A few regulars and one of interest in the yard. -Townsend's Warbler gleaning in Cedar cone clumps -Sharp-shinned Hawk diving on feeder birds ... it missed this...
Hi A couple of hours out at Quamichan Lake and Somenos this morning turned up 51 species for the December list. The best bird was a Tundra Swan that flew...
Hi On my way back from Mill Bay about an hour ago there were approx. 100 Swans on the Dinsdales Farm, Cowichan Bay. I had no bins with me and the snow was...
Hello all, First thing this morning there was a Merlin sitting on the rose trellis. He may have been looking for our resident Hermit Thrush, but was...
Hi Guy I'am 0/and I've stopped counting how many times I've looked for this phantom bird on the island. I recently had a call on the RBA for a snowy but it...
-1 Ruffed Grouse was back again late this afternoon eating apple leaves. -you can add Pileated Woodpecker also. It aint much but ... it all adds up. Sandra...
Hi all, I was determined to find a Snowy Owl today. Nope. But, being out all day digging, I did come up with 92 species. Thats a fair start to the winter list....
The longer I sit here at the keyboard the more owls I could possibly get. One Barred Owl calling just outside my window right now ... Sandra Gray Errington...
Hi all, I'm happy to report that the newest edition of the Parksville - Qualicum Area Bird Checklist, went off to the printers yesterday, and should be...
Hi All, After seeing an Anna's Hummingbird here on November 12, I hung up a feeder. That paid off on the last day of November with two Anna's, an adult male...
Speaking of Anna's, one arrived and stayed just west of Calgary for at least a week about two weeks ago, and of course you all heard of the one in Quebec, also...
Hi all, Mary and I had plans to go to Duncan to see if we could find a Tundra Swan. Unfortunately, Mary had guests when I saw the one at Panama Flats. We...
Hi all, I headed up north today for some work in the morning and some birding in the afternoon. I could not find the golden-plover reported from Little River....
I had a Snowy flying northwest over the "Courtenay estuary" around 11:45 this morning. Guy, when did you see your bird? Paul Levesque Black Creek ... the...
Well, there might two floating around the Courtenay/Commox area. It will be interesting to see how many get reported this weekend from the Island. I'm going to...
Well i hope one of them 5 is in the Cowichan Valley. Derrick ... It will be ... Island. I'm ... <glmonty@p...> ... benefit and ... is ... by any ... without my...
Hi Everybody, I should have followed Guy around today as I was in Courtenay to deliver some books. However, I did check out the Airpark and finally had my...
Hi All, There was a White Throated Sparrow at Rithet's Bog this morning. Also a Kestrel beside Wallace Drive just past the Red Barn market. Gordon O'Neill ...
... The article would mean more to me if the author had at least tried digital photography before writing his article. As such, it reads like a defence of a...
Howdy Jack, The minute he mentioned the "a" word, I deleted the thing. Can anything be as dull, as listening to a person who fancies themself an "artist", ...
Hi all, Not having the scratch to drive up to Lillooet, I resign myself to looking at gulls. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Just for fun, I'll post...
- RBA * British Columbia * Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Is. * December 2, 2005 * BCVI051202 - Transcript This is the Victoria Natural History...
Hi all, The blackbird flock in the backyard is getting interesting. I just did a careful count as they came in from their night roost, which must be down near...
