surrey-bc_biodiversity's Journal

The Bald Eagle and Osprey nest registry is a province wide partnership managed by the Wildlife Tree Stewardship (WiTS) program with a goal to support the protection of nest trees covered under Section 34 of the British Columbia Wildlife Act. The WiTS Atlas collects Bald Eagle and Osprey nest records provided by government, industry, conservation/naturalist groups, and the public.

The Community Mapping Network (CMN) has a new publicly available mobile app for collecting and recording nest observations in the field. The WiTS mobile app can be used both online (with an interactive base map) and offline by recording your location coordinates. When on-line, the app will help you find existing nests so that you can update nest activity, the status of the nest tree and other important information. (WiTS Survey123 Instructions).

https://www.cmnbc.ca/atlasgallery/wildlife-tree-stewardship/

"They are the quintessential long-distance migratory songbirds. Incredible journeys, tough-as-nails appearance, and beautifully regal even without the elaborate ornate coloring of their wood-warbler neighbours. And as much as I would love to wax poetic about how this well-postured denizen of Canada’s boreal forest represents Canada – it is in fact a bird that is shared across the hemisphere, with the majority of their time spent on migration and in their Central and South American post-breeding grounds. "
https://www.birdscanada.org/introducing-birds-canadas-2024-avian-ambassador-the-olive-sided-flycatcher

We have 6 occurrences for this species in our area, from Fraser Heights down to South Campbell Heights!
https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/16110-Contopus-cooperi

We are just about a month away from our 5th annual City nature Challenge.
Are you getting ready to get your community science groove into overdrive!

Our CNC webpage is up along with dedicated CNC special event listings:
https://www.surrey.ca/citynaturechallenge

BioBlitz at Latimer Park | April 27, 10am-2pm
Have fun with us as we discover bugs, flowers and animals and learn to use iNaturalist to record what you find. Bring your mobile phone to record with, and dress for the weather. Drop-in. Ages 6+.
Location: Latimer Park (19258 28 Avenue)
Hosted by Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society, Little Campbell Watershed Society, Langley Environmental Partners Society and NatureKids BC.
LEARN MORE > https://inaturalist.ca/projects/latimer-park-bioblitz

BioBlitz at Serpentine Fen | April 29, 5:30-7pm
Celebrate the return of the birds with a City Nature Challenge BioBlitz and scenic walk on the Serpentine Fen Nature Trail in Surrey. Learn how to use eBird or iNaturalist, and how to identify a variety of marsh species! Dress for the weather. All ages.
Location: Serpentine Fen Parking Lot (44th Avenue and King George Boulevard)
Hosted by Birds Canada.
Pre-register by email > krisc@birdscanada.org

Surrey is just about a month away from our 5th annual City nature Challenge.
Are you getting ready to get your community science groove into overdrive!

Our CNC webpage is up along with dedicated CNC special event listings:
https://www.surrey.ca/citynaturechallenge

BioBlitz at Latimer Park | April 27, 10am-2pm
Have fun with us as we discover bugs, flowers and animals and learn to use iNaturalist to record what you find. Bring your mobile phone to record with, and dress for the weather. Drop-in. Ages 6+.
Location: Latimer Park (19258 28 Avenue)
Hosted by Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society, Little Campbell Watershed Society, Langley Environmental Partners Society and NatureKids BC.
LEARN MORE > https://inaturalist.ca/projects/latimer-park-bioblitz

BioBlitz at Serpentine Fen | April 29, 5:30-7pm
Celebrate the return of the birds with a City Nature Challenge BioBlitz and scenic walk on the Serpentine Fen Nature Trail in Surrey. Learn how to use eBird or iNaturalist, and how to identify a variety of marsh species! Dress for the weather. All ages.
Location: Serpentine Fen Parking Lot (44th Avenue and King George Boulevard)
Hosted by Birds Canada.
Pre-register by email > krisc@birdscanada.org

Surrey's Crescent Beach has served as a banding location for the past few years on this federal project. Environment and Climate change Canada would like to highlight that they continued to colour-band adult and juvenile Glaucous-winged Gulls throughout their field sites, and any sightings by the public can be reported using this online form: https://forms.office.com/r/i9PG9zHCfs (feel free to share).

C/o Anneka Vanderpas
Marine Outreach Coordinator, Wildlife Research Division, Science and Technology Branch
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Government of Canada
anneka.vanderpas@ec.gc.ca|