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male Rufous (only the 3rd and 4th one's ever up here!!) and numerous Anna's Hummingbirds as well.We did have some recaptures from previous years too - the most impressive being a female Rufous Hummingbird banded in 2008 as an adult - making her at least 8 years old! That's a lot of trips to Mexico and back for the little lady.Our previous record session was 33 birds in about mid-July a couple years

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today. From 9:00 am to 10:00 pm daily, visitors are encouraged to strap on their blades for their first winter experience of the 2014/15 season. Ice skating is complimentary with a Grouse Mountain Alpine Experience ticket and rentals are available for all ages.With sunny, cool temperatures in the forecast for the coming days, the North Shore’s largest snowmaking fleet continues to make snow in

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such thing as a Blue Grouse anymore.  The Dusky Grouse are interior birds while the Sooty Grouse inhabit the coastal mountains here.Sooty Grouse are large, stocky birds not unlike other game birds.  They are one of the largest Grouse in the world!Male Sooty Grouse can be heard singing in the spring - they find themselves a tall tree, go near the top and send out a booming call to attract females

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-anticipated arrival of Santa Claus at Vancouver’s North Pole. New this winter, experience our magical Light Walk around Blue Grouse Lake. Be awestruck by stunning light installations as you walk amongst the fir and spruce, all set against a majestic mountain backdrop. For more outdoor fun, take a spin on Grouse Mountain’s 8,000-square foot outdoor ice skating pond surrounded by trees and adorned with

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accumulated at Grouse Mountain. With sunny, cool temperatures in the forecast for the coming days, the North Shore’s largest snowmaking fleet is poised and ready to make additional snow. In addition, Grouse Mountain’s 8,000-square foot ice skating pond – the only mountaintop outdoor skate pond in the lower mainland – is slated to open in the near future.“As we look ahead to our 88th winter season at the

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Venture ‘Into the Wild’ This Summer at Grouse Mountain Exciting new activities exploring British Columbian wilderness launch at the Peak of Vancouver (North Vancouver) Reconnect with your wild-side this summer as Grouse Mountain invites guests to go Into the Wild with special activities and learning experiences at the Peak of Vancouver. Located just minutes from the City but at the gateway to the

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First Grouse Mountain Honey Extracted! We had an exciting day last week when we extracted our very first honey from our new Grouse Mountain Beehives!  The two hives we had last season are now thriving and produced 30 lbs of honey so far!  We have 15 new hives this year but typically they don't produce excess honey for harvest in their first season - we let them build up and get ready for next

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. This brings the Grind For Kids total amount raised to $1 million since the program began in 2010. A new record was set at this year’s Multi-Grouse Grind® Challenge event as Ian Robertson of Vancouver completed 17 Grouse Grinds over the 19 hour period. This topped his previous record of 16 Grouse Grinds in one day set at last year’s event. This year's top female finisher was Vancouver resident Andrea

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Santa's Reindeer Fly in from the North Pole in time for Peak of Christmas Dancer and Vixen to be his Grouse Mountain representatives this year! Early on Wednesday morning this week we heard a clatter outside the Chalet as two of Santa's Reindeer, Dancer and Vixen, suddenly landed on the Grouse Mountain helipad!  Our Wildlife Rangers were the perfect hosts, of course, and guided them to their

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Road to Seek the Peak Week 5: David Ridgeway of City Sports & Physiotherapy  Each week we’ll be featuring posts from special guests designed to help get you ready for the big day. From nutrition and training tips, to motivational stories – each post will have valuable info to support your journey, all the way to the Peak!Hello all! At last Wednesday's Seek the Peak training session, I gave a

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