Hi all, Nolan Lynch, age 4, would like to add Gray Jay to the 2005 year list. He tells me that he saw 6 of them while sledding on Mt Arrowsmith today, and that...
Hi Once again the weather has dummied the Duncan count with several teams not making it, tentavely i have 105 species. Best birds were the Sandhill Crane of...
Howdy, My brother, Chris Shepard reports that Wes (AKA WESTERN TANAGER) and Wilma (AKA WILSON'S WARBLER) are still frequenting his feeder in Fernwood/Oaklands,...
Terry & I just walked past a Townsend's Warbler about 2m. away from us in a tree on the corner of 3rd & Memorial in downtown Qualicum Beach. Happy New Year! ...
On reviewing the photos it appears the Mckay's and the Mystery Bunting are currently moulting their tail feathers while the definitive Snow Buntings are not...
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For the last couple of days I have been noticing six Hooded Mergansers eating (or rather trying to eat!) frogs at Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. It's quite...
Hi, I have observed similar events at Buttertubs myself. The species involved is almost certainly the bullfrog. Bullfrogs are active until very hard freezes. ...
You'd think that with such a glorious day we would see all kinds of birds. such was not the case today. There just didn't seem to be that much activity. The...
Hi Sandy, I think a re-count will help. Mark and I saw a Merlin and 2 Pileated Woodpeckers. It certainly was a nice day. The highlight for me was watching a ...
I have no idea of the moult strategy of Mckay's Buntings - even if I had Pyle with me it is doubtful that it would be in there as it seems to me that very...
Hi Derrick, Mark Palmer and I saw the following species in the Cherry Creek area of the Port Alberni CBC circle yesterday. Greater White-fronted Goose ...
Hi Not many of you have put forward your suggestions for bird of the year. I agree somewhat with both Guy and Rick for their choices. The biggest miss has to...
Hi Everybody, I found a few pictures in my files that you might want to try to i.d. just for fun. They're in files under "quiz1" etc. All the best, Mike...
Hi Birders Taking a break from entering Xmas Count Data, i thought it was time to reflect on the past year here on Vancouver Island. Wow what a year, who would...
Hi Derrick Some highlights from the Central Saanich bulb fields, Jan. 2 30 Skylarks 8 Western Meadowlarks 50 American Pipits 4 Savanah Sparrows 1 Peregrine...
Hi Everybody, Took advantage of the sun yesterday for a quick tour of Fairwinds, French Creek, and Qualicum. Pictures of a few old favorites to start the year...
I know I recently said I would not post for awhile and I am indeed now a certified e-group lurker, but I could not resist this thread... IMHO, hands down...
Hi all, At first light this morning I found a Snowy Owl at the Englishman River Estuary. It is sitting on the ground below the art gallery fence. It was still...
Hi all, I also saw the following species from the beach at the Englishman River Estuary this morning (4 Jan. 2005) Brant: 3 (flying towards Denman Island?) ...
Hi Birders I finaly traced down a couple of teams from our count, one group were hold up in The Bell public house in Crofton and the others were in the new Tim...
Hi all, I just heard that Campbell River picked up a Bohemian Waxwing and a Palm Warbler on their CBC on the 2nd of January. adios, Guy L. Monty Parksville, BC...
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Nice pic,Guy! I went there at 3:15 and found some old guy on a tractor,harrowing the field. I searched all around the point to no avail,then the old guy came ...
Hello All I was out doing some birding today, the female Bluebird was at the Blenkinsop driving range again today, she was sitting on the fence posts between...
Hi all, I just received word back on one of the Three neck banded Trumpeter Swans that I saw in Comox this fall. This bird, a female, was banded as an adult...
Hi Took a little ride around this morning in the cold morning air. Most of Somenos Marsh is frozen and i'm afraid the Sandhill Crane went off to softer ground...
I was out to McCoy Lake on Monday and found the Barn Swallow. That's what it was. The back was a dark iridescent blue. The face was dark orange. The tail was...
Sandy Hope it survives as it must be one of the last Barn swallow left since their numbers have fallen so drastically over the past 10 years. Cam ... From:...
First time poster. I kow its not Van isle, but it often feels like an island over here in Sechelt. On a quick walk in Sandy Hook this eve spotted Kingfisher,...
