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Date AdultsJuvenilesTotal Notes
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Jan 9 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM303
Weather: +1 degrees C, clear, sunny. Other observations: 5 common mergansers, 10 gulls, 1 kingfisher, ~12 visitors.
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Jan 9 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM303
Weather: Clear weather, no precipitation, around -2 celsius degrees. Other observations: 10 people, 4 common merganser (females), 1 common goldeneye (female).
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Jan 8 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM202
Weather: -3, overcast, snowing. Other observations: 4 buffleheads, 5 people walking on the dike.
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Jan 8 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM101
Weather: cold minus 2, overcast with snow soon, visibility 8km. Other observations: 1 blue heron, 1 raven, 2 ducks, 4 people on dike. Eagles may be worried about slipping off the ice crusted branches!
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Jan 7 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM729
Weather: nice clear day. Other observations: no notes.
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Jan 7 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM639
Weather: 1 degrees , overcast, freezing rain - trees filled with ice. Other observations:2 heron, 2 raven, 3 people, treacherous walking with ice.
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Jan 6 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM202
Weather: cool, minus 1 with drizzle, overcast, visibility 5 km. Other observations: 5 seagulls, 2 juncos and no people.
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Jan 6 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM000
Weather: -7C, windy, foggy and snowing. Other observations: 9 visitors.
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Jan 5 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMTBA
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Jan 5 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM101
Weather: -7 degrees C, wind rather raw, 10-15 kmh from the north, no precipitation, overcast/obscured with the sun very dimly evident behind the cloud. Other observations: One bufflehead and three Mergansers were in the river, a couple of other more distant waterbirds, and a few seagulls flying around individually - a lot fewer than yesterday and no formations like there were yesterday. 5-6 visitors on the dike also.
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Jan 4 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM404
Weather: 0 degrees, snowing, totally overcast, mountains not visible. Other observations: One family of five walking along the dike, 2 Common Mergansers, a Northern Flicker, a Great Blue Heron, gulls overhead, chickadees, 2 Barrow's Goldeneyes.
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Jan 4 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM729
Weather: -1 degrees C, wind nearly calm, a few flurries. Other observations: Dozens of sea gulls flying around and the usual handful of ducks in the river. Did NOT see any harbour seals or any of the herons.
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Jan 3 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM7 (2 in flight)18
Weather: 3 degrees C; cloudy; windy, some rain; sleet; icy snow underfoot. Other observations: three mergansers; two goldeneye; small flocks of gulls; crows - no seals - 6 people walking on dike.
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Jan 3 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM606
Weather: no notes. Other observations: no notes.
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Jan 2 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM707
Weather: Heavy snow overnight, but overcast and foggy at time of count. Very poor visibility. 1 degree Celsius. Other observations: About a dozen people walking on dyke. Very little animal activity near water. One heron seen perched in a tree near the watershed pub.
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Jan 2 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM415
Weather: 0 degrees , overcast, rain. Other observations: 1 heron, 4 people.
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Jan 1 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM415
Weather: mild, -6, with no wind, overcast, visibility 12km. Other observations: 2 buffleheads, no crows, no gulls, 19 visitors on dike. Happy New Year!
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Jan 1 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM123
Weather: Snowing on arrival, overcast, -5 deg F, frozen island segments with snow cover. Other observations: 2 herons, 40+ gulls in flight, 4 crows in flight, no seals, ~9 visitors.
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Dec 31 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM415
Weather: -7 degrees , moderate breeze, overcast. Other observations: 1 sharped-shinned hawk, 34 people.
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Dec 31 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMTBA
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Dec 30 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM101
Weather: Clear sky, bright sun, cold -4C, light breeze, dike snow-covered, river icy at edges. Other observations: 4 mergansers, a dozen visitors, 3 dogs.
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Dec 30 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM213
Weather: -5.8 degrees, very cold, sunny and clear with some clouds, some wind. Other observations: 1 heron, no seals, 10 gulls, 7 mergansers, ~18 visitors.
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Dec 29 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM202
Weather: -5C; wind 4 kph NW; A much warmer day than Sunday! Dry; sunshine and cloud. Dike still snowy and slippy in parts. Other observations: The only wildlife abundant today were the gulls flying in formations above us. Otherwise, a bunch of ducks. Some bufflehead and some merganzers, 20 humans, and 1 dog.
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Dec 29 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM101
Weather: -7 degrees , overcast, slight breeze. Other observations: 1 heron, 21 people on dike.
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Dec 28 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMTBA
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Dec 28 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM101
Weather: -15 degrees, very cold, sunny and clear with some clouds. Other observations: 38+ gulls all in flight, no seals, no herons, no other waterfowl observed, ~19 visitors, snowy and slippery, ice along riverbanks.
