Hi all

I went by Harrison Bay (east end of the Fraser Valley) yesterday and
there was 60+ Bald Eagles with at least 30 down on the beach at west
side of the bay. Still not as many as I have seen in the past but the
numbers seem to be increasing.

I also had one of my best views of a flying squirrel 2 nights ago. It
glided (glid/glode) across the tracks about 200' in front of the engine.
It has taken me quite a while, over the years, to figure out just what
these strange falling objects were but after seeing 4 or 5 it finally
twigged. Their glide path is very different from that which a bird would
use to get from point A to point B. It is also a bit more purposeful
than a wind blown maple leaf. In the headlights just about everything is
the same color so it makes it hard to ID some critters at night.

Good birding.

Roger Craik
Maple Ridge BC