Before we beat the jay thing to death (my fault for opening Pandora's Box?!), here's another bird worth looking for on island -- Black-tailed Gull (just...
Dave, Thanks for the Black-tailed Gull report, certainly worth looking for out here! After all those incredile North American firsts up at Gambell this fall,...
Hello everyone, Well I was pretty sure that Island Scrub-Jay has never been recorded on any other island, but I wasn't sure...so I asked those more familiar...
Again, not to beat this to death, but Western Scrub Jays are being reported on San Juan Islands in Washington State -- Whidbey and Orcas Island for example --...
Hi Jays Over the last 10 years i too like Dave have tried to guess what rare bird species will turn up next, by checking whats moving down from the great white...
Hi Nathan, Thanks for the info on the Channel Islands. Very interesting stuff. As to your question about distances, the closest water crossings possible to get...
Our Parksville/Qualicum Beach Christmas Bird Count will be held on December 14, 2002. It is such a luxury to have more weekends as a fallback in case of really...
Yes, I will help on as many counts as I am able. Count me in Guy and Sandy. Our local Barred Owl has been calling regularly again over the last weeks. It has...
Nathan, Any date yet for your area's CBC and who is local coordinator (+ their ph.# and e-mail)? I am just preparing a courtesy listing that I planned to post...
Sandra, Unfortunately, I have not been to any Arrowsmith Naturalist meetings or outings since last fall, so I have not kept in touch. However, I would love to...
David, Comox CBC: Dec. 15 Deep Bay CBC: Dec. 29 Coordinator Barbara Sedgwick 335-0064 Campbell River has done X-mas counts for many years. I'll try to get ...
Hey birders, If any of you are interested in historical bird records as I am, check out the Condor 44:175-181. It's titled "Birds of the Coast of Central...
Hi David, Strangely, there isn't a count circle for Port Hardy, but there is one for Port McNeil and vicinity. I beleive they refer to it as the "Broughton...
Hi folks, I spent three hours this morning wandering around the Englishman Estuary, before the storm let loose. It was absolutely alive with birds, in all of...
Thanks David, Gabriola! Why is it always Gabriola? I'll do some checking on this, but it looks like the Nanaimo Checklist Area may just (OK, a while back!)...
Greetings birders, I just went into the kitchen and happened to look out the window at the ground feeder and there was a Northern Pygmy-owl, his back to me ...
Hello, At the Little Q today, there was a juv. Osprey, two Wilson's Snipe, several flocks of "Myrtle" Warblers, and a few American Pipits. Otherwise, pretty...
Hi there Guy: Pardon my ignorance, but how did Wilson's snipe get loose? I think he should build a better cage. Seriously, did some dang band of bird...
Hi Sandy, I thought an old timer like you (yuk yuk) would know all about Wilson's Snipe? The latest AOU supplement came out last summer, and yes, they did it...
Hi birders, Along with Neil Robins recent backyard sighting, Donna just told me that she had three more reports of Northern Pygmy-Owls around Nanaimo today....
How long can I keep this up? I woke up this morning and noticed a strange sparrow at the feeder. Real big. And bright for a sparrow compared to the drab...
Rare bird alert: Rick Toochin and Mitch Meredith just found a male PROTHONOTARY WARBLER southwest of the tower at Reifel Bird Sanctuary. I hope it sticks...
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Daniel Bastaja
birdingfaqs@...
Oct 5, 2002 11:38 pm
I just thought I would supplement Calvin's posting on "vanbirds" with a posting to the other groups around the province. This afternoon (Sat. Oct. 5th, 2002)...
BROWN BOOBY off Westport!! The birds seen on pelagic trips off Westport, WA never cease to amaze me. On the last Westport trip that I took, in April 1999, I...
Sunday Bird Walk, Rock City Road, October 06, 2002 Weather: Foggy with clouds, calm winds, about 8º C Observers: Sunday birders (17 of us, including a...
Sunday Bird Walk, Rock City Road, October 06, 2002 Weather: Foggy with clouds, calm winds, about 8º C Observers: Sunday birders (17 of us, including a...
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Daniel Bastaja
birdingfaqs@...
Oct 7, 2002 3:11 am
As scores of Lower Mainland birders will gleefully attest, the PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was present today (Sun. Oct. 6th, 2001) for the second day in a row at...
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Brian Slater
bslater@...
Oct 7, 2002 8:40 pm
Island Birders, It's that time of year again. Just had a call from a friend across the road, down by the inlet, about a Tropical Kingbird perched on his kid's ...
