Category Archives: Features

Featured articles or photographs.

Black-bellied Plover an unexpected visitor to the Douglas Lake Plateau – 2 June 2013

On 2 June 2013 a Nicola Naturalist Society outing discovered a Black-bellied Plover in breeding plumage on one of the shallow saline ponds on the Douglas Lake Plateau, next to Minnie Lake Road, west of Merritt. This is not a … Continue reading

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Sandhill Cranes migrating through Douglas Lake Plateau grasslands – April 2013

On Sunday 21 April members of the Nicola Naturalist Society visited the Douglas Lake area in search of migrating Sandhill Cranes. We were not disappointed and encountered at least 2,300 cranes on the ground, taking off or circling in the … Continue reading

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NNS Members’ Photos – April 2013

Wildlife photos, mainly from the past winter and early spring from the Merritt area, taken by members of the Nicola Naturalist Society, Merritt, BC.

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Nicola Naturalists contribute to Kentucky-Alleyne Provincial Park toadlet study – Report now available

Volunteers from the Nicola Naturalist Society contributed to a study last summer (2012) of the migration of newly-emerged toadlets at Kentucky-Alleyne Provincial Park near Merritt. Hundreds of Western Toads lay their eggs in West Pond in the park and by … Continue reading

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Merritt Christmas Bird Count Results – 16 December 2012

The 14th annual Merritt Christmas Bird Count was held on 16 December 2012 in excellent weather. We set a new record of participants with 26 people in the field and three feeder watchers. Thanks everyone! And special thanks to Katharine … Continue reading

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Rare and unusual birds in Merritt area – December 2012 (with Feb 2013 update)

Some unusual birds showed up in the Nicola Valley area in late November and December 2012. 2013 Update – our rare hummer has disappeared     The Anna’s Hummingbird described below survived for many weeks at a heated feeder in Merritt and … Continue reading

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NNS Members’ Photos – Fall 2012

More wildlife photos from the Merritt area taken by members of the Nicola Naturalist Society, Merritt, BC. Click on the thumbnails to see full-size images. Then click the links below the photo to move to the next enlarged photo. To … Continue reading

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Members’ photos and photo contest – September 2012

The Nicola Naturalists wrapped up their AGM on 20 September with a members’ photo show and contest. Seven members submitted 29 photos which were judged by the members present at the meeting. The winner is this unusual photo of a … Continue reading

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Another successful season of amphibian monitoring – summer 2012

The Nicola Naturalist Society had a busy spring and summer, especially on the amphibian monitoring front. With a second year of funding from the Public Conservation Assistance Fund (PCAF) and in collaboration with professional herpetologists from Biolinx Environmental Research of … Continue reading

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Frogging photos – Spring 2012

Here are more photos from our Amphiban Monitoring Project – spring 2012. For details about this project go to our Project page Click on the thumbnails to see full-size images. Then click the links below the photo to move to … Continue reading

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