• Christmas Bird Count, December 15, 2004: 469 Surf Scoters.
• August 28, 2005: 100 Surf Scoters at the Nanoose Bay Estuary.
• September 2005: 62 Surf Scoters seen during Nanoose Bay Seabird Survey.
• October 19, 2005: About 150 Surf Scoters seen at the Nanoose Bay Estuary, and about 140 seen in October during the Nanoose Bay Seabird Survey.
• November 2006: 20 Surf Scoters seen during Nanoose Bay Seabird Survey.
• December 11, 2005: 3 Surf Scoters seen on the ocean at Englishman River Estuary, and 220 Surf Scoters seen in December during Nanoose Bay Seabird Survey.
• Christmas Bird Count, December 17, 2005: 99 Surf Scoters.
• January 21, 2006: Several Surf Scoters seen on the ocean at Englishman River Estuary.
• January 2006: 82 Surf Scoters seen during Nanoose Bay Seabird Survey.
• February 8, 2006: 15 Surf Scoters seen on the ocean at Englishman River Estuary.
• May 14, 2006: About half a dozen Surf Scoters seen on the ocean at the Englishman River Estuary.
• August 30, 2006: 16 Surf Scoters seen at the Nanoose Bay Estuary.
• September 11, 2006: Several Surf Scoters were seen at the Nanoose Bay Estuary.
• September 20, 2006: 12 Surf Scoters were seen on Northwest Bay off the Jib.
• September 23, 2006: About 200 Surf Scoters were seen on Nanoose Bay.
• November 12, 2006: 123 Surf Scoters seen in Nanoose Harbour.