Hey All you twitchers--- in spite of the off and on drizzle the last few days and likely this weekend we still have many birds in the Parksville Qualicum area,...
Hi all, I got a report today of 4 Greater Yellowlegs seen on the Tofino mudflats on March 31. That's the earliest date ever for this area. The observer was...
Hello All I have posted some video of a bird today, if you want to see this bird, go to Haliburton Rd and the Pat Bay Highway, northward into the fields there,...
Hi I have just got a phone call from some Victoria birders that there is a 3rd year Slaty-backed Gull on the south side of French Creek, Parksville area at...
Hi, I'm from Santa Cruz, California, and I will be visiting my relatives in Victoria for a short stay April 11-14. Can you tell me where I might have a good...
Hi Pam, I don't know where in Victoria your going to be staying, but you turn west on to Mt. Newton Cross Rd. from the #17 highway (Pat Bay Highway), then...
Hi Pam, A good website to look at: http://birding.bc.ca/articles/skylarks.htm In my mind, the easiest spot to see the sky larks is at the Central Saanich bulb...
Squinders, Your skylark posting beat mine by one minute. I had typed it all out, so I figured I would post it anyway....:) Might as well make this post...
Thank you Chris and Jessica for the information. I think I should be able to find the site, if not the birds! I will be staying in Oak Bay with a couple in...
Hi all,I found a male mountain bluebird near the viewing tower at the nanaimo river estuary on the rains road side at around 4:pm today. Chris Stephens,...
I just got back from the Nanaimo River estuary where I was looking for the Mountain Bluebird that Christopher Stevens reported yesterday. I found him,and he...
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Hello all, It must be the great flight weather we're having. While out in my boat near Tofino, I saw two Marbled Godwits flying by and a third one shortly...
Hi there, Just to let you know, the Rufous hummers are back on Protection Island, today. Still have my little Anna's girl hanging around, too. Sharon Bishop...
We are pleased to invite readers of this group to check out: http://www.naturalhistory.bc.ca/VNHS/Birding/RareBirdSystem/RareBirdSystemIntroduction.htm Rick...
Hi Everybody, A few photos from the past week - Gadwall, Anna's and Rufous Hummingbirds, Yellow-billed Loon, Pigeon Guillemot, Pelaginc and Brandt's...
Hello all, George Bradd reported 15 Short-billed Dowitchers, 2 Greater yellowlegs and 2 Marbled Godwits today, all on the Tofino mudflats, so it looks like...
Greetings from Parksville! Seen from our backyard this morning were a Red-tailed Hawk, a Coopers Hawk, a Turkey Vulture, American Goldfinch and Rufous...
Sharon That female should have a nest by now and maybe even some chicks. The Anna's in this area start to nest in early Feb. With a second brood being...
Cam, Cool! How long does it take for the Anna's chicks to reach maturity, from egg to leaving the nest? Do the young females pick a nesting site close to where...
Sharon It takes 21 to 22 days after hatching for a nestling Anna's to fledge. The one Anna's female that I had colour marked had newly fledged young sitting...
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I was just browsing through some digital photos I took a couple of weeks ago at Clover Point and noticed one of the Harlequin females was banded. I have posted...
Hi birders: The Okanagan Big Day Challenge is coming of age this year--the 21st annual on May 21! I've already had a few notifications of teams coming from as...
