Hi From sunny Westham Island. Thanks Sandy for that nice last day of September Bluebird update. Our September list is at 217 species, way short of last...
Hi all, Ed and I twitched David's Palm Warbler this afternoon in Esquimalt. We didn't see the warbler, but a White-throated Sparrow was a nice consolation....
RBA * British Columbia * Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Is. * October 1, 2005 * BCVI051001 - Transcript This is the Victoria Natural History Society's...
Hi Derrick, I don't know what you have for the Oct. list so I'll mention a few that I've seen so far: Horned Lark (Clover Pt.), Rhinoceros Auklets, Common...
hey all- some additions for the list. At the Englishman Saturday and got many birds ... some already listed for this month but I can add a few. Out again today...
Today I ran into a long time friend, Will Lemmon, who told me he had a Brambling in his yard about 2 weeks ago. He lives off Horne Lake Rd, just south/east of...
Hi At our beef fat we often have at least two and sometimes three Pileated woodpeckers; both male and female Downey and Hairy woodpeckers. Sometimes both...
There was a marbled godwit at the bottom of Bowker Avenue in Oak Bay yesterday morning and Saturday afternoon-- a good addition to the list. Marika Ainley in...
Down at the lagoon this morning for the first time in several months. I remembered to take my binocs but did not pack my scope, so I was unable to ID anything...
Good morning, Janet and I just got back from an early morning walk at Buttertubs Marsh and saw one female and 5 male Wood Ducks. Very pretty in the morning...
Hello all.Was lucky enough to be at clover point this morning and digiscope a picture of what i believe to be an immature Franklins gull.It flew out and fed...
Hi Everyone, I just received a call from Soren Jensen at CH TV. He is doing a story on the unexplicable losses of large numbers of homing pigeons (up to 70%...
Hello all My name is Tim Zurowski, and I just signed up for this group tonight. In the past, I was a very avid birder and bird photographer (since 1980). I...
Hi Tim, Those are some beautiful images you have there! I was especialy impressed with the photos of the dragonflies! Did you use a macro lens and a flash? I ...
GlacierHi I headed out to look for some Chanterelles last Sunday in the rain. When I stepped out of the vehicle, the first thing that greeted me was the...
There were two Whimbrels at Cattle Point this morning. A Dunlin at Clover Point. Two Dowitchers and a Surfbird at the end of Bowker in Oak Bay. No sign of the...
Hello all, Janet and I saw a flock of 8 Western Meadowlarks at the Nanaimo River Estuary early this morning. We first saw them along a drainage in the farmer's...
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Hi Tim, Welcome to the group. Your photos are beautiful, you certainly have a good eye. I just got back from the Fish and Game trail that goes along the...
Hi Ralph, and thanks for the comments. :) Everyone seems to be impressed with the dragonfly in-flight shots. While they are not nearly as difficult to get as...
Hello All, A few weeks ago I posted a request for information on Cape Scott. Thanks for the replies. From the 27th to the 30th Sept I birded the park with...
Hi yon islanders This morning there was a Sharp-tail with 5 Pecterol Sandpipers. Other notables were a Barred Owl, Great Horned Owl and 170+ Pacific Loons out ...
Hi: I thought that folks here might benefit from this message. Sandy McRuer Port Alberni ... From: Gail To: bcbirdingvanisland@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday,...
there has been a white-throated sparrow at my feeder in Langford for the last few days, hanging out on the ground under the feeder. Robin robinson thetis...
Hello birders, I received a word from a local birder that a group from the Comox Valley Naturalists ventured north to the Sayward/Salmon River estuary on...
I got a few more details on the Brambling and thought I should pass them on. The observer, Will Lemmon, is a long time dedicated and experienced birder and I...
At home here in Errington, just inland from Parksville, I have had many very nice birds lately. Today at 5:30 I awoke to 2 GH Owls hooting to each other as...
It was hawk day on Mt Doug today. On the way up the hill, a couple of Red-tailed Hawks. At the top, while watching them circling, I noticed a couple or three...
