Hi folks, I was unable to post this last night as my Internet connection was down...Marcy and I returned to Tower Point at Witty's in Metchosin Sunday evening....
Hi all, Guy just called and there is an American Redstart with a flock of passerines in the cherry trees that lean over the trail, 75 metres in on the Plummer...
Hi birders, I went with John Purves to the Englishman River in search of the American Redstart, no luck. But while waiting for John to pick me up and from my...
Hi everyone, People from the American Birding Association will be on the southern island from Wednesday to Friday this week. Some of them are looking for...
RBA * British Columbia * Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Is. * September 2, 2008 * BCVI060608 - Transcript Hi birders! This is the Victoria Natural...
Greetings BC birders, I birded from Mt. Washington and back down along the East coast of the island yesterday. Mt. Washington - Good numbers of Gray Jays being...
We have had a Varied Thrush at our deck feeder a few times in the last week or so -- of course, we're only assuming that it is the same one each time. Judith...
Hi Ann Those wishing to get a Varied Thrush should try very early mornings in the south Shawnigan area, like Goldstream Heights or in the Francis King Park...
Hi Birders and Banders! The penultimate Bird Monitoring and Banding Workshop of the year was held this last weekend at Burnaby Lake and was a great success -...
Thanks, Derrick, We got to Goldstream around 6:30 am, but no luck with the Varied Thrush. The second group will give it a try tomorrow. It was a great day...
Hi Birders, The Sunday Bird Walk went to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville. Among the highlights were the sightings of a...
The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store Nanaimo Bird Alert To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 e-mail us at thebackyard@... call the Bird...
Hi all, I just checked out ID-Frontiers and it has been positively identified as a Variegated Flycatcher! That is the definition of MEGA! Maybe one will find...
"RARE BIRD ALERT--POSSIBLE---SNOWY PLOVER" Hi birders, The Bird Store has just received a report of a Snowy Plover at Columbia Beach yesterday morning at the...
I went down to Columbia Beach around 6pm this evening to check for the possible Snowy Plover, which I did not find. However, I while I was watching the...
RBA * British Columbia * Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Is. * September 10, 2008 * BCVI060608 - Transcript Hi birders! This is the Victoria Natural...
This is sort of a postponed message regarding birds spotted around the columbia beach(admirals lagoon area). Over the last couple of days we've seen: Large...
Hi Rick: Thanks again for organizing a great day. For me, it was a real " chase" day, starting off in Nanaimo, and ending up in Hope at 1:00 a.m. Very nice...
bcbirdingvanisland members: Apologies to the group, and to Rick. This was meant to be a private message, and, somehow; ( not for the first time ), I somehow...
RBA * British Columbia * Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Is. * September 12, 2008 * BCVI060608 - Transcript Hi birders! This is the Victoria Natural...
Hi birders, The Sunday Bird Walk went to Neck Point Park in Nanaimo. Among the highlights were the sightings of Osprey, Anna's Hummingbird, American Pipit,...
The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store Nanaimo Bird Alert To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 e-mail us at thebackyard@... call the Bird...
RBA * British Columbia * Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Is. * September 15, 2008 * BCVI060608 - Transcript Hi birders! This is the Victoria Natural...
Hi birders. A lady brought in a Common Poorwill in a box to the Bird Store on Sunday, she had picked it up from her driveway. the bird was breathing when we...
I am a birder who just recently moved to Qualicum beach and was wondering if anyone knows of an upcoming pelagic tour or of an outfit that does them. Any help...
Hi Mike, I just returned from a pelagic trip that goes out of Westport, Washington. Here's their link. http://www.westportseabirds.com/ I think they have one...
Hi birders, I have added more photos of the Common Poorwill to the photos under The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store. Good birding Neil Robins Parksville ...
I had a Lark Sparrow at the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River Estuary Today. I spotted the bird at 11 am this morning, observed and photographed it. I...