WINGSPAN
- making British Columbia a safer place for birds -
FALL 2014
Annual General Meeting
Saturday, November 29th 2014
WBT Wild Bird Trust of British Columbia
Dedicated to the protection of wild birds and their habitat, on the principle that all wildlife must benefit
Patrons:
Honourable John A. Fraser P.C., O.C., O.B.C., Q.C., LL.D (Hon)
Robert Bateman, O.C., O.B.C., Artist and Naturalist
President:
Vice-President:
Recording Secretary:
Treasurer:
Engineer:
Patricia M. Banning-Lover
Geoffrey Bird
Patricia M. Banning-Lover
Eric W. Lovis
Adrian P. Joseph
DIRECTORS:
Patricia M. Banning-Lover
Geoffrey Bird
Adrian P. Joseph
Derek Killby
Eric W. Lovis
Dr. Chris Pharo
THE CONSERVATION AREA AT MAPLEWOOD FLATS
2645 Dollarton Highway, North Vancouver, BC V7H 1B1
(2 km. east of Second Narrows Bridge)
WBT Maplewood Office Telephone: 604 903 4471
Parking:
Weekdays: 8 am.—6 pm. Weekends: 9.30 am.—4 pm.
(automatic gate closure—check your watch during your visit)
Our trails are suitable for all ages and wheelchair accessible
(wheelchair accessible washrooms available upon request)
Leashed dogs are allowed on the east side only
Please no dogs (leashed or unleashed) to special or regular events
Annual General Meeting 2014
Saturday, November 29th please see page 21 for details
Corrigan Nature House Dedication Day
Immediate Past President: Geoffrey Bird
Past Presidents:
Patricia M. Banning-Lover
Dr. Richard C. Beard
Sunday, March 1st 2015 please see pages four and six for details
NEW FOR 2015
David Cook’s “Fun with Flowers, Fruits and Fungi”
WBT FOUNDERS:
Dr. Richard C. Beard
Patricia M. Banning-Lover
ADVISORY LEVEL:
Habitat Advisor: Dr. Patrick F. Mooney
MCA Bird Checklist: Bonnie L. Hawkes
please see page nine for details
WINGSPAN Editor:
Patricia M. Banning-Lover
Produced at Minerva House Telephone: 604 922 1550
REGULAR EVENTS 2015
please see page six for details
(meet at The Conservation Area Office - rain or shine)
WBT Bird Survey
First Saturday of the month 8 am.—12.30 pm.
DEADLINE FOR NEXT EDITION: April 14th 2015
Al’s Saturday Nature Walks 2015
Nature House Fundraiser: Patricia M. Banning-Lover
Special Events/“Return of the Osprey”
Festival Administrator:
Patricia M. Banning-Lover
Bird Feeder Maintenance Manager: Derek Killby
please page six for details
Second Saturday of the month
meet at The Conservation Area Office at 10 am for a 2 hr. walk
WBT WILD BIRD TRUST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Executive Office/Membership Office: 604 922 1550
MCA Manager:
Ernie Kennedy Tel: 778 881 5300
Volunteer Coordinators: Ernie Kennedy, Patricia M. Banning-Lover
Rob Lyske’s Members’ Only Walks 2015
please see page six for details
Volunteer Day
Third Saturday of the month 10 am.
WBT Wild Bird Trust of British Columbiais incorporated as a non-profit society under the Provincial Societies’ Act, Society # S - 31197
and is a charitable organization under the federal “Income Tax Act” Charity # 14026 5570 RR0001
CONTENTS
Front Cover:
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Back Cover:
Wood Duck Drake
© John Lowman
Essence! The President’s Message
Patricia M. Banning-Lover
Donations to “Beyond Birds”
WBT’s 2015 Calendar of Regular and Special Events
View from Osprey Point
Al Grass
Pause-abilities
Rob Lyske
NEW for 2015 Free Sunday Afternoon Walks—”Fun with Flowers, Fruits and Fungi”
Green Heron—the stealthy, unique hunter
Colin Clasen
Corrigan Nature House grounds hosts birth!
Patricia M. Banning-Lover
“Return of the Osprey” Festival 2014
Thank You Allan Milligan!
Patricia M. Banning-Lover
LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetic “Charity Pot” Visit
Balm of Gilead—for birds??
Derek Killby
WBT’s “Meet and Greet” Office—surprise discovery!
Patricia M. Banning-Lover
Volunteer Opportunities with Wild Bird Trust
About Our Covers
John Lowman
The Kingfisher Club: Berry Good Birding
Al Grass
WBT’s 8th Annual BIG SIT—best ever with 54 species!
Jude Grass
Gifting Opportunity to WBT Winter Bird Feeding Program through Wild Birds Unlimited
Nomination Form and Proxy Form for WBT AGM 2014
Notice of WBT AGM 2014
A Summer of Eagle Observations
Daniel Stewart
Wood Duck Drake at Sunset
© John Lowman
Insert: WBT’s Bird Checklist 2014 for The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats
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Essence!
- the President’s Message!
The photographs at the right take barely a
moment’s glance but represent countless hours of patient negotiation. We are extremely pleased to announce that long-term tenure (to March 31st 2041) for
Wild Bird Trust at The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats has been signed with the District of North
Vancouver. This is an extension to the original Management Agreement with DNV and parallels our Management Agreement with Environment Canada/
PortMetroVancouver.
We are also very pleased to announce that
the much-discussed transfer of McFadden Creek Nature Sanctuary (formerly McFadden Creek Heronry)
to Islands Trust Fund was completed on September
30th with full support from all parties.
Our history with this property stretches back
to WBT’s early days when we first visited the property on Wednesday, November 27th 1996. In order to
honour the donors who contributed to this project
through Wild Bird Trust we have secured acknowledgment in perpetuity on all literature etc., for our role
as lead fundraiser in the acquisition of what was once
British Columbia’s largest unprotected colony of
coastal Great Blue Heron (sub-species fannini). HostWBT President Patricia M. Banning-Lover and
ing 118 nests it represented 5% of the Canadian popuWBT Vice-President Geoffrey Bird sign
lation, and 2.5% globally. After severe and repeated
the extension to the District of North Vancouver Management Agreement
predation by rogue Bald Eagles the colony abandoned
for The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats.
