It might have been a slip, but a valuable discussion about looking at the balance of the situations ensued, and that is good for everyone! Donna Nanaimo ... ...
I thought folks might like to read this interesting mainstream article from The Observer, a prominent UK newspaper, sent to me by a friend. Hopefully, with the...
Hi all, I saw my first Anna's Hummingbird fledgling of the year today. I watched it for about 45 minutes and during this time the parent bird fed it 3 times....
Chris The fledging is right on time for the first brood out. the female is probably on a second brood right now. A few years ago I colour marked (water...
Hi y'all, Good year bird for the island list... A Say's Phoebe has been seen, photographed, and confirmed this afternoon near at Government House in Victoria....
Hi Birders well this fool was up and at em early this morning, i managed to notch up 71 species without hitting any salt water, well just a peek in Cowichan...
Sorry if this is a repeat. My first message didn't seem to get through. The Phoebe was originally spotted this morning around 9:30 am by Bill Dancer. It was...
I have posted some photos in the "Photos" section. In bright light, this bird didn't seem to have any colour on it's breast, but in several of the photos, the...
I guess I was just a tad slow on the keyboard--was working on the photos, which I will post in a minute. The bird was originally seen by Bill Dancer this...
Hi all, I just returned from a glorious day in the air. Looks like gulls and diving ducks are leaving our area very rapidly! I wonder if any will remain for...
Hi David, Are the Say's Phoebes that we see at this time of year neccesarily off course? They are regular enough to suggest that this may be a peripheral, but...
Guy, I was not the intent for my light-hearted remarks about Say's Phoebe movements (between the island and the BC interior or beyond) to be taken quite so...
Hey, sorry! I wasn't trying to diminish anything. I was just questioning whether or not others had any thoughts as to why Say's Phoebes show up here at this...
hey Derrick- got to get at least one sp for the VI LIST in while i can... 112 as I write...yikes! Band-tailed Pigeon at my feeders in Errington, April 1....
Hi Jessica, I think it is important to contrast the efforts at saving these two species, both of which are equally in danger of disapearing from Canada. I am...
Howdy. I suspect the few Say's Phoebe's and Mountain Bluebirds we get here in spring may have somehow separated out of the mainstream and ended coming up the...
Hi Guy, When Andrew Bryant spoke on the Marmot Recovery Program at the VNHS annual banquet, he said that the demise of the marmot was directly tied to...
Hi Guy and Birders, Guy, I'm at a bit of a loss here... I don't doubt at all that there are alternative reasons for the demise of the Vancouver Island Marmot...
Hi Rick, If you folks are getting 1-4 Say's Phoebes every spring, then the numbers are probably comparable to Vancouver Island. When you factor in how many are...
As far as I understand, the most strongly suspected cause of the decline in the marmot population is clearcutting. Other causes have been considered from time...
Hi Carlo, To begin with, logging has not caused the loss of any marmot habitat, as marmots do not live in forests. They live above treeline. However, there...
On Fri, Apr 02, 2004 at 04:05:10PM +0000, Guy L. Monty wrote: [snip] ... White-throats are still expanding their summer range through the BC interior. The...
Hi Carlo, To begin with, logging has not caused the loss of any marmot habitat, as marmots do not live in forests. They live above treeline. However, there...
Hi Mammalist's Although i agree that there are many causes to the demise of the Marmots, there is one that you are forgetting badly and that is hunting. Many...
Hi Sandra Band-tailed Pigeon is the best sighting so far and has been duelly added to the list. I promise that the May list will not start until you have sent...
Nothing rare, but I got the following new species for the list on April 1: Horned Grebe Pigeon Guillemot Marbled Murrelet Hutton's Vireo Thanks, Jamie Fenneman...
No problema Rick, By the way, I saw the King again today, just a few hundred meters west of where you and Jamie saw him! Although he has moved around ...
Hi Derrick, I'd never heard about an actual contest, but there were entire colonies shot out of existence back in the seventies apparently. I'd always asumed...
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