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Dec 27 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM2 (1 in flight)13
Weather: minus 15 degrees, cloud cover, no precipitation, light breeze, ice chunks floating down River Squamish, dike covered in deep icy snow. Other observations: two mergansers & four goldeneye & flock of five bufflehead in flight, no seals
ten to twelve people walking on the dike.
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Dec 27 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM202
Weather: -15 with windchill being -22 , clear, sunny, freezing!! less wind than 26th, ice on the river. Other observations: 2 common golden eyes (male and female), tons of seagulls, 4 people on dike with dogs.
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Dec 26 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM1 (in flight)01
Weather: -10C/feels like -21C; North wind about 30kph with gusts up to 40kph; Dike very rough, icy snow, slippy and hard to walk. Sun and clouds. Other observations: 3 gulls, and 1 bufflehead and no people.
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Dec 26 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM000
Weather: freezing cold, -10 (feels like -20 with wind chill), strong winds. Other observations: 1 visitor, lots of seagulls, and a couple mergansers.
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Dec 25 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM202
Weather: cold. Other observations: no other notes.
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Dec 25 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMN/AN/AN/A
No count due to weather complications
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Dec 24 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM8210
Weather: 0 degrees , overcast, trace of snow, light breeze. Other observations: 2 heron, 1 raven, 10 people.
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Dec 24 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM729
Weather: Visibility good at 8kms, weather 1 degree with a light north wind, heavy packed snow on the ground but no precipitation. Other observations: 1 common golden eye and 4 common Mergansers and 1 active seal.
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Dec 23 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM11011
Weather: Mild plus 2 with cold southeast wind, vis 10 km. Other observations: Over 100 seagulls and 24 crows on gravel bar until one eagle sent them away, 3 ruddy ducks and one grey squirrel, 5 people on the dike.
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Dec 23 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM505
Weather: 2.8 degrees F, sunny and clear, slight wind, snow cover on islands and sand bars. Other observations: 55+ gulls, 2 male mergansers, 1 chickadee, no seals, 10 visitors, snow on the dike.
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Dec 22 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM617
Weather: Rain and sleet, cloudy and foggy. 4 degrees C. Other observations: 2 Great Blue Herons, 2 Common Mergansers, crows and gulls flying, Belted Kingfisher flying and calling. 2 people on trail.
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Dec 22 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM17118
Weather: 0.6C; mix of sun and clouds; no rain or snow; footing very firm and crunchy. Other observations: We saw two beautiful grey herons flying together in the sky; a handful of ducks - not sure what type but not bufflehead; a few gulls; and about 13 humans including adults and kids out walking the Dike.
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Dec 21 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM538
Weather: Temp:-3, visibility 2km, water level low. Other observations: no additional observations.
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Dec 21 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM415
Weather: -5.4 degrees F, cold, sunny and clear. Other observations: 11 gulls, 50+ geese, no seals or herons, ~11 visitors.
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Dec 20 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM314
Weather: About -3C; blue sky, sunshine. Other observations: No seals, a handful of buffleheads, some gulls flying around, otherwise no other wildlife observed; about 26 visitors all looking for eagles; and 2 dogs.
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Dec 20 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM617
Weather: Minus 5 degrees, bright sun in clear blue sky, light breeze, deep snow cover with snow covered trees & branches. Other observations: five mergansers & two goldeneye & one grey heron no seals but six people walking & running on the dike.
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Dec 19 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM527
Weather: 1 degrees , bright and sunny, light breeze, lots of snow in the trees. Other observations: 31 visitors!
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Dec 19 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMTBA
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Dec 18 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMN/AN/AN/A
No count due to weather complications
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Dec 18 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMTBA
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Dec 17 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM314
Weather: Overcast but clear visibility. Zero degrees. Other observations: - 4 seagulls; 2 mergansers; 3 crows or ravens; multiple smaller birds, 6 other people walking on the dike.
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Dec 17 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM12618
Weather: -2, sunny and clear. Other observations: many eagles flying around, 3 common mergansers, 3 Canada geese, 10 gulls, 6 visitors.
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Dec 16 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM415
Weather: Mild plus 4 with sunshine, Partly cloudy , Vis 26 km. Other observations: 2 crows and surprisingly no seagulls, river level is back to normal and sandbars all moved a bit, smell of fish in the air, 18 people on the dike.
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Dec 16 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM8210
Weather: 3 degrees F, foggy with low cloud at first, cool with rain and snow, sun at end. Other observations: 10 gulls, 25+ geese, 6 mergansers, 11 crows, 1 kingfisher, 5 swans flying in formation, 4 visitors, water level similar to Tuesday's.
