Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve
July 16th to 25th 2010
We always have a good walk at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve; there is always something to see there.
We enjoyed a small flock of Bush Tits playing in and near a Buddleia shrub.
A Beaver, returning late from his morning run, swam past us to his lodge.
Red-winged Blackbirds were seen as usual.
A juvenile Lazuli Bunting was seen with another at the Salwein Creek Loop.
A male Downy Woodpecker peeked out at us from the leaves in a tree near the East Bird Blind.
Black-capped Chickadees are always around somewhere.
A juvenile Cowbird waited for her Red-winged Blackbird mother to return with insects.
Damselflies enjoy the warmth of the sun and are easily found in grasses near water.
Several Bald Eagles, young and adult were seen over the last few days.
House Finches are always around; they are residents here.
Northern Red-shafted Flickers were performing territorial dances and vocalizations. There were several of them, some juveniles and some adults near the Salwein Creek and the South Lagoon.
Click below to hear the Northern Red-shafted Flicker
Flycatchers were found at the Salwein Creek Loop and the South Lagoon.
American Goldfinches were found in several different areas. This one was enjoying foraging on the pathway in front of us.
The resident family of Canada Geese were resting at the edge of the North Lagoon every day.
We saw two Green Herons; one adult flew over our heads at the North Lagoon and landed in the slough below the Heronry, while another young juvenile was seen at the edge of the North Lagoon off in the distance.
A male Black-headed Grosbeak checked out the trees above our heads.
A few Crows mobbed a Red-tailed Hawk while they flew off out of our view.
Great Blue Herons were found in several locations as usual.
A surprise for us was a juvenile Dark-eyed Junco.
A few Belted Kingfishers were seen on our walks.
Mallards are always easy to find.
Another surprise for us was a female Hooded Merganser.
A male Bullock’s Oriole glowed in the sunlight.
Cottontail Rabbits are numerous and always found near the edges of the paths.
American Robins are another easily found bird; they are another native bird.
Song Sparrows are another resident and often are found in the shrubs near the edges of the paths.
Barn Swallows love to use overhead wires to launch themselves into the air after insects.
Turtles can be found on the logs across the South Lagoon; they can be seen with binoculars from the benches on the east side of the South Lagoon. This one was on a log at the North Lagoon.
Several Turkey Vultures soared overhead.
White-crowned Sparrows didn’t waste time gathering insects for their young.
Wood Ducks enjoyed resting on the logs in the sun.
A couple of Pileated Woodpeckers paused for a few moments.
A juvenile Bewick’s Wren peeked out of the shadows of the undergrowth on the Salwein Creek Loop.
A Yellow Warbler peered out from behind some shrub leaves before it hopped onto a young Cottonwood and disappeared into the undergrowth nearby.
Common Yellowthroat Warblers were found in several places.
We like to stop in at the Rotary Interpretive Centre for visits and this week was no different. We enjoyed visits with Eileen, Ivy, Dylan, Gordon, Lucille, Richard, Laura, Warner, Leona and their grandchildren, Michelle, John, Barb, Val, Alice, Muriel, Cynthia, Janet, Orson, Gord G and Bonnie. We also stopped for chats with Selma and Wayne. We admire Dawn and the Pathfinders for the work that they do at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve. We always enjoy seeing them and appreciate the work that they do there. This weekend was a River Cleanup day and we are always amazed and sorry to see how much garbage that these wonderful dedicated people remove from our rivers. It is not necessary for us to mention that we don’t want these rivers contaminated with garbage to our readers for we know that everyone that reads our journals are the kind of people that already respect nature and the world in which we live. So thank you readers for being the kind of people that we like to meet and hear from. Here is a link to the Chilliwack Vedder River Cleanup Coalition: http://www.cleanrivers.ca/ Thanks to people like these, our world is a better place.
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