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What invasive plants have you spotted this week?Did you know British Columbia has the highest number of species at risk in Canada with over 1800 species at risk of extinction? Invasive species compete with native ones for resources and habitat and are a major threat to species at risk in BC.Learn about some of the fantastic flora and fauna in your area using apps like iNaturalist, and report any invasives you see using our Report Invasives App! bcinvasives.ca/take-action/report/
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The birders group visited the One Spot Trail near Brazier Rd on May 19th. Nine birders found 18 species.“The woods were full of bird song. We heard many more than we saw and sometimes used mobile apps to verify the species by sound. Besides Robins, the most prevalent was Yellow Warbler.”
Mallard 2
Vaux Swift 1
Killdeer 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Hammond’s Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo 1
Pacific Wren 1
European Starling 1
Swainson’s Thrush 2
American Robin many
Chipping Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 3
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Spotted Towhee 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
Yellow Warbler many
Western Tanager 1
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A livestream camera has been mounted near the Courtenay & District Museum chimney to watch the Vaux's Swifts entering the roost each evening. You can scroll back up to 12 hours to see earlier activity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj6oXTOgXeY
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Identifying insect pollinators: a visual guide
Many CVN members want their gardens to attract pollinators, and carefully select native plants for this purpose. But how much do we know about the pollinators themselves? As a joint project, the Environmental Youth Alliance and an organization named Border … Continue reading
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Kin Beach botany walk
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on May 14. Last Monday (May 9) we enjoyed a rare sunny day at Kin Beach Provincial Park. There were lots of plants in bloom. Special thanks to Helen R. for … Continue reading
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Spring beauties
The Botany Group recently had a quiz based on these photos of spring blooms by John B. Here we include the answers with the photos. Click a photo to enlarge it. A closeup of red elderberry flowers (Sambucus racemosa) Hooker’s … Continue reading
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Ripple Rock Trail: Botany highlights
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on April 26. Last weekend I took my kids for a hike on the Ripple Rock Trail (trailhead is about a 15 minute drive north of Campbell River). This is about … Continue reading
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