This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, October 1, 9:15 pm update. Feature Birds Fall Raptors Monday, October 1 Today and...
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motmot
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Oct 3, 2001 7:57 am
This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, October 2, midnight update. Feature Birds BLUEBIRD WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS ...
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motmot
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Oct 4, 2001 7:00 am
This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, October 3, 11:45 pm update. Feature Birds LAPLAND LONGSPURS BLUEBIRD ...
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motmot
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Oct 5, 2001 6:43 am
This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, October 4, 11:30 pm update. Rare Bird Alert: PRAIRIE FALCON Feature Birds LAPLAND...
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Adrian Dorst
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Oct 5, 2001 9:06 pm
Hi all, For those interested in Golden Plover identification, a bird I encountered yesterday and today and which clearly appears to be an American Golden, gave...
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Guy L. Monty
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Oct 5, 2001 10:42 pm
Hi Adrian, I agree completely on the subject of identifying "golden" plovers by calls. Although some sources claim that they are distinct, I do not beleive...
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Guy L. Monty
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Oct 9, 2001 2:36 am
Hi Island birders, Today I spent the day working NW of Campbell River, near the Salmon River diversion canal. The highlights there were a flock of 59 Greater...
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motmot
motmot@...
Oct 9, 2001 7:23 am
This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, October 8, midnight update. Feature Birds TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE AMERICAN GOLDEN...
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Guy L. Monty
guylmonty@...
Oct 9, 2001 9:47 pm
Hi Island birders, Because we were recently discussing Thayer's and Herring Gull seasonal distribution and abundance, I thought I would post my NRE counts over...
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WAYNE WEBER
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Oct 10, 2001 3:25 pm
Adrian, Thanks for your comments on Golden-Plover voices. For the record, could you share with us a brief summary of the seasonal status (spring and fall) and...
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Guy L. Monty
guylmonty@...
Oct 11, 2001 1:38 am
Hi Island birders, Wayne has brought up an interesting point. Are some of our ideas about seasonal distribution of certain species "flawed", because of ...
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Guy L. Monty
guylmonty@...
Oct 11, 2001 1:44 am
Hi again, Today I had to drive up the Island to get a winter project underway. Despite the rotten weather, I saw a few birds along the way. Three adult Snow...
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Adrian Dorst
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Oct 11, 2001 2:58 am
Hi Wayne, Golden Plovers are fairly rare on this side as well, though it appears that when you make a concerted effort to find them, you can. Any fall or ...
Hi Birders Having just returned from a 3 week break in England, there has been many messages left for me about when the Duncan Xmas Count will take place. Well...
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Brian Slater
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Oct 14, 2001 9:56 pm
Hi All, Good scope views of a Tropical Kingbird hunting from the phone lines at 2325 Tofino - Ucluelet Highway about 4-5 km.north of Ucluelet. Sunday Oct. 14,...
Hi Island birders, After two tries and about three hours of waiting and searching, Donna and I saw the Tropical Kingbird at it's previously reported location,...
Hi birders, Well, I guess Derrick thinks like the stores do. The Thanksgiving turkeys all gone, it's time for X-mas! I guess I do too, cuase I'm already...
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Larry Cowan
lawrencecowan@...
Oct 16, 2001 5:53 am
Well I've put this off as long as possible but they are telling us "@home" may soon become extinct so my new address is: lawrencecowan@... Larry Cowan ...
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Adrian Dorst
adorst@...
Oct 16, 2001 10:59 pm
Hello all, I bicycled through town this morning looking for Tropical Kingbird as I figured one was due. Especially in light of the sighting near Ucluelet. Well...
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motmot
motmot@...
Oct 17, 2001 5:44 am
This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, October 16, 10:40 pm update. Feature Birds Possible MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD Possible...
... From: Gwynneth Wilson <gwynnethwilson@...> To: <bcintbird@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 4:17 PM Subject: [bcintbird] Joan Burbridge...
Hi Birders Oh is'nt it quite on the island, the garden has been the best place so far with large numbers of common species moving around. Yesterday saw a flock...
Hi Island birders, Well, after 8 years worth of near misses and dissapointment, I finally found my "BC" Cattle Egret! This "jinx" was so bad, that the last one...
Hey all, Just a heads up for everyone. A possible Curlew Sandpiper in basic plumage was seen yesterday in Deep Bay. It was with a flock of turnstones. The...
Hi birders, It sounds like Deep Bay is the hot spot! Dale Whitmee just called and reported a bird from deep Bay that perfectly matches a Leach's Storm Petrel....
Greetings, From time to time, there have been observations and discussions of albinism, partial and complete, in various species. Here is another example. ...
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Adrian Dorst
adorst@...
Oct 19, 2001 6:54 pm
Hi All, A Tropical Kingbird was seen on Thursday evening and again Friday morning at Chesterman Beach around the point area. As was the case in other years, ...
Hi birders, Today I was up on Denman Island and around Fanny Bay/Deep Bay, counting sea-ducks, and I saw several small flocks of Bufflehead. What a beautiful...
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Larry Cowan
lawrencecowan@...
Oct 20, 2001 2:53 pm
This is a forward of a Tweeters post I rec'd this AM Larry Cowan Port Coquitlam, BC lawrencecowan@... ... From: Rebecca & Richard <cametobe@...> To:...
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motmot
motmot@...
Oct 21, 2001 6:22 am
This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, October 20, 10:30 pm update. Rare Bird Alert Red-Throated Pipit Feature Birds ...
