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    • 1. COURTENAY RIVER / COMOX BAY
      • Brooklyn Creek area
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    • 2. COMOX PENINSULA
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    • 3. STRAIT OF GEORGIA/ OYSTER RIVER
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    • 4. TSOLUM RIVER
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      • Wildwood Marsh & Forest
    • 5. FORBIDDEN PLATEAU
      • Paradise Meadows
    • 6. PUNTLEDGE RIVER / COMOX LAKE
      • Comox Lake Bluffs
      • Morrison Greenway
      • Nymph Falls
      • Puntledge Greenway
      • Upper Puntledge River
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      • Maple Lake
    • 8. BAYNES SOUND
      • Deep Bay
      • Fanny Bay & Ships Point
      • Rosewall Creek
      • Trent River South
      • Union Bay area
    • 9. DENMAN ISLAND
      • Boyle Point
      • Central Park
      • Sandy (Tree) Island
      • Fillongley Provincial Park
    • 10. HORNBY ISLAND
      • Mt Geoffrey
      • Helliwell Provincial Park
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    Comox Valley Nature

    15 hours ago

    Comox Valley Nature
    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/ Set a goal of 10 reports this week, and share your learning with friends and family! #EndangeredSpeciesDay #ISAM #InvasiveSpeciesActionMonth #NISAW #BCInvasives #SpeciesAtRisk ... See MoreSee Less

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    Comox Valley Nature

    16 hours ago

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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 2Vaux Swift 1Killdeer 1Turkey Vulture 1Hammond’s Flycatcher Pacific-slope FlycatcherWarbling Vireo 1Pacific Wren 1European Starling 1Swainson’s Thrush 2American Robin manyChipping Sparrow 2Dark-eyed Junco 3White-crowned Sparrow 1Spotted Towhee 2Brown-headed Cowbird 7Yellow Warbler manyWestern Tanager 1 ... See MoreSee Less

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    Comox Valley Nature

    4 days ago

    Comox Valley Nature
    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 ... See MoreSee Less

    2022 Courtenay Museum Chimney Cam

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    Vaux's Swift Courtenay Museum Chimney Cam
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