]
Christmas Bird Count 2023
December 20, 2023
On December 16, 2023 Kitimat Valley Naturalists took part in the worldwide Christmas Bird Count, with special permission and guidance to view the natural areas of the Kitimat River estuary in both the RIo Tinto and LNG Canada industrial sites. The weather was cool and overcast, but unlike earlier years no snow or heavy rain […]
October birds in Kitimat
November 3, 2023
This October was a great month to shoot birds in Kitimat, not only in my backyard, but on the ocean at Kitamaat Village and MK Bay Marina.
The Bowling Green Nature Reserve, Topsham
August 30, 2022
During my trip to Topsham, Devon, I visited the Bowling Green Marsh Nature Reserve. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Bowling Green Nature Reserve is on the junction of the River Exe and the River Clyst, close Topsham. The Lookout Hide viewing platform is described as “an ideal spot to watch birds up […]