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Thursday, Feb. 21 – 7 pm Heritage House Tom Beeke spent 12 years in China teaching high school students the BC school curriculum. Currently he is with the Maple Leaf School at TRU. Tom has written a book on Chinese … Continue reading →
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I am creating this post at 4:50 PM on Feb. 16 to see if it gets shared with our website.
This adult Trumpeter Swan has been foraging in mineral rich waters which have stained its head. Likely on the breeding grounds somewhere. It is likely iron that is causing the staining.
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I am creating this post  at 4:50 PM on Feb. 16 to see if it gets shared with our website.
This adult Trumpeter Swan has been foraging in mineral rich waters which have stained its head. Likely on the breeding grounds somewhere. It is likely iron that is causing the staining.
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I wondered why the swans on the Thompson all had brownish heads!!

Looks like our whites at Paul Lake!

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Hey Kamloops, can you help get the word out about an exciting new program were offering? Share this post and tag anyone you know who might be interested in joining up.
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Common Redpolls are another seed-eating finch that are normally found at higher latitudes in the Boreal and Taiga regions. They are an irruptive species that swarm south, often in large flocks when northern cone crops are inadequate to feed the large populations. They are one of the most common breeding birds of the north.
Birdwatchers in the south look for them anxiously in the winter when they may be found in cone-bearing conifers, birches and alders that have abundant catkins. They are restless little birds that may be feeding quietly and then suddenly burst into flight as a flock and vanish into the distance. Their harsh chattering "che che che" calls are distinctive and are unlike the buzzy, electric -like calls of Pine Siskins which they will associate with on occasion.
The taxonomy of this species and the closely-related Hoary Redpoll is often under debate about just how many species there are. The conservative view is that there is one species of Common Redpoll and it is distinct from the Hoary Redpoll. But other researchers suggest that there may be more than one species of Common Redpoll. Recent DNA studies suggest that there is only one species of redpoll period, with various expressions of physical traits.
Here I have posted a few variations of plumage that one might encounter when looking at this species.
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Common Redpolls are another seed-eating finch that are normally found at higher latitudes in the Boreal and Taiga regions. They are an irruptive species that swarm south, often in large flocks when northern cone crops are inadequate to feed the large populations. They are one of the most common breeding birds of the north.
Birdwatchers in the south look for them anxiously in the winter when they may be found in cone-bearing conifers, birches and alders that have abundant catkins. They are restless little birds that may be feeding quietly and then suddenly burst into flight as a flock and vanish into the distance. Their harsh chattering che che che calls are distinctive and are unlike the buzzy, electric -like calls of Pine Siskins which they will associate with on occasion.
The taxonomy of this species and the closely-related Hoary Redpoll is often under debate about just how many species there are. The conservative view is that there is one species of Common Redpoll and it is distinct from the Hoary Redpoll. But other researchers suggest that there may be more than one species of Common Redpoll. Recent DNA studies suggest that there is only one species of redpoll period, with various expressions of physical traits.
Here I have posted a few variations of plumage that one might encounter when looking at this species.Image attachmentImage attachment+3Image attachment
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Interestingly we used to see them frequently, but none for at least a year. Cute birds.

Thanks for this interesting information and photos of variations.

Savanna..... One to look out for! :)

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Hope you can join us on February 27th for a screening of SEED: The Untold Story! Full details in link below.

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Wildflower Viewing Field Trip on May 6

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on May 6, 2018 by Gary HuntMay 8, 2018

Here is some of what was seen on the trip. All photos by Lynne Borle. Hover cursor over image to see caption.   … Continue reading →

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The Birds of Gamble Pond On May 2, 2018

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on May 3, 2018 by Gary HuntMay 3, 2018

Here is a look at what was seen on the Naturalist Club trip to Gamble Pond. If you know the names of these birds, please add them in the comments. Hover your cursor over the images to see the caption, … Continue reading →

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White-Crowned Sparrows are Back

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on May 1, 2018 by Rick TuckerMay 1, 2018

One arrived on Tuesday and a few more today, feeding on the sunflower seeds under my feeder in Barnhartvale.  A number of years ago hundreds arrived and ate everything.  Freshly emerged peas in the garden were devoured.  A week later … Continue reading →

