Hi folks, We are having a good season with some amazing regional rarities and a few species posting highs. Note Pacific-slope Flycatcher and Wilson's Warbler...
Hi folks, Donna and I birded the Nanaimo River estuary this afternoon, hoping for a repeat of the incredible shorebird extravaganza of Sept 1, 2000. But, it...
Hi Birders Today while doing a little walk around Timbercrest and along Somenos Creek a Great Egret flew in from the west and landed in the back of Somenos...
Sunday Bird Walk--Neck Point Park, September 01 2002, 8:50 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Weather: The temperature was about 18º C with a very strong wind from the NW...
Hi Guy Today was the first day of the new falconer to take charge at the Nanaimo dump, i believe he was going to fly several species of birds to see which ones...
I took a stroll into Buttertubs tonight (Sept 1) and saw some interesting things. Has anybody seen what appears to be a black duck there recently? It has...
Hi Donna, I think your "black duck" is what farmers call a chocolate mallard. A domestic that you see in city parks, and around barnyards. The meat in a Peking...
OOPS! I pressed the wrong key when I reported an American Crow yesterday. The bird was actually a Common Raven. I am going to Alberta soon and I WILL see a few...
Hey Birders, On Friday Art Morgan and I birded Oyster Bay. It was rather disappointing in terms of lack of shorebirds, though we had a couple interesting...
Hello again, This morning I had the annual Labour Day fallout in the backyard. This happens every year, regardless of what date Labour Day actually is on. I...
Hi Birders Has anybody heard a word about the surveys yet, as there supposed to start September thought we would have heard something by now. No Egret today...
hi, my name is chris. this is my first post, so hopefully this works. in regard to Ralphs post about photography, there are a number of possibilities one can...
Hi islanders, The fall movement looks to be in full swing this morning, as flock after flock of waterfowl are passing Qualicum Beach. Pacific Loon, Common...
Howdy Folks: Haven't posted for a while so here's something for you. I was driving up an old logging road today. When I got to where I was going I stopped....
Hi Sandy, I can't answer your question directly, but I had a similar observation while I was in Saskatchewan. A juvenile richardsonii Merlin flew onto the...
Hi Birders I spent a couple of hours in Cowichan Bay at several different locations today, what they all had in common was the numbers of Swainson's Thrush...
Hi all, Today after classes I birded from Kye Bay to Goose Spit. CFB Comox had no wagtails, or Buff-breasted Sandpipers, but one American Kestrel was a bonus....
Hi Derrick, I saw single Swainson's Thrush in about 6 different places today. But it's Buff-breasted Sandpiper's that I'm a-hunting right now! Check out the...
Hi Birders Today i witnessed a major migration of warblers through the Cowichan Valley, it all started this morning at Art Mann Park on Quamichan Lake. The...
Hi Birders Never go hiking with Mike Shepard::::: http://www.canada.com/victoria/timescolonist/story.asp?id={AE782D25-98 58-442C-BD12-D8FB1A1E6FAC} Glad you...
Hi Islanders, A quick dispatch from Port McNeil. The BCFO pelagic today was a roaring success. We left at about 7:20, traveled to about 15 miles SW of Triangle...
Hi Derek: I couldn't get the story to come up with this link so I went to the TC website and searched. I still couldn't find the story but I did find this. ...
Hi Sandy Click on the first line and then add this on the end when it tells you bad link:58-442C-BD12-D8FB1A1E6FAC} then press enter It is because the way...
Hi folks, A combination of the recent change in weather and time of year helped pick things up the last few days at our migration monitoring station in...
Hello Derrick (and Island birders), Well?? I guess I shouldn't be planning a side trip on my way back down to Victoria?? Just out of curiosity, what did she...
Hi Birders Well what ever the bird was it dissapeared just as soon as it appeared. I have checked the peoples garden and i have checked the area well. I...
Hi folks, Since we rarely receive reports from the area, I thought I'd report on our soggy day of birding around sunny Port Hardy. We (Donna and Nathan and I)...
Hi Carlo, You were in the right spot. They drained and dredged that pond this summer, which actually improved the shorebird habitat. I have not seen the...
... Hello , You are certainly correct that the "rules" seem to be contradictory at times. In fact, the rules given on the website provided, are different from...
