5th Christmas Bird Count for Kids

It’s wonderful to watch a young person’s reaction when they see a “black blob” turn into a Surf Scoter
– A. Bryant

Small-scale and low-key: that’s who we are
– A. Bryant

Xmas bird count for kids 2016
– A. Bryant

By my count we had 4 children, 6 adults and a couple of drop-bys…
– A. Bryant

Fortunately, most of the drops missed. Here’s a Glaucus-winged gull lining up for his next bomb-run
– A. Bryant

Killdeer are just plain fun
– A. Bryant

Except when they don’t sit still. I think we saw two…briefly
– A. Bryant

Citizen-scientists at work
– A. Bryant

With the ever-present supervisors looking on
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It’s fun
– A. Bryant

And perhaps we’ll see you next year
– A. Bryant

Our “elder birders”, Andrew Bryant, John Treen and Clyde Burton
– J. May

5th Christmas Bird Count for Kids
by Janet May, 3 December 2016.

The 5th Powell River Christmas Bird Count for kids was led by elder birders Clyde Burton, John Treen, and Andrew Bryant.

The kids quickly took charge of spotting scopes, and we were treated to the usual fare: herons, loons, surf scoters, killdeer, and a bald eagle flying by, maybe doing a young naturalist count of his own.

It ended with a game of hide and seek and hot chocolate all around.  Thank you to all who participated.