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The Ink Caps: Mushrooms That Dissolve Into Black Ink

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on April 30, 2018 by Gary HuntApril 29, 2018

Welcome to Mushroom Monday for April 30, 2018 With the recent appearance of a few species of ink cap mushrooms, we can expect to see them through the summer and fall. The big majority of ink cap mushrooms (called the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fungi, News | Tagged coprinoid fungi, Fungi, mushrooms | 3 Replies

Sandhill Cranes Flying Over: Letter to the Editor by Rick Howie

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on April 26, 2018 by Gary HuntApril 26, 2018

A Modified Letter to the Editor of Kamloops This Week published April 25, 2018 By Rick Howie, Registered Professional Biologist I read with interest the comments by Hugh Jordan in Kamloops This Week regarding the Sandhill Cranes passing over Aberdeen … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Fauna, News | Tagged birds, Sandhill Crane, Separation Lake, spring migration | 3 Replies

McArthur Island Is A Nature Preserve

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on April 26, 2018 by Gary HuntApril 26, 2018

Jesse Ritcey posted on Kamloops Neighbourhoods Associations Discussion Nexus on April 25, 2018 McArthur Island IS a nature preserve. While the parks department has been planning and pondering future possibilities for the golf course lands something incredible happened. … Continue reading →

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Spring Cup Fungi

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on April 23, 2018 by Gary HuntApril 22, 2018

Welcome to Mushroom Monday for April 23, 2018 The cup fungi are a wide-spread and variable group of cup-shaped mushrooms. The most conspicuous ones are often colourful. There are hundreds of species with many being hard to identify and requiring … Continue reading →

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The Alien Bur Buttercup Is Blooming

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on April 19, 2018 by Gary HuntApril 28, 2018

Look around on road sides or bare disturbed ground and you are likely to see the small yellow flowers of Bur Buttercup (Ranunculus testiculatus). It is also known as Hornseed Buttercup or Horned-Head Buttercup. It is native to southeastern Europe … Continue reading →

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Desert Puffballs on Stalks

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on April 16, 2018 by Gary HuntApril 17, 2018

Welcome to Mushroom Monday for April 16, 2018 Puffballs are a specialized group of mushrooms that produce spheroidal fruitbodies. They belong to a group called Gastromycetes meaning “stomach fungi.” In this group, spores are produced internally in sacs that are … Continue reading →

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Dallas-Barnhartvale Nature Park

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on April 14, 2018 by Vanessa RobinsonFebruary 4, 2019

Hank and I went to the Dallas-Barnhartvale Nature Park today. In the restored wetland, this elderberry is unfurling. The delicate green ball, cradled by purple leaves, will later differentiate into hundreds of creamy-white flowers. And these flowers will eventually develop … Continue reading →

Posted in Flora | Tagged Artemisia, Artimisia, Cryptogam, Cryptogamic crust, Dallas Barnhartvale, Elderberry, Fritillaria pudica, Gall, Grassland, Peak saxifrage, Restoration, Sagebrush, Sambucus, Wetland, Yellowbell | 5 Replies

Barnes Lake Trails with Hank

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on April 11, 2018 by Vanessa RobinsonFebruary 4, 2019

Hank & I have been getting to know the Barnes Lake Trails. Yesterday, we arrived during light showers, and as the sun came and went, I photographed sagebrush galls while Hank did whatever he likes to do. Near the lake, … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Blog, Fauna, Flora, News | Tagged Barnes Lake, Barnhartvale, Castilleja thompsonii, Coyote, Douglas-fir, Fritillaria pudica, Golden-crowned kinglet, Hank, lichen, Lomatium macrocarpum, Ranunculus, Ranunculus glabberimus, Ribes cereum, Sagebrush buttercup, Say's phoebe, Thompson's paintbrush, Wax currant, Yellow-rumped warbler, Yellowbells | 11 Replies

Sagebrush Galls

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on April 11, 2018 by Vanessa RobinsonFebruary 4, 2019

  If you have walked around in the grasslands, you may have noticed strange growths on the sagebrush. These growths, called galls, form when some organism – usually an insect – develops within the plant’s tissues. … Continue reading →

