Hi folks, Maybe someone can help me out here. I saw a very strange bird at the boat launch at Union Bay this morning (Feb. 28, 2002). At first I was jumping up...
This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, February 28, midnight update. Press the pound key to leave a message or wait for...
Guy and others, About the collar on that bird. I was under the impression that a typical Ring-necked Duck has a copper collar, not white. If I am correct...
Hey Birders, Well spring is in the air and the local woodpeckers have again appeared out of the woodwork and are busy with springtime motives. A male Pileated...
Guy (and others) I am not positive on this fact, but is it not possible for the offspring of a hybrid combination to show characteristics that are not...
Hi Nathan, Thanks for the link to the article. Interesting indeed, but no, not very helpful in this particular case. I don't think that the article even...
Hello Van Isle Birders: Due to circumstances beyond my control, I was not able to post until today, better late than never I suppose! I was driving past the...
Hey Jamie, Glad to hear your still alive. I thought you might have been a victim of a car-jacking by now or something, but then I remembered that you left that...
Hi Everybody, I finally decided to take an afternoon off, as I just couldn't sit at the desk anymore with the sun shining outside. I wandered down to the CWS...
Birders, This is the 4th day in a row that the FALCATED DUCK has been seen near Samish Island, WA. In addition to the sighting reported below by Ryan Shaw, the...
Hi Birders In view of some of the rare finds to the south of us, I thought I should spend some time looking for something good here in Duncan. I started out...
Howdy Islanders, After an awesome weekend on the mainland where Nathan and I saw just over 100 species including, Western Scrub Jay and Gyrfalcon, I was happy...
Terry and I decided to make a short trip up to Courtenay Friday/Saturday in support of our E&N railroad and in case our support comes to nothing and it folds...
This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, March 2, 11:40 pm update. Press the pound key to leave a message or wait for the...
Hi Some of you may be interested in the following links Please check the following websites regarding Scope Adapters: www.ckcpower.com/digadapt.htm ...
Hi folks, Took advantage of gorgeous weather this weekend, yours truly ventured north from Victoria to reconn' the Cedar to Qualicum areas in preparatio for a...
Hi folks, Today Donna and I saw two birds named after John K. Townsend. The Townsend's Warbler, that has been at our suet feeder every day for the last month,...
Birders, A PAINTED BUNTING has apparently been in Seattle, WA since about Feb. 10, although most birders were unaware of it until Gene Hunn's message yesterday...
Greetings, I just returned from a week in Haida Gwaii, spending most of my time in Sandspit and Port Clements. Although I found nothing earthshaking in the ...
Howdy! I stopped at Clover Point for about 15 minutes this morning (March 5). Lots of birds moving, many too far to identify with just a binocular. Here are ...
Hi birders, Went to Rathtrevor this afternoon to try my luck at some Brant leg band reading. 477 Brant were present, and I eventually got about ten bands read,...
Guy, Is that an unusal number of California Gulls? I don't recall hearing about numbers like that at this time of year. Cheers, Michael G. Shepard ... From:...
Greetings, I spent several hours today updating my web site. There is now a reasonable complete summary of noteworthy BC observations for February, with a...
Hi folks, Can somebody (Rhys, Sandy, Sandy, Dr. John?) give me detailed instructions on how to access Dudley Marsh. I know where it is, but have spent too many...
Hi again, There was a single Turkey Vulture circling around above my house in Qualicum Beach this morning. Townsend's Warbler is in right now too, and seems to...
Dudley Marsh is a protected area that is the headwaters of French Creek behind the Coombs-Errington region. Approach it via Errington Rd or Station Rd, turn...
Hi Micheal, I went over my records for Rathtrevor from the last seven years. It is indeed an unusually high number for this early in march, but not terribly...
Hi Birders A walk down the dock road today, i saw a strange bird sitting in a tree beside the first field on the right, it had a funny stance, the heart...