McFadden Creek in the Spring of 2001 dispersing to
Monday, August 25th 2014
three alternate nesting sites around Salt Spring Island.
Summer 2014 was unrelentingly warm and
as we watched the fire risk indicator climb into the red
we began to wonder if we would be advised to close
the trails. We enjoyed a very successful “Return of
the Osprey” Festival over the weekend of July
26th/27th having taken over the Corrigan Nature
House the day before!
We celebrated being able to reopen Osprey
Point Trail after safely living behind blue security
fencing for almost a year while construction took
place. Dedicated WBT Volunteers Gill Hersee, Sharon Carey, Chad Sole, Director Derek Killby and
Manager Ernie Kennedy moved an heroic 32 tonnes
of trail resurfacing material which had to be wetted
down and compacted in order to provide an acceptable
wheelchair accessible surface. As Gill said afterwards, with a smile, “it was a good thing we didn’t
actually know it was 32 tonnes!”
Now in its eighth year our Annual BIG SIT
set a new record with 54 species. We have spruced up
the “Meet and Greet” office, re-roofed a shed in the
Nursery, nearly finished the Corrigan Nature House,
WBT President Patricia M. Banning-Lover and
purchased two new sheds to house PUMA boxes/bird
WBT
Vice-President
Geoffrey Bird sign the Transfer Agreement
seed, wheelbarrows etc., re-installed Jake’s Bench and
for
McFadden
Creek
Nature Sanctuary, Salt Spring Island.
greeted many visitors. For the months of August we
Monday,
September 15th 2014
recorded 99 bird species which recorder Lea Haggert
says is unusually good. And now we look forward to
seeing you all at the AGM on November 29th—to get
Patricia M. Banning-Lover, President
our report cards ticked!!!
WBT Wild Bird Trust of British Columbia
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“BEYOND BIRDS”
The building phase of WBT’s Corrigan Nature House is complete!
Fundraising for furnishings, fixtures and landscaping continues
For more information please contact WBT President/Fundraiser
Patricia M. Banning-Lover Telephone: 604 922 1550
Wild Bird Trust thanks
Christopher Schreiber
© Robert Alexander
Christopher Schreiber presents WBT Vice-President Geoffrey Bird
and WBT President Patricia M. Banning-Lover
with a donation for the Corrigan Nature House at
WBT’s “Return of the Osprey”Festival 2014
Corrigan Nature House
Dedication Day
Sunday, MARCH 1st 2015
Doors open 1.15 pm.
Ceremony begins at 2 pm.
Right: Allan Milligan presents
WBT President Patricia M. Banning-Lover
and WBT Vice-President Geoffrey Bird
with a donation for the Corrigan Nature House
at WBT’s “Return of the Osprey” Festival 2014
Image: © Robert Alexander
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A resident of Deep Cove, student
Christopher Schreiber visits The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats quite often
with his parents Beatrice and Stefan
Schreiber and their lovely, always thoughtfully leashed, dog Stella—a Champion Scottish Terrier. On one of these visits our
fundraising notice board for “Beyond
Birds” caught Christopher’s eye and an
idea began to take shape.
In 2013 Christopher approached
us with the idea of fundraising for Corrigan
Nature House.
Having been given our
blessing Christopher went about quietly to
achieve his goal of “giving back to the community”.
A few days before our “Return of
the Osprey” Festival 2014 we were thrilled
to learn that Christopher would attend. He
presented us with what he describes as the
first cheque from his ongoing efforts. We
are all very grateful to this generous and
energetic young man whose gift of time has
generated significant support for the Corrigan Nature House.
Long Distance
Donation!
David and Robyn Palmer (right)
from Whangarei, New Zealand
sent us their good wishes and a donation for
the Corrigan Nature House.
Nature House Project Manager/WBT Director
Adrian Joseph
and Patricia (above) open the envelope!
Left: ERCO Worldwide
Plant Manager Tom Miller and
Maureen Clarkson
visited the Corrigan Nature House.
September 25th 2014
and presented us with a donation.
Image: Ernie Kennedy
Recent Donations were received for Corrigan Nature House
from
RICHARD C. BEARD
C. CHEUNG
DAVID COOK
ERCO WORLDWIDE
JACK GIN FAMILY FOUNDATION, held at VANCOUVER FOUNDATION
MARLYSE AND JOHN HAJEK
BILL JEFFRIES
LES LEIGHTON
JAMES MORRISON
ALLAN MILLIGAN
NORBURY FOUNDATION
DAVID AND ROBYN PALMER
PUPPY PERFECT START
ELISE ROBERTS
CHRISTOPHER SCHREIBER
Luca P. Sekeia
David Cook presents
WBT President Patricia M. Banning-Lover
with a donation for the Corrigan Nature House
WBT Wild Bird Trust of British Columbia
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FREE WILD BIRD TRUST NATURE WALKS 2015
Guided by Legendary Lower Mainland Naturalist Al Grass
JANUARY 10th—NOT JUST MUD!! Why are tidal flats critical habitats for wildlife?
FEBRUARY 14th—DUCK TALES Dabblers and Divers at their best
MARCH 14th—WHAT IS FOR DINNER? Maplewood’s Raptors
APRIL 11th—A LONG JOURNEY The miracle of migration—celebrate the arrival of spring birds
MAY 9th—THE MUSIC OF BIRDS Enjoy The Conservation Area’s birds and their music
JUNE 13th—OSPREYS AND MARTINS They are back! - and many other birds too
JULY 11th—SALT MARSH SECRETS REVEALED
The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats boasts the
premier example of salt marsh in Burrard Inlet. A rare supervised opportunity to appreciate this important inter-tidal
ecosystem.
AUGUST 8th—ALL ABOUT HABITAT Understanding habitat
SEPTEMBER 12th—AUTUMN Fall migration and Maplewood’s birds
OCTOBER 10th—FRESH AND FROSTY Birds begin to prepare for the challenges of winter
NOVEMBER 14th—WOODLAND WONDERS
fungi
Maplewood’s forests live with the help of beetles, woodpeckers, and
DECEMBER 12th—HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
A winter’s day at Maplewood is always full of wonderful
surprises
SPECIAL EVENTS FOR 2015
Sunday, MARCH 1st Dedication Day—Corrigan Nature House. Doors Open 1.15 pm. Ceremony 2 pm.
