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Nature Chilliwack Nature Chilliwack (previously Chilliwack Field Naturalists) was formed in 1971 and is an affiliated

Our club provides opportunities for all ages to get acquainted with nature. Informative evening programs feature interesting, illustrated talks. Field trips are held throughout the year to explore forest, meadow, field and wetlands of BC's Lower Mainland. In partnership with The Nature Trust of BC, we steward the Camp River Wildlife Area, a broccoli field transformed over the past years to a flourishing conservation area. Each December we coordinate two Audubon Christmas Bird Counts – Harrison River and Chilliwack. Visit our website for club information (https://naturechilliwack.ca/) and our Flickr photo gallery for examples of our activities and local flora and fauna (https://www.flickr.com/photos/naturechilliwack/albums).

Yes folks, it's leave the leaves time.
10/11/2026

Yes folks, it's leave the leaves time.

Time to start learning the birds in your yard so you can be one of Nature Chilliwack's Christmas Bird Count feeder count...
10/11/2026

Time to start learning the birds in your yard so you can be one of Nature Chilliwack's Christmas Bird Count feeder counters on either 1) Dec 14th for Harrison area or Dec 19th for the Chilliwack area, register here: https://naturechilliwack.ca/bird-count/.
Varied Thrush are Robin-like. You will find it in berry bushes/ fruit trees and going through leaf litter searching for seeds and bugs in winter.

Don't forget, we also have a birding guide of our common birds at https://naturechilliwack.ca/publications/

With a slate blue back and orange-spotted plumage that doesn't look similar to any other North American species, the Varied Thrush is a striking bird.

A year-round resident of the Pacific Northwest, the Varied Thrush expands its range southward into forested parts of California in the winter, and sometimes even heads east, even—in rare cases—surprising birders across the continent in New England.

Its Bat Month and the Big Brown Bat has been chosen as ambassador.
10/11/2026

Its Bat Month and the Big Brown Bat has been chosen as ambassador.

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The last bit of rain has brought out some interesting fungi and slimes.
10/08/2026

The last bit of rain has brought out some interesting fungi and slimes.

Now I know how this slug got its name - Banana Slug. These are first pure, fresh yellow, banana-coloured slugs I have se...
10/08/2026

Now I know how this slug got its name - Banana Slug. These are first pure, fresh yellow, banana-coloured slugs I have seen with no spots. Apparently the Banana Slug is the second largest slug on earth, with some growing 23 cm long! Always a treat to see in our rainforest habitat.

It's that time of year when some of our comical feathered friends become crazy obsessive about stashing seeds for the co...
10/07/2026

It's that time of year when some of our comical feathered friends become crazy obsessive about stashing seeds for the coming winter. When seed stashing, Red-breasted Nuthatches believe that any crack that mimics tree bark will do.

Today a busy little hoarding Red-breasted Nuthatch kept itself busy collecting one sunflower seed from the feeder at a time. It then flew a short distance to an outside deck chair cushion and wedged the seed in the crack between the seat and back. Sometimes they hide seeds behind wood siding, wood decking or under roof shingles.

Voila! Hidden. At least, until I sneak the seeds back into the feeder.

10/07/2026

I am seeing a wide band on woolly bears, how about you?

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