Lost Lake
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Public viewing area south end of lake, Interlaken Trail.
The Coastal Partners in Conservation Society, in partnership with the city of Coquitlam has built a nesting beach at the south end of Lost Lake for western painted turtles, the only native pond turtle left in B.C. and one that's known for its yellow and red stripes.
Location created by
C E Thomson
- Group: Burke Mountain Naturalists
- Site ID: 49.25585*N, 122.81819*W
- Lat: 49.2556216
- Lng: -122.8179646
- Waterbody Type: Lake
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
Latest photos
pH test conducted using NEW pH strips from Hydrion, plastic pH indicator strips 0.0-6.5 obtained from Granger Canada (previous pH readings were always reading below the pH 6.4 level obtained using the Water Rangers Taylor 6.4-8.4 pH strips)
1 cormorant
9 mallards-3 male/6 female
chickadee
song sparrow
golden kinglets heard
Very high water level
Trail flooded
song sparrow
10 mallards
10 mallards
no turtles observed
2 bears reported observed on trail near soccer field
pH obtained using strips, (possibly below range of strips)
10 mallards
pine siskin
brown creeper
black capped chickadee
2 red eared slider turtles
This is the second observation recorded with our new Water Rangers pH meter.
2 painted turtles (Text sent to Coastal Partners in Conservation to report sightings)
Large blue heron
3 female mallards, 5 adolescent mallards
dragonflies
Insect hatches
3 red eared slider turtles (1 black bellied slider?)
spotted towhee
pine sinkin
black capped chickadee
pH reading obtained with pH meter (19.5 C recorded on pH meter)
1 painted turtle observed (emailed WPTRecovery@gmail.com) 4 red eared slider turtles
3 Canada geese
3 mallard ducks
2 bull frogs
1 robin, golden crowned kinglets, 1 pine siskin, 1 purple finch, 1 swainson's thrush, 2 yellow rumped warblers, 1 song sparrow, 1 Western Tanager, 1 spotted towhee, warbling vireo (most birds identified through the Merlin app- they were often hidden in the tree canopy)
no duckweed mats, few lily pads on surface
Heard song sparrow
1 mallard pair (M + F)
1 female mallard with 3 chicks (park users reported there used to be 5 chicks)
No turtles observed today
High water levels
Log in water near shore after windstorm earlier in the week
High water level, some flooding near shore, very small amount of floating algae (duckweed?) mat near shore
1 pair of mallards, 1 pair of common mergansers observed
Attempted to obtain a pH reading with new calibrated pH meter but question the result of the value of pH of 8.7 obtained
Pollen, needles on surface of water; much less duckweed(algae?) than previous month (remaining only near shore)
2 mallard couples observed
American robin, song sparrow, pine siskin heard and confirmed by Merlin app.
2 mature turtles observed sunning on log (they were too distant to identify if they were painted turtles or red eared sliders).
Water level remains high (but no flooding of shore)
High water level, some flooding (less flooding than last month)
Double crested Cormorant, 6 male and female mallards observed
Noticeably less algae (duckweed?) observed