Saturday, MAY 16th meet at 6 am for the “Dawn Chorus” with Al and Jude Grass Early morning at
Maplewood is full of bird songs and calls - an experience that should not be missed. Meet at double gates just before the
main entrance (travelling east) to The Conservation Area at 2645 Dollarton Highway, North Vancouver.
Saturday, JUNE 6th 8—10.30 am “THE BIG SIT” Our version of a Big Day at Maplewood. Please
bring a chair, your own binoculars and recording material—dress for the weather Depending on our numbers we will
break into teams to cover: Osprey Point, Otter Point, area adjacent to the mudflats, West Pond, forested area, area adjacent to WBT Nursery/Corrigan Nature House. WBT recording forms will be provided to teams.
Saturday & Sunday, JULY 25th and 26th “Return of the Osprey” Festival Weekend 10.30 am4.30pm. with Osprey and Purple Martin Watch at Osprey Point, guided walks, community tables, presentations and
displays.
Saturday, SEPTEMBER 19th Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the 1995 Grand Opening of The Conservation Area
at Maplewood Flats.
Saturday, NOVEMBER 28th Annual General Meeting
ADDITIONAL 2015 WALKS
● NEW—Sunday Afternoons with David Cook “Fun with Flowers, Fruits and Fungi” 1.30-3.30 pm.
April 26th “Native Plants as Natural Healers”, July 12th “Native Fruit Basket”, October 25th “Fascinating Fungi”
● Summer Evening Walks 2015 with Al and Jude Grass
WEDNESDAY, July 8th & WEDNESDAY, July 22nd 7 pm–9 pm.
Two delightful evening opportunities to hear birds singing, observe wildflowers, perhaps see bats and swifts and possibly
a mother deer and her fawns. Please park outside The Conservation Area as the gate will be closed for the evening.
● “Members’ Only” Walks 2015 with Rob Lyske
SATURDAY, April 25th and SATURDAY, August 15th 10 am–Noon.
All walks, unless otherwise specified, meet at WBT’s Conservation Area Office, at 10 am
2645 Dollarton Highway, North Vancouver (604 903 4471) — events take place Rain or Shine!
Please check your watch—Environment Canada’s gate closes automatically at 6 pm. weekdays and 4 pm weekends
Wheelchair accessible trails, wheelchair accessible washrooms at Corrigan Nature House are available by request.
Although WE believe you when you tell us that your dog wouldn’t dream of chasing wildlife
it’s very hard to get that message across to nesting and ground resting birds! PLEASE—no dogs, leashed or unleashed!
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View from Osprey Point with Al Grass
“The beautiful little
ground hugging eyebright is
an exception at Osprey Point
for its charming flowers remain well into fall.
To really appreciate
this tiny gem, and other
small worlds a magnifying
glass is needed.”
…. Al Grass
Image: Eyebright (Euphrasia)
© Robert Alexander
Listening to the lapping of waves against the
rocky shore, hearing the cries of gulls high above as the
breezes skip over the water, one is quickly taken away
from the noisy hub-bub of the city.
Offshore, Ospreys sit atop dolphins waiting for
their ‘signal’ to begin their journey to warmer latitudes.
The Osprey is truly a wonderful bird with a world-wide
distribution. What a thrill it is to watch one hover and
then plunge into the water to nab a fish. I recall a time
when the Osprey was called the ‘fish hawk’, a name
that speaks well of its hunting habits.
It’s nice to sit here and to close one’s eyes for
a time and just listen for the honking of geese, the rattle
of a Belted Kingfisher or a yellowlegs flying by. In this
way we are not limited by visual distractions.
Pintails, teal and wigeon are gathering in ever
increasing numbers on the ‘Flats’ heralding seasonal
changes – not only here but far away in their central and
northern breeding grounds. I often think about how
we’re connected to places beyond, like our Neotropical
warblers, vireos and flycatchers, or shorebirds that
breed in the Arctic stopping here to rest and feed.
One can also witness some great drama like
leaping salmon offshore, pursued no doubt by a hungry
seal.
Most plants at Osprey Point have gone to fruit
or ‘seed’ by late summer – a promise of new growth in
the spring. The beautiful little ground hugging eyebright is an exception at Osprey Point for its charming
flowers remain well into fall. To really appreciate this
tiny gem, and other small worlds a magnifying glass is
needed.
With the mellow croaks of a Common Raven
in the distance, and goldfinches “potato chipping”
(flight calls), I think about how all things in nature are
connected – including ourselves.
Osprey Point is a wonderful place to have a
“quiet sit” and let nature come to you – and NO APPS
needed!!!!
© Struan Robertson
Legendary Lower Mainland Naturalist Al Grass
WBT Wild Bird Trust of British Columbia
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Pause-abilities by Rob Lyske
© Robert Alexander
Hooded Merganser Family on West Pond at The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats, June 5th 2014
Approximately three kilometers of trail wind their
way through The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats and
can be walked comfortably in about an hour. These trails are
used with many different intentions: a chat over coffee, taking the kids for a stroll or maybe a bit of exercise. Nature
enthusiasts however tend to go at a different pace and are
often standing on the trailside pointing out a discovery of one
kind or another to those who may have just otherwise left it
unnoticed.
In the past six months there has been an increase of
noteworthy bird sightings after what had to be considered a
very quiet start to the year. Ryan Johnston started things off
with a Western Kingbird on the west salt marsh May 11th.
There were reports of both Western and Eastern Kingbirds
on several occasions along this now hard to find habitat locally. Robin Learmont photographed a Lazuli Bunting May
21st, one of very few records at The Conservation Area.
On June 16th a Whimbrel spent some time on the
east mudflats. This is a very good area to linger and one of
the key locations for our annual “BIG SIT”. The shorebird
numbers seen at The Conservation Area are usually small,
but this is the place to look for them. A nice mix of southbound migrants was found in late August scurrying along the
water’s edge.
