Fall 2010 - McIntyre Creek Scenes

Yesterday I spotted an eagle perched on the tree where (s)he hung out most of the summer. I also saw a very healthy coyote who stopped and stared at us. Today I saw a lone duck swimming. I wondered if it was damaged that it had not flown with the rest of the ducks who had been resident on the pond. I am certain the early snow was a surprise to the ducks as well as the humans in Whitehorse.

Today there were signs out on the trails saying they were closed. I suspect that the new bridges are about to be installed over the Creek over the next several days, and this was the reason the trails were closed. However, it did not stop the many dog walkers and joggers from continuing on their regular paths throughout the area.

Photo by Gerry Steers

Warning - This Could be Whitehorse!

This type of thing could happen in Whitehorse, with a moose, bear, or other wild animal that is trying to pass through the McIntyre Creek wild life corridor, if it is choked with houses. We need to keep the wild life corridor along the McIntyre Creek open, to prevent this type of encounter.

Biodiversity of McIntyre Creek

Gerry Steers, the creator of the Friends of McIntyre Creek biodiversity poster, is shown standing beside her creation. This poster will be present at many of the upcoming events in Whitehorse, so you will be able to get a closer view of the wildlife, and photos of the various activities that take place in our proposed McIntyre Creek park area.

The photos in the poster are all taken from the McIntyre Creek area. Most of the photos are Gerry's, but we did get submissions from other photographers as well, and they have been given credit on the poster for their submissions.

Moose along McIntyre Creek

This moose was spotted on December 13, 2009 around midnight, and again the next morning at 5 am in the area that the City of Whitehorse is proposing to develop as Porter Creek D. This area is an important wildlife corridor, and some people are lucky to spot animals such as this moose passing through and have a camera with them to catch the event.
Photo by Ken Binns

Wild Life Viewing in the Yukon

http://www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca/wildlifebiodiversity/wildlifeviewing.php

Check out the above link

Swan, Duck & Wildlife Sightings

The swans were there as I had surmised. It is a spring ritual, after all! Also, at the Range Road Dump lookout, there were close to 100 swans, about 20 Canada Geese and a plethora of ducks. While cycling on the haul road, I bumped into a moose leaving his drinking hole, located less than a kilometer passed the culvert.

Report and photos by Adam Skutkowski April 29, 2009