Field notes on Rose Islands Ecological reserve visit

On July 11, 2014, Roger Allen ( warden) and BC Parks Staff  Trudy Chatwin and Hugh McDonald with Darrian (student at UVIC ),  visited Rose Islands Ecological Reserve. Seabirds recorded on Rose Islets: Double-crested Cormorants – 3 (2 adults, 1 immature) , Pelagic Cormorant – 9 (all immature), Pigeon Guillemot – 3, Harlequin Ducks –

Black oystercatchers on the Front Line for Oil Spills.

On December 16, I  accompanied a tour to Race Rocks Ecological Reserve. On board was Todd Golumbia who, while working  for Environment Canada out of Sidney, Vancouver Island,  was involved with research on the Black Oystercatchers of the Salish Sea. (See research papers below) Today there were 31 Oystercatchers  in their favourite roosting area in

Set-back Distances to protect nesting and roosting seabirds off Vancouver Island from boat disturbance

Trudy Chatwin’s Master’s theses from Royal Roads University. ABSTRACT: In order to set guidelines that promote responsible wildlife viewing, I quantified the effects of boat-based disturbance to seabirds off Vancouver Island. Field trials recorded the approach distance at which roosting and nesting birds responded to either a motor boat or a kayak. Probability of agitation

Development of Scientifically-based Guidelines for Viewing Seabirds

Seabird nest and roost sites are important to maintenance of BC’s biodiversity and many of the important nest colonies are protected in Ecological Reserves and Parks. Disturbance to wildlife is a major issue that park and wildlife managers routinely face, yet information to assess threat is often not available, —-Need to set guidelines based on

Guide to Ecological Reserves in BC

This 371 page, 50 mb book may be downloaded from http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/HFD/library/documents/bib32374.pdf Thanks to Jody Krakowski ER warden for Baynes Island ER #69 for showing us the  location of this important document.  It provides a page and a map on each of the reserves created up to 1992. Include are the Ecological Reserves now lost from

Summary of Seabirds breeding on Rose Islets 1963 through 1978. Also the Purpose Statement and macroalgae list

Also included here is the Purpose Statement  including ER map. R.W. Campbell submitted this report  on nesting seabirds . There is also a list of macrophytic Algae.  from June 1977 See the full PDF:Summary of seabirds breeding Rose Islets 1963_1978