Wild Bird Trust Director Derek Killby strung together several notable sightings in the past few months such
as American Redstart (June 11th), Barred Owl (July 2nd),
Green Heron (August 5th), Mountain Chickadee (August
21st) and recently heard a Northern Pygmy-Owl (September
4th).
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One of the highlights of August was a Northern
Waterthrush found by Bonnie Hawkes at the east side of
West Pond. Lucky observers willing to spend a bit of time
were graced with a fleeting view of this skulky warbler. On
our August Member’s Only Walk it made a very brief appearance before disappearing into the willowy understorey.
Also in August was the first of two Vesper Sparrow sightings. Joe Denham found the sparrow along the east side on
the 31st and Quentin Brown had a second bird pop up onto a
wooden railing along the central Fire Lane nine days later.
The breeding season at The Conservation Area this
year was highlighted by a Hooded Merganser, which took
advantage of a Wood Duck nest box at West Pond. Our Osprey fledged one chick. It appears the Purple Martins had a
good summer with favourable weather throughout. The nesting Bald Eagles tried to raise two young this year. The collapse of their nest left the survival of the young uncertain.
The Great Blue Heron colony looked to be booming in early
spring with six nests under construction but there were no
confirmations of nesting success this year.
Taking some time shuffling through the mosaic of
cottonwood leaves, be sure to stop and listen from time to
time. Those “pause-abilities” can produce many possibilities
if you can turn a quick walk into a slow stalk and let the birds
come to you.
Join WBT Contract Naturalist Rob Lyske
for Member’s Only Walks 2015
Saturday April 25th and Saturday August 15th
10 am-noon
~ rain or shine ~
NEW for 2015—free Sunday Afternoon Walks!
“Fun with Flowers, Fruits and Fungi”
with WBT Contract Naturalist David Cook 1.30-3.30 pm.—rain or shine
Meet at The Conservation Area Office
Sunday April 26th “Native Plants as Natural Healers”
Learn to identify our native plants and their importance in First Nations medicinal use.
Sunday, July 12th “Native Fruit Basket”
Learn about the edibility and preparation of native fruits by First Nations.
Sunday, October 25th “Fascinating Fungi”
The role of fungi in our forests. How to safely identify fungi.
Introducing David Cook …. David is a Biologist and Geologist and has been Coordinator
of both the Botany and Geology Sections of Nature Vancouver (Vancouver Natural History Society) for the last nine years as well as being involved in numerous workshops and advocacy relating
to management of parks and natural areas in the Vancouver and North Shore region over the last
14 years. Specifically his botanical interests lie in the field of plant ecology and protection/conservation of local natural areas; in particular old-growth forests, wetlands and intertidal areas, those most impacted by human exploitation and development. He considers education of
the general public about our natural ecosystems to be of prime importance if we are to gain public
support to conserve and maintain these wild places for future generations. He hopes to achieve
this through his entertaining field trips and talks. His expertise as a Geologist provides additional
insight into the development of the soils and terrain on which ecosystems depend.
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GREEN HERON – the stealthy, unique hunter
by Colin Clasen
© Colin Clasen
Green Heron
The beautiful and diminutive Green Heron has
been a yearly visitor to The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats for many years now. Compared to its much
more common cousin, the Great Blue Heron, it is only about
one-third the height, one-tenth the body weight and has
darker coloured plumage. Furthermore, it tends to be quite
solitary, choosing more secluded habitat. These combined
characteristics make it much easier to blend in with its surroundings and therefore much harder to spot - and more
gratifying when you finally do find one!
A Green Heron was present along the Barge Channel for a couple of weeks this year. This timespan luckily
included an appearance at the “Return of the Osprey” Festival on the last weekend of July, providing nice views for
many grateful visitors.
There have been no confirmed nests of Green Herons at The Conservation Area yet. However, there have
been confirmed nests at various locations around Metro
Vancouver in recent years, including 10 kilometers west at
Ambleside Park in 2008 and this year at Hastings Park, only
3 kilometers southwest of The Conservation Area.
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With other nesting sites so close and since there is
some very suitable nesting habitat available for them it’s
quite possible they could nest here in the near future.
This species is much more common in the eastern
half of the United States. The southwest coastal area of B.C.
is its northernmost range in western North America. It is
classified as “uncommon” in the Metro Vancouver area,
therefore The Conservation Area is very fortunate to be one
of the few, scattered locations where it is seen annually.
Historical records show that this migratory species
tends to arrive here on average in mid-April and leave by
October or November. However, there are a few hardy individuals that are known to overwinter in our region.
According to “The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and
Behaviour”, a unique hunting strategy of Green Herons has
been witnessed, whereby they will use bread crumbs or
feathers, dropped onto the surface of the water, to attract
small fish to within their reach. I think I’ll keep that in mind
the next time I go fishing, in the hope it will improve my
luck!!
Corrigan Nature House grounds hosts birth!
by Patricia M. Banning-Lover
© Derek Killby
Coastal Black-tailed Deer with newly born fawn.
The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats, May 29th 2014
Director Adrian Joseph and I arrived at Corrigan Nature House on May 29th for a 9 am. meeting with WBT’s
Habitat Advisor Dr. Patrick Mooney to discuss landscaping. Director Derek Killby was on site too as he is part of the
regular Tuesday/Thursday Volunteer Group. Construction Crew’s Bill Williams quietly came to tell us that a birth was
taking place in the vegetation at the south east corner of the Corrigan Nature House.
We stood at a respectful distance in the cool rain and watched the tiny fawn take its first steps and first nurse
while its Mother licked it all over. The above image was taken only moments after delivery. We were not alone—
standing sentry between us and the birthing area stood another deer—perhaps last year’s young. The whole experience
left us feeling privileged to have been part of a new lifecycle at The Conservation Area.
The trio enjoy good grazing around Corrigan Nature House but travel as far as the dolphins on the mudflats.
Director Derek Killby has captured some footage showing this excursion which we will show you at the Annual General Meeting on Saturday, November 29th.