Posted in Flora, Fungi | Tagged Artemisia, Artimisia, Ceciomyiidae, Egg, Gall, Good, Larva, Parasite, Parasitoid wasp, Sagebrush, Tridentata, Wasp | 5 Replies

Nature Hike After Garbage Collection

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on April 9, 2018 by Gary HuntApril 9, 2018

Following the third annual Lac Dubois garbage collection on April 8, Frank Ritcey led a group of 19 energized naturalists on a hike in the Dewdrop Range. Here is some of what we saw and learned. More information about the … Continue reading →

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Snowbank Mushrooms

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on April 9, 2018 by Gary HuntApril 9, 2018

Welcome to Mushroom Monday for April 9, 2018

Posted by Gary Hunt

Snowbank fungi are species that fruit adjacent to melting show. They are represented by a diverse array of species found in forested regions, primarily higher elevations, of western North America ranging from New Mexico to Canada. They may be saprophytic (decomposers), symbiotic (mycorrhizal) or even pathogenic.

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Posted in Blog, Fungi, Naturalist Posts, News | Tagged Fungi, mushrooms, showbank mushrooms, spring mushrooms | 2 Replies

MATCH GAME: What Will I Be When I Grow Up?

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on April 2, 2018 by Vanessa RobinsonFebruary 4, 2019

Do you know what these little grassland babies will be when they grow up? Try your luck matching the germinants (1-4) to their grown-up form (A-D) below. Click on the images to enlarge them! … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Flora | Tagged Bastard toadflax, Bunchgrass, Comandra, Dallas Barnhartvale, Dodecatheon, Early, Flora, Game, Germinant, Grassland, Hank, Match, Pine, Pinus, Plants, Ponderosa Pine, Quiz, Saxifraga, Saxifrage, Shootingstar, Spring, Spring ephemeral | Leave a reply

Wildflowers That Subvert Fungi to Steal Food

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on April 2, 2018 by Gary HuntApril 2, 2018

Welcome to Mushroom Monday for April 2, 2018

Posted by Gary Hunt

And welcome also to the new website of the Kamloops Naturalist Club. I hope you return often to see the wide variety of nature-related activities our members are involved in.

There is a group of wildflowers that have learned how to cheat photosynthesis. This allows them to simplify physical structure and eliminate the work of making chlorophyll and their own food. It confers a significant survival advantage in low-light forest conditions.

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Signs of Spring in Barnhartvale

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on March 30, 2018 by Gary HuntApril 2, 2018

The snow is almost gone in the Dallas Barnhartvale Nature Park. The delightful little sagebrush buttercup (Ranunculus glaberrimus) is now in bloom. It is consistently one of the earliest blooming wildflowers in our low elevation grasslands, sagebrush slopes, and ponderosa … Continue reading →

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It Is Time to Start Looking for Lightning Mushrooms

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on March 26, 2018 by Gary HuntApril 1, 2018

The majority of spring mushrooms in our area are small. It is in fall that we get our display of the larger, more noticeable species. An exception to our diminutive spring species is Calocybe gambosa, known as the lightning mushroom. They are … Continue reading →

Posted in Fungi | Tagged Fungi, mushrooms | 2 Replies

POP QUIZ: What do these Two Plants Have in Common?

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on March 25, 2018 by Vanessa RobinsonFebruary 4, 2019

  It’s pretty easy to spot differences between these two plants – one has yellow flowers, one has white flowers. One is squat, the other is tall. But what do these plants have in common? What if I were to … Continue reading →

Posted in Flora, Naturalist Posts | Tagged Arabis, Bee, Boechera, Brassica, Brassicaceae, Flora, Fungi, Fungus, Grasslands, Insect, Mustard, Parasite, Plants, Pollinator, Puccinia, Rust, Spring, Yellow | 8 Replies

Riverside Park Ducks

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on January 19, 2018 by Rick HowieApril 1, 2018

I went to Riverside Park in the mid to late afternoon today in order to photograph waterfowl. Mallards dominated the flocks but there were some Trumpeter Swans and a few geese. I took some landscapes but I will post those … Continue reading →

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