I patrolled Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC, today looking for salmon fry. I spotted coho a couple of weeks ago, and today there were schools of wee chum salmon out and about.

It’s great to see them! Now we know that both coho and chum salmon successfully spawned in this urban creek, and that their progeny are appearing.

Shot from the upstream side of the Meadow Ave. bridge

A few meters d/s of the wooden footbridge in the ravine.
My wife has since pointed out that these are likely a mix of coho and chum, since several have orange tails and large parr marks.

As I entered the spawning habitat this heron spooked from the overflow pond, and landed in a tree overlooking the sediment pond

I’m certain it’s been chowing down on chum fry! But that’s nature…

Giving me the “get out and leave me alone” look