WBT Wild Bird Trust of British Columbia
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“RETURN OF THE OSPREY” FESTIVAL 2014
© Robert Alexander
WBT Purple Martin Nest Box Monitoring Program Coordinator June Ryder
and WBT Director Derek Killby talk to visitors at the “Osprey/Purple Martin Watch” Tent
“Return of the Osprey” Festival 2014
We took the Corrigan Nature House over on Thursday evening/Friday morning—and set up for the two day Festival on
Friday afternoon! Oh my goodness—what a rush! The weather was amazing—very hot! I just kept remembering with happiness
how this time last year we hadn’t even broken ground for the building—and here we were using it!
As we opened on Saturday morning a Green Heron appeared in the Barge Channel as if to say “Good Luck”. We also
caught sight of the fawn which had been born a few weeks earlier (please see previous page). We were very pleased to reconnect
with old friends and meet new ones and we look forward to “Return of the Osprey” Festival 2015 which will be held July 25/26th.
Many thanks to those who contributed their time and helped to make the weekend such fun—the Trust is very grateful to:
Elise Roberts and her Treasure Box Puppet Theatre with a production of “The Story of Pacific Herring”, DNV’s Graham Knell with
“Do you know what is growing in your garden? - how pretty becomes a problem”, Bill Jeffries with his presentation “Maplewood
Mudflats—then and now” which highlighted the recent Bruce Stewart “Dollarton Faire 1972 exhibition at Presentation House Gallery, Janet Pavlik and her grandson from Deep Cove Heritage Society with the book “Echoes Across Seymour”, WBT Founder Dr.
Richard Beard‘s walk and talk “How to attract butterflies to your garden”, Jude Grass with the Sunday afternoon walk “You only
see what you know”, “Under the Tent” Osprey/Purple Martin Watch at Osprey Point with WBT Director Derek Killby and WBT
Volunteer Colin Clasen (Derek and Colin are also Purple Martin Program Survey Schedulers), Lex Alfred Hedley and Sandra
Hedley with a display of original watercolours, Wildlife Photographer John Lowman with framed prints and cards, North Shore
Emergency Management Office who taught us emergency preparedness and how to stay safe and comfortable in times of disaster,
Kevin Bell in WBT’s Nursery, Festival photographer Robert Alexander.
Our wonderful volunteers Lea Haggert, Carole Gamley, Elsie Webb, June Ryder, Darrell de la Mare, Jean Johnson, Bonnie
and Geoff Hawkes all contributed to a memorable weekend. A special thank you to MCA Manager Ernie Kennedy who makes my
job possible by patiently supporting my many directives until I eventually proclaim “we are exactly where we need to be for today!”
Patricia M. Banning-Lover, “Return of the Osprey” Festival Administrator
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THANK YOU Allan Milligan!
by Patricia M. Banning-Lover
Patricia M. Banning-Lover
WBT Volunteer Allan Milligan (left) and Director Derek Killby (right)
fill feeders at The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats, September 25th 2014
Wild Bird Trust wishes to thank devoted WBT Volunteer Allan Milligan for his many years of loyal commitment
to outside duties. Allan has been with us right from the beginning and as soon as we established trails in 1994 at The
Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats Allan was there to maintain them, often suggesting (and indeed donating) the
right equipment for the job. Allan was also part of the Westcoast Bridge installation team. In 2001 Allan was presented with WBT’s “Volunteer of the Year” Award.
We feed birds from late-September until end of frost and the birds know Allan and Elizabeth Milligan by footstep, lining up with a warm welcome in the Nursery Compound as the gates are unlocked. A commitment to feeding
birds is a big one and Allan has never let them down—even Christmas festivities included filling the feeders!
A few months ago Allan indicated that the time had come to retire from feeder management and we picked
September 30th as an end date. He told me he would have everything ready for the start of the yearly feeding program and sure enough the freshly washed feeders were put up and Allan confirmed with new Wild Birds Unlimited
Owners Mark and Laura Eburne that we have 39 bags of feed and seed waiting for us at their North Vancouver store
(Wild Birds Unlimited, Modern Image Plaza, 1190 Marine Drive, North Vancouver Tel: 604 988 2121).
I approached WBT Director Derek Killby about becoming Bird Feeder Maintenance Manager and he agreed
instantly. Allan and Elizabeth, Derek and I had a meeting a few weeks ago where Allan expressed his complete delight that Derek would succeed him. As you can see from the happy photograph above a formal handing over of a
seed bucket took place at a feeder station! With a chuckle and one of his great smiles Allan had a piece of sage advice for Derek ....“good luck with those frozen locks in the Winter!”
Editor’s Note: Allan may have retired from outside duties but he is one of our “Meet and Greet” Receptionists at The
Conservation Area—every time he answers the telephone in his wonderful voice I give him a gold star!
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Corrigan Nature House Donor
LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics “Charity Pot”
visited The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats on September 17th 2014 for a guided tour with WBT President Patricia M. Banning-Lover and Nature House Project Manager/WBT Director Adrian Joseph. The weather was a little wet—
so we set up tables in our lovely new building at the last moment so they could enjoy their picnic inside.
Beside the West Pond the group listened to the story of the installed wetland and were intrigued with Wood Duck
boxes. “Nature through Nurture” quietly commented one of the LUSH representatives as she listened to an explanation
of how Wood Duck young tumble to the ground from the height of the boxes. A passing Quentin Brown, on his daily
walkabout, said later that we all looked as if we were having lots of fun and that he had never heard so much laughter!
LUSH “Charity Pot” were pleased to see an example of how we had spent their donation—the wheelchair accessible walkway which offers equal access opportunity to Corrigan Nature House—and invited us to apply again for funds!
Adrian Joseph
Pearl Gottschalk
LUSH Charitable Givings Ambassador
on Westcoast Bridge at The Conservation Area
September 17th 2014
Adrian Joseph
LUSH “Charity Pot” funded the Wheelchair Accessible Walkway at Corrigan Nature House
The Final Pour—July 14th 2014
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Balm of Gilead—for birds?? by Derek Killby
This time they were collecting cherry leaves, but, also,
focussed much of their activity on
a nearby cottonwood tree.
