During my pre-lunch south Burnaby ramble, I noticed that Byrne Creek was running milky blue again. I called it in to City of Burnaby Environmental. This has happened several times over the last couple of months. Sigh. . .
UPDATE: Staff traced to construction site. It is illegal to pump out construction sites into street drains without remediation/filtration. Thank you for the swift response, and thanks to others who apparently reported this, too!
All Drains Lead to Habitat!
Lots of bird viewing opportunities at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, today.
Northern Flicker
Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Great Blue Heron
Spotted Towhee
White-crowned Sparrow
Hairy Woodpecker?
Bufflehead couple
Rich colours at Fraser Foreshore Park in south Burnaby late this afternoon.
There’s always lots of action at Piper Spit on Burnaby Lake. And lots of people out enjoying the sunshine.
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Mallard
Mandarin Duck
Northern Pintail
Wood Duck
Scaup
Scaup
Hairy Woodpecker
Spotted Towhee
Unfortunately we found another dead Pine Siskin. Samonellosis is spreading among these cute wee birds. Yumi picked it up using some sticks so as not to touch it, and buried it, hopefully to help contain the spread.
We had a blast wandering Robert Burnaby Park in Burnaby, BC, today searching for the forest sculptures created by Vancouver artist Nickie Lewis.
UPDATE (2/2): This was not approved by Burnaby Parks. While entertaining, and getting folks out into nature, there are also drawbacks like habitat denigration, erosion, etc.
Apparently the artist was planning to do more of these in other Burnaby parks, including Byrne Creek Ravine Park, where I’ve volunteered as a streamkeeper for over 20 years. Byrne Creek Ravine Park has a very fragile riparian zone, and attracting hundreds of people to trample through it would be disastrous.
When I heard this, I contacted Burnaby Parks, and was assured that they are aware, and have contacted the artist who has agreed to stop these activities.
Yes, I have to admit we enjoyed exploring Robert Burnaby Park, but upon further thought, it’s best to try to maintain what little urban biodiversity that we have left. . .
Eagles, Wigeons, Buffleheads, Northern Shovelers. . . at Centennial Beach in Delta, BC.
I saw this Great Blue Heron stalking something at Centennial Beach in Delta, BC, today. I watched and waited, and whack! Down the hatch. . .
I spent at least an hour following this Northern Harrier around as it patrolled fields and marshes at Centennial Beach in Delta, BC.
The overcast, foggy light was wonderful at Barnet Marine Park in north Burnaby today.