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Dec 15 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM808
Weather: 2 degrees C, almost completely grey and cloudy. No wind or rain. Other observations: 1 Harbour Seal, Common Goldeneye pair, gulls overhead, 1 female Bufflehead, 4 Common Mergansers. About 10 people walking on the dike.
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Dec 15 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMTBA
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Dec 14 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM12012
Weather: 4 degrees C, some sun (!), also with blue sky and white clouds. A bit of fog in the distance. Other observations: 2 people on the dike. 2 male Common Mergansers. Gulls flying overhead. Overall, very quiet.
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Dec 14 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM10111
Weather: 2.5 degrees F, foggy, low cloud at first then clear and sunny. Other observations: 3 herons, 0 seals, 4 gulls, 55+ geese flying, 8 visitors.
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Dec 13 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM415
Weather: 4 degrees cloud cover no precipitation no wind some snow on ground & tree branches. Other observations: 2 mergansers & three golden eye & one bufflehead & one seal & flock of 9 Canada Geese in flight & flocks of gulls & crows in flight & eleven people walking on the dike.
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Dec 13 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM729
Weather: snowy & gray. Other observations: 2 adults were in river bathing, a few ducks, a few people.
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Dec 12 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM516
Weather: 4 degrees, 2km visibility.
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Dec 12 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM516
Weather: no notes. Other observations: no notes.
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Dec 11 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM617
Weather: 6 Celsius, light rain, wind gusty. Other observations: Few people out. One Harbour seal in the river. Half a dozen mergansers.
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Dec 11 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMN/AN/AN/A
No count this AM.
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Dec 10 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMTBA
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Dec 10 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM202
Weather: 2 degrees, overcast, some fog. Other observations: no seals, 1 heron, 8 common mergansers, ~25 gulls, 1 kingfisher, low river level.
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Dec 9 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM8210
Weather: 4 C, high cloud with sunny breaks, no wind, no rain. Other observations: Very few other birds, no herons, no seals, 6 people walking on dike.
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Dec 9 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM819
Weather: 3.5 degrees F, dry morning, chilly with a light wind. Other observations: more changes to the river, no seals or herons, 2 buffleheads, 100+ gulls, 2 crows, ~8 visitors.
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Dec 8 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM415
Weather: A beautiful afternoon; blue skies, sun shine, big dark cloud! 5.6C, 2kph wind. Other observations: gulls, crows, a few buffleheads, 16 people, many changes to the river.
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Dec 8 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM6511
Weather: Sunny, 5C. Other observations: 1 adult in tree, 1 juvenile on sandbar, rest were flying around chasing seagulls, lots of seagulls, a few ducks.
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Dec 7 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM415
Weather: mild, plus 3 with drizzle, overcast with 5 km visibility. Other observations: 2 ruddy ducks and one bufflehead, one black squirrel and six crows. About 200 hundred seagulls on the now exposed and isolated sandbanks, 6 people on the dike.
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Dec 7 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM12113
Weather: 2.7 degrees F, light fog, light rain/mist. Other observations: 3 seals, 0 herons, 9 buffleheads, 25+ gulls, 3 mallards, 8 mergansers, 2 chickadees, 4 visitors.
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Dec 6 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM101
Weather: 0.6C - snowy, but no snow fell during count; no wind; cloud cover. Other observations: activity was low in and over the water. We saw 1 seal, some bufflehead and merganzers, gulls, and crows; and about 10 people, and 1 dog.
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Dec 6 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM14115
Weather: 1 degree cloudy light snow flurries no wind. Other observations: one heron (in flight), 2 pairs mergansers, 5 goldeneye, one seal, many grey-backed gulls.
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Dec 5 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM8311
Weather: 1 C, high diffuse clouds, some sunny spots, no precipitation, no wind. Other observations: 15+ people on dike, 20+ seagulls, 6-8 ducks, no seals, no herons.
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Dec 5 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM101
Weather: no notes. Other observations: no notes.
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Dec 4 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMTBA
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Dec 4 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM516
Weather: 4 degrees , overcast. Other observations: 2 ravens.
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Dec 3 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMTBA
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Dec 3 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM909
Weather: 2 degrees, cold, overcast, light breeze. Other observations: 2 seals, 40 gulls, 4 buffleheads, 8 goldeneye.
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Dec 2 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM011
Weather: Plus 6 ,partly cloudy with lots of sun, visibility 20 km. Other observations: 2 seals, 4 crows, 20 seagulls, river high and running fast, all sandbanks were covered, 24 people on dike.