Rather than use the fluffy
seeds or husks as the others had
done, they were tearing off small
pieces of the leaves and flying
back to their nest boxes. This went
on for nearly an hour before it
subsided.
Why would three very
different kinds of birds all use
different parts of the same tree in
such an unusual manner? A chemical in cottonwoods may hold the
answer.
The Black Cottonwood
(Populus trichocarpa) has been
known throughout history as a
great medicine tree. It is mentioned in the Bible and the Torah,
and is the tree that gives us the
© Robert Alexander
Balm of Gilead. Bees make bee
propolis from the resin of the cotBlack Cottonwood with fluffy white seeds
tonwood, mixed with their own
This year I have made three observations that have enzymes, to make a medicine and a glue that they use to
led me down an interesting path.
seal the hive from intruders as well as an antibacterial
In the Summer/Fall 2012 WINGSPAN Al Grass agent.
and I co-authored an article about Purple Martins harvestThe common ingredient that gives the cottonwood
ing cherry leaves and taking them to their nest boxes. This its healing powers seems to be Salicin. Salicin is a comappeared to be timed with the hatching of the eggs. The pound which gives us acetylsalicylic acid, better known to
most plausible theory was that the leaves gave off Cyanide us as aspirin. When isolated from plants and trees Salicin is
gas and acted as a fumigant. This is believed to be an anti- known to have very high therapeutic and medicinal value.
parasitic behaviour.
It has antipyretic (fever reducing), antibacterial, analgesic
This year, along with Purple Martins, I have wit- (pain reducing), and anti-inflammatory benefits.
nessed a juvenile Anna’s Hummingbird (at Iona) and an
While the three different birds used different parts
American Robin (at The Conservation Area at Maplewood of the cottonwood it would appear that they all have
Flats) all using parts of the Black Cottonwood tree in dif- learned the health benefits that come from cottonwoods.
ferent ways and all of which may be for the same purpose.
The hummingbird and robin were most likely using it as an
Back in late spring while the cottonwoods were anti-parasitic. Cottonwoods exude a very powerful odour
still in flower and covered in their characteristic fluffy that along with the Salacin would help to ward off parasites
white seeds, I watched a juvenile Anna’s Hummingbird and to heal any damage done by them.
pick off and collect the seeds into what looked like a cotton
The Purple Martins, by bringing them to their nest
ball and then perch on a branch and ‘dab’ the cotton ball box, were using the cottonwood to presumably protect,
under its wings and on its body wherever it could reach. It both the female who would be incubating the eggs and
did this three times before flying off.
might get attacked by parasites, and the newly hatched
On June 11th I was on Westcoast Bridge over the chicks who can perish if the parasites are too abundant.
Barge Channel at The Conservation Area and observed two
Birds and trees have evolved together over many
American Robins land on a flat tree section on the beach, thousands of years and are of mutual benefit. You might
which is under a Black Cottonwood tree, and pick up the say that they provide each other with anti-parasitic help. As
seed husks from the cottonwood and use them in the same we see, the tree provides ‘medicine’ to the birds, and the
manner as the hummingbird had. They appeared to rub and birds repay the favour by eating the insects and larvae that
dab the seed husks under their wings and around their might otherwise overload the tree.
body. Then on July 12th the Purple Martins exhibited the
This is Mother Nature’s classic “win-win.”
same kind of frenzied activity that I had seen back in 2012.
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WBT’s Meet and Greet Office
Surprise discovery finds non fee-paying squatters!!
by Patricia M. Banning-Lover
Patricia M. Banning-Lover
The “Meet and Greet” Office at The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats
As we mentioned in the last issue of WINGSPAN
we didn’t design Corrigan Nature House to replace WBT’s
“Meet and Greet” Office. It will remain in service as it is
easy to clean, heat and service and also is the first and very
valuable point of contact with visitors, dogs and bicycles.
Often referred to in the past as WBT’s “World
Headquarters” this dearly loved, hard working structure
at the head of Osprey Point Trail—originally a laboratory bottle shed—was generously donated in early 1995
by our neighbours at Pacific Environmental Science
Centre (Environment Canada). Gratefully received it
offered a very welcome helping hand to the fledgling
Wild Bird Trust whose focus was firmly fixed on turning a former degraded industrial site into the North
Shore’s first wildlife sanctuary. The attractive hand
carved sign above the porch was made and donated by
Tony Webb, WBT’s first Vice-President.
Recent renovations to landscaping and additional signage have helped update the Meet and Greet’s
appearance. As finances permit we hope to install a
new floor and washroom fixtures.
We recently discovered that the Meet and
Greet is used by others who are not necessarily feepaying members! In early September as we stood on
the front porch we were assailed by unbelievably strong
fishy odours—then we heard a small cough!
At first we thought a Northern River Otter had burrowed under the building but could find no signs of intrusion. Puzzled we looked up and were amused to find three
little faces looking back at us—raccoon youngsters. We will
let them finish their cycle before we politely install netting
to prevent a 2015 recurrence.
© Robert Alexander
Raccoon Youngsters
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Volunteer Opportunities!
No experience necessary—we train!
Gardening, Field Work and Trails
(contact MCA Manager Ernie Kennedy 778 881 5300)
By arrangement with MCA Manager and on Volunteer Day (third Saturday of each month),
To avoid damaging sensitive areas all outside volunteer work
on the property is designated and supervised by MCA Manager Ernie Kennedy.
WBT’s Maplewood Office at The Conservation Area
(contact Patricia 604 922 1550)
Have you a little spare time to help us with Receptionist Duty, Membership mail-out team,
WINGSPAN mail-out team.
Group Training Sessions, by appointment with Patricia will be held throughout 2015.
We meet and greet the public during the following regular shifts
Weekends 10am-1pm & 1pm-4pm. Tuesdays & Thursdays 10am-2pm.
All WBT Volunteers are required to fill in an application form
and sign a waiver of liability before commencement of work.
About Our Covers
by John Lowman
Front Cover: Wood Duck Drake © John Lowman
Burnaby Lake is as good a place as any to photograph the spectacularly colourful Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). In this instance, a drake
was perched so close that, with a 2x extender and 24 mm of extension
tube, it was possible to take frame-filling head shots. Because the depth
of field is so narrow with a 500 mm lens at close range, to get a sharp
image, the whole head needs to be parallel to the plane of the camera’s
sensor, as in this image.
