Dear Editor-
It has been an eventful week since the heron article on the Undercurrent’s front page.
Last Friday a food delivery truck dropped a ramp with a loud clang. Herons startled from their nests in Crippen Park near the library, whereupon two young eagles swept in for an eggy feast. Herons then appeared at another nest site on Snug Point, billing and cooing. Lights and fireworks over the weekend followed by a loud gas-powered weed eater nearby on Tuesday, operated by municipal staff despite the municipal heron protection policy, appears to have moved them on again. Meanwhile municipal council is amending Bowen’s official community plan to re-designate the nest site in Crippen from park use to commercial.
Where will these blue-listed herons settle? Please report sightings to me, and thanks for all conservation efforts-
Sue Ellen Fast
Bowen Heron Watch
