A planner from the City of Burnaby recently contacted our streamkeeping group and asked us for any information we may have on wildlife sightings in the upper reaches of Byrne Creek.
This section of the creek has a very narrow riparian area, surrounded by housing.
My wife and I are new at this nature stuff, but we decided to go hunting for a few hours this afternoon. We spotted many nests in trees along the creek, birds including song sparrows, black-capped chickadees, crows, towhees, gulls, a mallard, a northern flicker, and two unidentified woodpeckers. We also saw several eastern gray squirrels (an introduced species), assorted spiders, worms and snails, and a single catterpillar.
The exercise also enlightened us as to how much we have to learn. While not a scientific study, I hope our report of our informal stroll will be useful.
Posted by Paul at February 11, 2004 07:59 PM