Back Cover: Wood Duck Drake at Sunset © John Lowman
“Floaters” are one of my favourite forms of duck
portrait. Because the water needs to be calm for the best
images, the background often is blue, because the calmest
water occurs when there is no cloud.
However, blue is not necessarily the best background on which to place Wood Duck, so I waited until
this drake swam against the reflection of some cattails on
the far shore just as the sun was sinking to capture this
wonderful golden evening light.
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The little apples persist well
into winter and are a favourite
of many birds, including the
Purple Finch, American Robin,
Cedar Waxwing, Pine Grosbeak, and Varied Thrush.
The Purple Finch hollows out
the little apples to feed on the
seeds. You can find apple
skins hanging on branches by
their stems. Neat!
© Al Grass
Sooty Grouse
Berry Good Birding
Birds need berries: bushes need the birds!
Hawthorn (native black/red)
Hawthorn fruits look like tiny
round apples and like Pacific
Crabapple persist well into
winter. They are popular with
Cedar and Bohemian Waxwings, American Robins, Varied Thrush and other fruit eating birds.
Be careful when you are near these hawthorn trees as
they are armed with sharp shines (thorns). A hawthorn
fruit is called a “haw”.
It’s a wonderful partnership—let’s explore! Why do plants pro- Red-osier Dogwood. A small shrub with white berries
and bright reddish bark. It is a good one to plant in limduce fruits like berries?
ited spaces and is easy to grow. Two other dogwoods
Berries are fleshy fruits full of seeds—neat little packages that produce fruits for birds are Bunchberry and Pacific
which provide food for wildlife: but there’s more! Birds will eat Dogwood. Bunchberry is a low growing plant producing
these berries and then poop out the seeds with a little fertilizer. bright red berries that are eaten by grouse. Look for
If the seeds fall in a good spot new bushes or trees will grow: robins, waxwings at Red-osier Dogwood.
the plants have a plan.
Did you know that grapes, oranges and tomatoes are berries? Snowberry (waxberry). As its name suggest it is white
like snow. Its other name, waxberry, refers to its waxy
Birds that feed on fruit are called frugivorous (fruit-eater).
look – both good ways to remember this plant. Birds
Many people plant trees and shrubs to help the birds – please
may not eat the fruits until later in winter, but watch for
choose a native species. Not only will the plants produce food,
robins, waxwings and flickers feeding on them. It too is
but also provide habitat (nesting and cover).
an easy plant to grow. Snowberry is a member of the
Let’s look at some of these plants, especially those with ber- honeysuckle family.
ries. These plants are popular with birds and bear berries in
autumn. Here are some noteworthy native trees and native Salal. With its leathery dark green leaves, and hairy
purplish fruits, it is easily identified.
shrubs (and birds that love their fruits).
Pacific Crabapple. The small reddish shiny apples look like The berries are very sweet and a favourite with many
berries but they are really true apples, complete with a tiny song birds, grouse, woodpeckers. Salal is related to
huckleberries and blueberries.
core.
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Bushes like hawthorns and crabapples are great places
to watch for birds. Keep a list—make good notes of
what birds are eating which fruits. This means you will
need to identify the plants.
Reference:
American Wildlife and Plants: A Guide to Wildlife Food
Habits by A.C. Martin, H.S, Zim and A.L. Nelson. Dover
Publications, New York. 1964
Here is a useful, suggested reference.
Plants of Coastal British Columbia by Jim Pojar and
Andy MacKinnon. Lone Pine Publishing, Vancouver.
2004.
Text by Al Grass
the KINGFISHER club logo
was designed by Richard Smith
WBT’s 8th Annual BIG SIT 2014
—best ever with 54 species by Jude Grass
Wild Bird Trust’s 8th Annual BIG SIT
took place on June 28th 2014. It was a sunny, clear
day with approximately 12 Birders divided between
five sites within The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats.
Participants Robert Alexander, Colin
Clasen, Ben Clifford, Wendy Metcalf, Douglas
Sudshear, Jude Grass, Al Grass, Gill Hersee, Derek
Killby, Rob, Matthew and Joe Lyske spread among
the stations. These stations were set up at Osprey
Point, Otter Point, area adjacent to the mudflats, the
forest, and West Pond.
The Count started at 8 am and the post
count tally finished at 11:30 am with a total of 54
species being recorded and a total of 968 individuals.
Highlights included Virginia Rail (1),
Anna’s Hummingbird (5), Rufous Hummingbird
(11), Western Wood-Peewee (4), Purple Martin
(86), Cedar Waxwing (23), and Western Tanager
(1).
A sixth station in planned for 2015—
Osprey Point Trail beside Corrigan Nature
House—and WBT’s Nursery.
WBT BIG SIT 2015
Saturday, June 6th 8 am—10.30 am.
a Post-Count Tally with refreshments
will follow BIG SIT.
© Robert Alexander
Western Wood-Peewee at WBT’s 8th Annual BIG SIT
WBT’S WINTER BIRD FEEDING PROGRAM at
The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats has just begun!
The unforgettable words “feed the birds—feed the birds” in the song from
Disney’s popular film “Mary Poppins” encourage us to ask
if you would like to help with our winter bird feeding program.
You can help by donating seed and feed (by telephone or in person) to Wild Bird Trust
through Wild Birds Unlimited, 1190 Marine Drive, North Vancouver, BC. Tel: 604 988 2121
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WBT WILD BIRD TRUST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
calls its members to the
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Saturday, November 29th 2014
Corrigan Nature House
The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats,
2645 Dollarton Highway, North Vancouver, BC
(2km. east of 2nd Narrows Bridge)
12.30 pm.
Doors Open at Corrigan Nature House
1.30 pm.
AGM, Awards & Election (WBT members only– please sign in).
