May 17, 2017 turned out to be a warm sunny day, if just a bit windy, for the Peninsula Club’s annual birding hike. Anita and Bob Cunningham were joined by 19 other birders and want-to-be birders for a wonderful day of birding in the Dyer’s Bay area. The number of birders in attendance was a modern day record. Several had joined us just to see what birding was all about and by the end of the day we heard reports that we had some converts to this wonderful pastime. If the sun s

The following is our official list of sightings and hearings for the 2016 Annual Birding Walk. Common Loon, Red-necked, Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Canada Goose, Mallard, Long-tailed Duck, White-winged Scoter, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Cooper’s Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Merlin, Ruffed Grouse, Wild Turkey, Sandhill Crane, Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpi

I experienced this trail in the spring and again in the fall and was impressed with the beauty, variety and hiking challenges all packed into less than a two hour, 5 kilometer long loop. Boundary Bluffs Loop is described in the BTC Reference Hike Guide 28 (pg 36-2) as strenuous with glorious views from the bottom and top of the escarpment. Now that should alert you that it is not just a walk on the edge of field, but also a great work out which of course rewards the hiker wi