Author Archives: Alan Burger

Sandhill Crane monitoring in the Douglas Lake Plateau

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Alan Burger

Sandhill Crane monitoring in the Douglas Lake Plateau Important Bird Area – courtesy of the Kamloops Naturalist Club Rick Howie, a member of the Kamloops Naturalist Club, has provided us with instructions on how best to monitor the Sandhill Crane … Continue reading →

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Nicola Naturalist Society – January 2021 “Nature News”

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Alan Burger

As the COVID restrictions continue, the Nicola Naturalist Society is having no evening meetings. Instead we are posting local nature photos and stories provided by our members, which we normally share at our evening meetings as “Nature News”. Here is … Continue reading →

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Merritt Christmas Bird Count 2020

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Alan Burger

Well, the COVID pandemic certainly threw a wrench in the planning of the Merritt Christmas Bird Count this year. After considerable debate the Nicola Naturalist Society decided to go ahead and run the count, but with strict anti-COVID precautions. We … Continue reading →

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Nicola Naturalist Halloween Outing – Oct 2020

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Alan Burger

On Saturday 31 October 2020 a small group of Nicola Naturalist Society members participated in a COVID-safe outing to a site near Juliet Creek. Situated just off the Coquihalla Highway, this was a special site that Norm Hansen had discovered. … Continue reading →

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Nicola Naturalist Society – October 2020 “Nature News”

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Alan Burger

Greetings With the COVID pandemic as restrictive as ever, we are unable to hold our regular monthly meetings. “Nature News“, a sampling of  local nature photos taken by our members, has always been a feature of our evening meetings. So … Continue reading →

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Kane Valley – spring outing 20 June 2020

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Alan Burger

The Nicola Naturalist Society held our first field outing on 20 June in Kane Valley since the beginning of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. It began as a grey drizzly day but despite the damp weather 9 members showed up. Because … Continue reading →

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Nicola Naturalists’ spring 2020 virtual outing – No. 5

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Alan Burger

June 15, 2020.  This might be last in our series of virtual spring outings. With the relaxation of some of the COVID restrictions we are going to try a real outing on Saturday June 20th (members have received an email … Continue reading →

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Nicola Naturalists’ spring 2020 virtual outing – No. 4

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Alan Burger

This is the fourth in our series of virtual spring outings during the 2020 COVID restrictions, with photos by members of the Nicola Naturalist Society. Scroll down to enjoy a bumper crop of interesting spring photos. To see previous editions … Continue reading →

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Nicola Naturalists’ spring 2020 virtual outing – No. 3

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Alan Burger

This is the third of our virtual outings during the COVID-19 pandemic, with spring photos of local wildlife from the members of the Nicola Naturalist Society, based in Merritt, BC. If you missed the first edition of this virtual outing … Continue reading →

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Nicola Naturalists’ spring 2020 virtual outing – No. 2

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Alan Burger

More interesting spring photos from the members of the Nicola Naturalist Society, based in Merritt, BC. If you missed the first edition of this virtual outing – click here More spring arrivals in the Nicola Valley …..   Spring is … Continue reading →

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