Category Archives: Features

Featured articles or photographs.

Merritt Christmas Bird Count – 2 January 2012

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Alan Burger

Merritt’s 13th Christmas Bird Count took place on 2 January 2012 with excellent weather and a record number of participants (23 in the field and 3 feeder-watchers). Thanks to Wayne Weber who traveled up from Delta for the count and … Continue reading →

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Nicola Ampibian Monitoring Project – First Progress Report

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Alan Burger

In the spring of 2011, the Nicola Naturalist Society in partnership with Biolinx Environmental Research Ltd. of Victoria, began an ambitious project to map and monitor breeding amphibians (frogs and salamanders) in the Merritt region. The Biolinx team, led by … Continue reading →

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Frog monitoring adventures – Summer 2011

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Alan Burger

This has been an active and rewarding summer for the amphibian monitoring project being run jointly by the Nicola Naturalist Society and Biolinx Environmental Research Ltd. After our initial training workshop and field training sessions, about 20 NNS volunteers signed … Continue reading →

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Birding outing held on 11 June 2011

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Alan Burger

A group of Nicola Naturalist Society members enjoyed a birding outing in the Merritt, Hamilton Hill and Aspen Grove areas on 11 June. The goal was to improve bird identification skills by ear and by sight, rather than rack up … Continue reading →

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NNS Amphibian Workshop a big success, 14-16 May 2011

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Alan Burger

The Nicola Naturalist Society held its first amphibian monitoring workshop on Saturday 14 May 2011 at the Merritt Civic Centre. A team of biologists from Biolinx Environmental Research Ltd. in Victoria (Dr. Kristiina Ovaska, Lennart Sopuck and Christian Engelstoft) gave … Continue reading →

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NNS field outing on 26 June 2010

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Alan Burger

In glorious sunny weather, the new Nicola Naturalist Society held its first field excursion on Saturday 26 June. Nineteen people turned out to go birding and botanizing, including four visiting naturalists from the U.K. The group explored three areas in … Continue reading →

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2010/2011 Christmas Bird Count – 2 January 2011

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Alan Burger

The Nicola Naturalist Society ran the Merritt Christmas Bird Count on 2 January 2011. This count, started by Wayne Weber, has been held since 1995. The weather was sunny but chilly on the 2011 count day but 15 people participated … Continue reading →

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