Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Christmas Bird Count Brant Numbers

For the first time since 1971 all of Canada had a white Christmas. Snow storms on Vancouver Island have canceled most of the planned Christmas Bird Counts but Parksville-Qualicum braved the first big snows on December 14th and saw 106 species.18 Brant were counted


Photo©Guy Monty

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Friday, December 5, 2008

Brant Wildlife Festival 2009


The 2009 festival runs from March 7 to April 25 in Parksville, Qualicum Beach and Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. Events include wildlife viewing tours, marsh walks, nature photography, Big Day Birding, eagle release, Voices of Nature concert and much more. The festival celebrates nature,
particularly the return of Brant geese as they migrate from Baja to their breeding grounds in the Arctic.
See the web site for more details
www.brantfestival.bc.ca