Consideration of Financial Statements
Society Report by WBT’s President/Co-Founder Patricia M. Banning-Lover
Awards
Election of Directors
Other Business
There will be a short break between the Business Meeting and Presentation
to enjoy a slice of WBT’s 21st Birthday Cake—coffee and tea
The Business Meeting will be followed by
“The Maplewood Collection—Fourteen Years On”
a presentation by Wildlife Photographer John Lowman
………………………….JOHNS PR
Displays and Sales by
International Wildlife Artist Lex Alfred Hedley
Wildlife Photographer John Lowman
Please use the nomination form if you wish to stand for election to the Board of Directors
NOMINATION FORMS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5.00 pm. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 26TH 2014
At our mailing address:- 124-1489 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC V7T 1B8
Nominations will not be accepted from the floor
Please use the proxy form if you are unable to attend the meeting but
would like someone who will be present to vote on your behalf.
A complete list of those standing for election to the Board of Directors
will be available by telephoning 604 903 4471 during office hours 10am-2pm Thursday, November 27th 2014
Please note
A family membership constitutes one vote. Members may only nominate or second one candidate for election.
A Director may nominate or second more than one candidate for election.
Free ample parking at the Pacific Environmental Science Centre until close of AGM.
The event is wheelchair accessible and wheelchair accessible washrooms are available.
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A Summer of Eagle Observations
by Daniel Stewart
This summer I had the privilege of being paid to
observe Bald Eagles in the Greater Vancouver area thanks
to funding from BCIT and the Habitat Conservation Trust
Foundation (HCTF). I designed a study that aimed to identify the ecological role of Bald Eagles in urbanized ecosystems.
To some, this may conjure idyllic images of me
standing on a shoreline watching eagles catch fish, chase
gulls, mate, and feed their young. In truth, most of my days
were incredibly slow – in fact sometimes in eight hours of
observation not a single eagle would leave its perch.
I have to admit that when I first began my research I questioned whether my work was somewhat redundant. Bald Eagles are, after all, an abundant, widespread and popular species – which means that likely a lot
of similar studies have been funded already. Surely I could
simply do a literature review and save myself the hassle of
a new study?
I quickly learned however that Bald Eagles are
incredibly opportunistic and adapt to their surroundings.
Place an eagle in the Mississippi and it will adopt a very
different diet from those at The Conservation Area at
Maplewood Flats. I would argue that this variability applies to the local scale as well and that the eagles of
Boundary Bay have significantly different diets than those
at Maplewood. Because of this variability, the only real
way to understand the eagles of Vancouver Harbour is to
study them – regardless of what similar studies throughout
North America may have to say.
So from May to August I split nearly 400 field
hours between eight sites in the Greater Vancouver Area.
Some of the sites were less urbanized (Blackie Spit, Brunswick Point, Iona Beach) while others were more urbanized
(The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats, Seymour
River, MacKay Creek). During these days I would record
the behaviour of selected eagles, record any disturbances
they have on avian species, and any predation observed. I
am also going through eight years of nest camera footage
provided by Hancock Wildlife, from which I hope to get a
better idea of what our nesting eagles are eating throughout
the year. All in all this will keep me busy long into the
school year!
As a young biologist I am somewhat removed
from the Bald Eagle story of the 20th century. Local eagle
expert David Hancock told me that half a century ago there
were only a handful of eagle nests in the Fraser Valley due
to hunting and DDT. This is hard to imagine when you
consider how often you see eagles nowadays.
At present, we have over 370 nesting pairs in the
Fraser Valley (including one in The Conservation Area at
Maplewood Flats) and numbers are thought to have recovered to their historical norm (although that is difficult to
determine).
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However, as eagle numbers have increased, many
of their known avian prey species have synchronously declined. Great Blue Herons are the best-known example of
this, but it has also been the case with seabirds like Surf
Scoters, grebes, Barrow’s Goldeneye and gulls among others. To some, this may be the re-balancing of a food web.
But, forty years ago eagles were unnaturally scarce, which
may have inflated their prey species’ abundance, and what
we are witnessing now may actually be a re-balancing of
the food web.
Others are a little more concerned with this trend.
Since the pre-DDT era, many of the salmon stocks in the
region have declined – including those of the North Vancouver rivers. Salmon has historically been a staple food of
our local eagles, so in order for eagles to return to these
historical numbers they must be finding new food sources
locally. In the case of East Delta, many eagles have resorted to hunting garbage-fed Glaucous-winged Gulls at the
Vancouver Landfill. In the case of the eagles nesting on
Renfrew and Hastings at the PNE, they are now eating
pigeon and crow that frequent the fair grounds. And in the
case of eagles near marine areas, some would argue that
these eagles have adapted by shifting their diets to declining marine species.
Wherever you find yourself sitting on this issue, I
hope this gets you thinking about how complex the restoration of ecosystems can be. My natural impulse is to advocate for more eagles in the region through building nest
platforms. But what if Vancouver Harbour, in its current
state, is already at its natural capacity? What if adding
more eagles to the area puts further strain on these marine
birds? What if we focused more on species at the bottom
of the food web (e.g. herring) rather than apex predators
like eagles? These are all questions I am investigating, and
it is my hope that at the end of this study I will be able to
contribute to this conversation, and hopefully provide
some clarity for the environmental managers of places like
Burrard Inlet.
I want to thank WBT and Patricia for their support of this project. Also, it was a pleasure to meet many of
you in the field and hear your first-hand eagle accounts.
You certainly brightened my days.
We enjoyed having Daniel at The Conservation
Area at Maplewood Flats. The Bald Eagle nest Daniel
refers to was on the DNV owned east side of the property.
All seemed to be going very well and two young were recorded. Unfortunately, the nest collapsed leaving us to
wonder if this was perhaps due to the nesting practices of
the young eagle parents. On June 21st we observed one
juvenile eagle walking on the east trail not too far away
from our “Meet and Greet” Office.
© Robert Alexander
Two juvenile Bald Eagles are fed by a parent (right). The nest collapsed shortly after this image was taken.
The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats, June 10th 2014
Final McFadden
Documents Signed!
WBT Vice-President Geoffrey Bird and
WBT President Patricia M. Banning-Lover
sign final McFadden Creek
transfer documents.
Friday, September 26th 2014
Image: Jessica W. Wong
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