Birding in the Codroy Valley

For the past several years, Adventure Canada and the Nature Conservancy of
Canada (NCC) have partnered to bring visitors to the lush and beautiful
Codroy Valley in southwest Newfoundland. Participants in Adventure
Canada's Circumnavigation of the Island of Newfoundland have been
treated to the outstanding hospitality of Codroy's residents. The
Nature Conservancy of Canada has been active in the valley since 1994
and has acquired 15 properties in that time. In May, 2008, NCC offered
a one-day introductory course on bird identification to residents of
the valley. Initially, only 12 student seats were available. However,
the interest was so high that the course was expanded to 16 seats (and
still people were turned away). The students were, one and all,
interested and enthusiastic and are looking forward to the fall visit
of Adventure Canada so they can show off their new skills to the cruise
passengers.