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Dec 2 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM10212
Weather: 8 degrees F; No rain! Other observations: 0 seals, 1 heron, 0 ducks, 16 gulls, 11 crows, 8 visitors, very high river water levels!
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Dec 1 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMTBA
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Dec 1 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM12214
Weather: 13C, down pouring rain, windy. Other observations: Saw 3 people on dike plus Squamish maintenance amazed at river, lots of ducks & seagulls. river extremely high and wide, sandbar gone, large logs flowing down river.
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Nov 30 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM141125
Weather: 7 degrees C, raining, can't see the mountains due to fog. Other observations: A few Barrow's Goldeneyes, a Great Blue Heron, ~50 gulls, ~3 crows, ~ 20 Common Mergansers, about 7 people walking the dike.
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Nov 30 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM202949
Weather: 8 degrees F; low clouds; drizzling at the outset of shift; very chilly & damp. Other observations: 3 seals, 1 heron, 100+ gulls, 70+ buffleheads, 14 crows, 6 visitors, river is high.
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Nov 29 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM17320
Weather: foggy. Other observations: 1 seal, 1 heron.
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Nov 29 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM26329
Weather: cloudy with rain showers 9 degree. Other observations: one seal & one heron & many golden eye & three mergansers & many herring gulls & 9 people walking the dike.
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Nov 28 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM8210
Weather: 5.6C; slight drizzle; cloudy, misty. Other observations: Lots of gulls, 1 heron, 2 ducks flying along river, 3 dogs, 7 seals. About 24 people plus 5 kids.
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Nov 28 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMTBA
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Nov 27 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM808
Weather: Temperature was 3.3C; pouring rain. Other observations: There was lots of wild life activity: we spotted 12 seals; at least 12 buffleheads; a murder of crows - tons of them flying together, resting in the trees together; 1 heron and gulls galore!! Only a handful of people walking the dike.
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Nov 27 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM12113
Weather: 4 degrees , windy, rainy, foggy. Other observations: 4 people, 1 seal, 1 heron, 4 adults and 1 juvenile eagle feeding on bar - river low but expected to raise with rainfall warning for this evening.
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Nov 26 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM9312
Weather: 7C, cloudy, dry. Other observations: ducks, geese, seagulls.
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Nov 26 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM25732
Weather: 5 degrees, on and off light rain, some fog. Other observations: ~70 gulls, 1 seal, 12 mergansers, 10 buffleheads, 1 trumpeter swan.
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Nov 25 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM11314
Weather: Plus 3 with light rain, overcast with 4km visibility. Other observations: 1 seal , 1 raven , 4 crows and 40 plus gulls on the river, 4 people on the dike.
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Nov 25 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM11415
Weather: 4 degrees, foggy, light rain at top of the hour, then it poured; light steady wind. Other observations: 0 herons, 0 seals, 10 bufflehead ducks,
0 common mergansers, 97+
gulls, ~9 people.
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Nov 24 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM21425
Weather: 4 degrees, slight drizzle, very foggy (mountains across the river were hard to see). Other observations: 5 Barrow's Goldeneyes; 1 Harbour seal fishing; 4 Buffleheads; 10 Common Mergansers; 7 crows; a tern; 40 gulls, fishing; 3 people on dike.
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Nov 24 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM12315
Weather: 6 C, high cloud, calm, no wind or precipitation. Other observations: River level was down to its near normal level. Very few other birds, some seagulls, a few ducks, no herons, no seals. Most eagles sitting still, a couple feeding on the river bank, only 1 in flight, 8-10 people on dike.
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Nov 23 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM15217
Weather: Sunny, scattered clouds, 8 degrees, tiny breeze. Other observations: 2 seals, one of them eating a salmon; 4 female bufflehead; 1 male common merganser and 3 females; lots of gulls flying; great blue heron on a log; belted kingfisher heard; about 15 people walking the dike.
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Nov 23 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM13215
Weather: 6 degrees F; foggy at first then the sun appeared & light cloud; mountains covered with new snow. Other observations: 2 seals, 11 buffleheads, 35+ gulls, 3 mallards, 8 mergansers, 5-6 crows, ~10 people.
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Nov 22 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMTBA
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Nov 22 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM11112
Weather: 5 degrees & cloudy with light rain but no wind. Other observations: 3 seals & 2 mergansers & 7 goldeneye & many seagulls & 1 raven & 10 people.
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Nov 21 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM12416
Weather: 7 degrees, sunny with clouds, no precipitation. Other observations: 1 seal, 3 bufflehead (female), 1 merganser, 3 kayakers, around 30 people on the dike.