Hi all, Although I haven't been able to track any of these birds down, several people have said that there is a small flock of swallows of undetermined species...
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D Marven
marven@...
Mar 2, 2001 3:19 am
Hi Birders I'm afraid there are no swallows down here and there have not been any on tweeters from Washington State. Guy maybe the ones in Nanaimo flew into...
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David Allinson
goshawk@...
Mar 2, 2001 7:53 am
Locally, the first swallow of "spring" was reported to VicRBA on Monday, February 19 with a male Tree Swallow over Blenkinsop Lake. Curiously, there have been...
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D Marven
marven@...
Mar 3, 2001 11:01 pm
Hi Birders Well i have to blame Guy Monty for this post, all it took was one mention and the little devils turn up. This morning at 8:00 am i stepped on the...
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guylmonty@...
Mar 4, 2001 12:09 am
Hi all, Well Derick, I was out three times this week looking for swallows, just because somebody told me that you said it was impossible! Because I never saw...
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Don Cecile
dcecile@...
Mar 4, 2001 1:00 am
Derrick, ... Although this bird likely represents the first overwintering bird for BC, there are numerous records for overwintering Catbirds in Ontario. ...
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D Marven
marven@...
Mar 4, 2001 1:27 am
Hi Don If you have details i'd like to get them, i have checked most Ontario resources and i can't find one bird that was seen for the whole winter period....
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D Marven
marven@...
Mar 4, 2001 3:25 am
Hi Birders It came midweek, I guess many of you would have your copy by now. It's been a long wait, but from what i have read so far it was well worth the...
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Don Cecile
dcecile@...
Mar 4, 2001 3:54 am
Derrick, I'll see what I can find about wintering catbirds. Cheers, Don...
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courcell@...
Mar 4, 2001 4:03 pm
Hello Nathan, I know this post is fairly old but I came across it while surfing your group recently. I will be in Courtenay in mid-April and would like to try...
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Don Cecile
dcecile@...
Mar 5, 2001 12:41 am
I contacted a friend in southern ontario who has seen numerous February Catbirds including one last year at Point Pelee. I also recall them being found on Xmas...
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D Marven
marven@...
Mar 5, 2001 1:42 am
Hi Don Not sure if you understand what i was saying, the Cowichan Bay bird is the first to stay around for the whole winter. I know of lots of Catbirds that...
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Don Cecile
dcecile@...
Mar 5, 2001 7:27 pm
Derrick, I suppose one might presume that birds found in February spent the winter. I'm not sure that you will find birds that were followed through the winter...
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Daniel Bastaja
birdingfaqs@...
Mar 5, 2001 9:34 pm
Hi Don. This is Daniel Bastaja. My suggestion would be to e-mail either Tom Hince or Alan Wormington at Pelee. If anybody has details of wintering Catbirds in...
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Betty Lunam
lunbet@...
Mar 6, 2001 11:13 pm
Hi all' Had a call from a guy who has had a Blue jay at his feeder last year or/and the year before. Here (as attached) is what the apparent result of the...
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D Marven
marven@...
Mar 6, 2001 11:59 pm
Hi Guys What a stonker of a day, everything was a twitter today. This is it till November. I have to say i'm sorry that no one found the WHWO, i was ready to...
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Calvin Gehlen
geek-boy@...
Mar 7, 2001 12:02 am
Betty, When were these pictures taken? Is the bird still around? I think this bird would be of great interest to BC birders. I only know of one other similar...
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Calvin Gehlen
geek-boy@...
Mar 7, 2001 12:51 am
Hi All, I’ve been asked by Dick Cannings to forward this message to the Coastal lists: Happy Birding, Calvin Gehlen calvin@... Vancouver, BC It's...
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Brian Slater
bslater@...
Mar 7, 2001 4:47 am
<snip> Now on a more serious note, more airport problems, it has come to my attention that the Tofino airport is expanding and that a lot of trees are to be...
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Betty Lunam
lunbet@...
Mar 7, 2001 5:57 am
Pictures taken on Sunday March 4th. OK for the pictures to go on the web. I will try to see the bird in am. and will report. Betty ... From: Calvin Gehlen To:...
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Jack Bowling
jbinpg@...
Mar 7, 2001 4:46 pm
** Betty Lunam wrote - ... Negative, Betty. There have been reports from the Dome Creek area of the Robson Valley of Stellers x Blue Jay hybrids within the...
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guylmonty@...
Mar 7, 2001 7:35 pm
Hi all, Last spring a person called me about a "Scrub Jay", which was visiting her peanut feeder in the Cassidy area south of Nanaimo. The bird was never there...
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guylmonty@...
Mar 7, 2001 7:38 pm
Hi again, On Monday I was up at Deep Bay. The water was that beautiful pale blue color that one often sees when the Herring spawn. The other tip- off, were the...
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Calvin Gehlen
geek-boy@...
Mar 7, 2001 7:55 pm
Hi All, FYI, this is the e-mail I sent out which includes links to the photos now on the web. Happy Birding, Calvin Gehlen calvin@... Vancouver, BC ...
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Betty Lunam
lunbet@...
Mar 7, 2001 9:03 pm
How do I access the web page? some one help a dummy betty...
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geek-boy@...
Mar 8, 2001 9:27 pm
... Betty, Follow this link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland In order to post messages, etc on the web, you have to sign up with Yahoo. I...
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Calvin Gehlen
geek-boy@...
Mar 8, 2001 9:36 pm
Betty and All, I’ve received numerous replies and it is unanimous that the bird in the photos is, in fact, a hybrid. The main reasoning is the white on the ...
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WAYNE WEBER
contopus@...
Mar 9, 2001 1:10 am
Calvin et al. The new Regional Editor for NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS is Don Cecile of Vernon, B.C. Documentation for all unusual bird sightings-- field notes,...
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WAYNE WEBER
contopus@...
Mar 9, 2001 6:25 am
Birders, Volume 4 of "The Birds of British Columbia", by Wayne Campbell et al. has just been published. The volume is about 740 pages, with colour ...
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Jack Bowling
jbinpg@...
Mar 9, 2001 4:32 pm
** Reply to message from Calvin Gehlen - ... <snip> More properly, likely the first *documented* record, Calvin. Rick Zamutto of the Crescent Spur/Dome Creek...
