We spotted this stunning male coho on our patrol for spawning salmon today on Byrne Creek in SE #Burnaby. Unfortunately it appeared not to have spawned, for when we processed it the milt sacs appeared firm and full.
NOTE: It’s illegal to interfere with spawning salmon. Streamkeepers have training and permission to monitor returning salmon, and assess them for species, sex, size, and spawning status after they die.
We walked from the Cariboo Dam to Piper Spit and back on the weekend.
There were lots of expired chum salmon near the spit. Some people were perturbed, so I explained the salmon life cycle to them, and that this was perfectly normal.
Spotted a few chum and coho salmon on our patrol looking for spawning salmon on Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby today. Also few other birds and beasts.
Chum salmon
Small coho jack
NOTE: It’s illegal to interfere with spawning salmon. Streamkeepers have training and permission to monitor returning salmon, and assess them for species, sex, size, and spawning status after they die.
Downy Woodpecker
Above two coho salmon
This, and below, chum salmon
NOTE: It’s illegal to interfere with spawning salmon. Streamkeepers have training and permission to monitor returning salmon, and assess them for species, sex, size, and spawning status after they die.
Great to see a Barred Owl and a Pileated Woodpecker on our patrol for spawning salmon on Byrne Creek in SE #Burnaby.
It was also fun showing a new volunteer where and how we patrol for spawning salmon. We assessed one female chum that was fully spawned, and saw a couple of live chum.
The female chum was completely spawned out with almost no eggs left. That’s wonderful to see!
NOTE: It’s illegal to interfere with spawning salmon. Streamkeepers have training and permission to monitor returning salmon, and assess them for species, sex, size, and spawning status after they die.
All of the above are chum salmon
Male coho
While we focus our volunteer streamkeeping attentions on Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC, we also like to check out other creeks and streams in the lower mainland.
We were excited to see dozens of chum returning to spawn in Scott Creek in Coquitlam.
You can check out the Hoy-Scott Watershed Society here.
I love watching the colors change over the days as volunteers monitor salmon spawning in Byrne Creek in Burnaby. What a delight!
Volunteer streamkeepers have observed as many as 10 salmon now on Byrne Creek in Burnaby. It’s wonderful to see them coming back to spawn!
Saw three pairs of chum salmon spawning in Byrne Creek in SE #Burnaby today. Wonderful to be seeing more fish. Keep on coming!
Female flipping sideways to dig a nest in the gravel with her tail. Color temperature off due to weird light under bridge, didn’t bother to correct it.