Halloween night is very noisy in most neighborhoods with fireworks, howling dogs and humans. Last eve was no different in Errington. I was outside around 9pm...
Hello birders, I just participated in a survey at Rithet's Bog and from what I understand there is an unofficial checklist being compiled of all the species...
Jeremy, Yes to Bobolink. Swamp Sparrow have been seen there often in other years as well. Yellow-headed Blackbird, Northern Shrike, and Glaucous Gull are...
Hey all, This afternoon I took a bit of a break from school work and decided to check out the Wild Birds Unlimited in Victoria. I wasn't very impressed, but...
Hi Islanders, I was actually able to get out birding today, and was planning a mini big day until I got called away to an emergency on the north Island (the...
Howdy, Today at Ogden Point, Victoria, a colour-banded female Cooper's Hawk was hunting sparrows among the beach logs. I snapped a several photos, none of ...
Hi Birders Just a quick note with more to follow later today. At Legacy Marsh, Nanoose we had a beautiful adult Swamp Sparrow it was about 100 m up the hill...
Hello Islanders, This morning (November 2)while waiting for the sunday bird walkers from Nanaimo to show up at the Nanoose estuary, about five us us found a...
Hi Birders Today here in sunny Duncan, a Coopers Hawk snuffed out one of my Steller's Jays, maybe the one in the picture(see below), yes the Cooper's was...
Hi all, I went to Rithet's Bog this afternoon to try and catch up with that Swamp Sparrow of Jeremy's. No luck on that account, but a pleasant walk in a spot...
Hi Everybody, A few new photos on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vanislandbirdphotos/ 1. Dancing Dunlin - Doing the Hokey Pokey 2. The Last Peep? - A Least...
Hey Ralph, Great shot of the Horned Grebe at Nanoose Bay! Too bad all the pesky mutt geese got in the way! great pics man! Guy L. Monty Parksville, BC...
Howdy Mike, We had a single Least Sandpiper with Dunlin at the Nanoose Estuary this morning. Thats getting fairly late in the season for this species, although...
Hi all: I've posted an image in the photo section (last image) of a bird I think is a Dunlin. Can someone please confirm/or deny my id. Thanks, Chris. Spratt ...
Hi, I went looking for Derrick's weird gull in Qualicum this morning, (Nov 3) but no luck. Just a thought Derrick, wouldn't a Herring x Slaty-back hybrid be a...
Bill Wilson, Blue Jays or Stellers Jays have been at my feeder in Qualicum Beach for about a week now. Mary Mary J ... MSN 8 helps ELIMINATE E-MAIL VIRUSES....
Sunday Bird Walk: Nanoose Estuary, November 02/03. 9:15 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. Weather: Clear skies, a cool breeze, low tide at 5:40 a.m., high tide at 1:30 p.m....
Hi Birders Today i went up off Koksilah Road to a farm with mookies to see what all the fuss was about, yes i think it was a Cattle Egret, but it had flown the...
Hi Everybody, Today was going to be a great day for photo-birding especially at Goose Spit where the tide and sun would be perfect for the multitude of ducks...
Hi Birders, Jeremey Gatten just phoned to say he has has found a Northern Waterthrush by the corner of Martindale and Lochside. At the corner there is a house...
Nathan just wanted me to clarify that the bird was found today, Tuesday November 4th between noon and 1pm. He's out there looking for it right now, lets hope...
Hi Guy, Sorry to hear you left QB. I have been in Victoria and not around for the last three days but I will keep my eyes and ears open and let you know next...
Hi birders, I'm glad the word got out quickly thanks to Nathan. The directions in Nathan's message are correct... the bird was opposite the pond in behind the...
Hi Birders, Today after getting the phone call from Jeremy about the waterthrush as I was lamenting my lack of birding time this afternoon due to a lab between...
Hi Birders, Today after getting the phone call from Jeremy about the waterthrush as I was lamenting my lack of birding time this afternoon due to a lab between...
