Hi birders, and "lagamorphers", which will from this time onwards be referred to as "lamers", I actually got some time off last night, so I hit the estuary at ...
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Larry Cowan
lawrencecowan@...
Aug 2, 2001 12:55 am
Hi All, Birders who enjoy Pelagic Birding, may not be aware the VNHS has scheduled a trip out of Ucluelet on September 15. There are still a few spots open. ...
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guylmonty@...
Aug 2, 2001 8:37 pm
Howdy, During the last few days we have received a few reports of a white crow in the Buttertubs Marsh area. Last night (Aug 1), I was on a site tour of the...
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guylmonty@...
Aug 2, 2001 9:29 pm
Hi all, This monrning at Buttertubs Marsh, there was a fair fallout of migrant sonbirds in the hawthorn scrub along the southeast side of the marsh. In a...
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J.A. (Sandy) McRuer
smcruer1@...
Aug 2, 2001 10:39 pm
To some First Nations a white raven is sacred. There was one up in the Charlottes several years ago that my friend Chris Bibby got some pretty good photos of. ...
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guylmonty@...
Aug 4, 2001 12:24 am
Hey Sandy, Well, maybe this old trickster will help us to get the cheating no good liars that work for the City of nanaimo out of Jinglepot Marsh!!! ... the...
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guylmonty@...
Aug 4, 2001 12:31 am
Hi Island Birders, The latest issue of the ABA magazine, Birding, just showed up, and there is a great article on hybridization between Hermit and Townsend's...
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D Marven
marven@...
Aug 4, 2001 1:38 am
Hi Birders Guy, i have been lucky to see two birds, one was up out of Port Alberni and another was on Mt. Douglas in Victoria. I'm afraid the old mind has gone...
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crazy_birder@...
Aug 4, 2001 2:59 am
snip ... stint. ... snip HEAR HEAR!!! and take me with you!...
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Nathan Hentze
w_tanager@...
Aug 4, 2001 7:02 am
Hey dendroicaphiles and warblerites, As Guy mentioned I did have a HETO once in the Comox Valley and a very convincing one at that. It was on May 12, 2000...
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J.A. (Sandy) McRuer
smcruer1@...
Aug 5, 2001 12:57 am
As soon as I entered the grounds my eyes glazed over. All I could think to do to entertain myself was to bird. And I admit the list is fairly impressive: ...
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Nathan Hentze
w_tanager@...
Aug 5, 2001 5:46 am
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Nathan Hentze
w_tanager@...
Aug 5, 2001 6:19 am
Hey Sandy, Did that merchandise include pictures or paintings?? Last year there was a booth selling prints, and other reproductions of some artists wildlife...
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motmot
motmot@...
Aug 5, 2001 7:12 am
This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, August 4, midnight update. Feature Birds CASSIN’S AUKLET RED-NECKED PHALAROPE ...
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David Allinson
goshawk@...
Aug 6, 2001 1:22 am
For Saturday the 4th, among 83 species tallied: 1 Cassin's Auklet (imm.), 70 Red-necked Phalarope, 5 Harlequin Duck, 1 Mourning Dove, 1 Western Wood-Pewee, and...
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Adrian Dorst
adorst@...
Aug 6, 2001 6:28 am
Hello Birders, I have not been getting out at all during the rain of the past 5 days but someone I know who has did quite well the past few days. Paul York...
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Larry Cowan
lawrencecowan@...
Aug 6, 2001 8:59 pm
I'm wondering whether anyone out there can offer some guidance to this birder who will be visiting the Victoria area in late August & is interested in pelagic...
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David Allinson
goshawk@...
Aug 7, 2001 3:10 am
Hello Deanna, Responding to your request re:Victoria pelagics (via Larry Cowan of Vancouver). Indeed, there are no pelagic birding tours available for...
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motmot
motmot@...
Aug 7, 2001 4:56 am
This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, August 6, 9:45 pm update. Feature Birds CASSIN’S AUKLET RED-NECKED PHALAROPE ...
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guylmonty@...
Aug 7, 2001 6:05 pm
Hey birders, Boy, that got your attention didn't it! I've been chasing least Sandpipers for days now, and it's starting to wear a bit thin!!! I did come up...
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motmot
motmot@...
Aug 8, 2001 5:35 am
This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, August 7, 9:00 pm update. Rare Bird Alert GREAT EGRETS Tuesday, August 7, Two...
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guylmonty@...
Aug 8, 2001 7:44 pm
Howdy, Have these egrets been seen again? thanks, Guy L. Monty...
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goshawk@...
Aug 8, 2001 8:10 pm
Guy, I just called Swan Lake Nature House staff and both birds are still there today (along with two immature Green Herons). Good luck... David ... ...
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motmot
motmot@...
Aug 9, 2001 4:28 am
Rare Bird Alert GREAT EGRETS Feature Birds SOLITARY SANDPIPER GREEN HERONS Wednesday, August 8, Two GREAT EGRETS continued today at Swan Lake and were seen by...
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motmot
motmot@...
Aug 10, 2001 7:24 am
Rare Bird Alert GREAT EGRETS Feature Birds SOLITARY SANDPIPER GREEN HERONS COMMON NIGHTHAWKS Thursday, August 9 The WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER seen in the...
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WAYNE WEBER
contopus@...
Aug 11, 2001 5:28 am
Birders, The following message, originally posted on BIRDCHAT and forwarded by Ian Paulsen to TWEETERS, will be of interest to many of you. The Army Corps of...
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motmot
motmot@...
Aug 11, 2001 5:41 am
This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Friday, August 10, 10:30 pm update. Rare Bird Alert GREAT EGRETS Feature Birds GREEN HERONS...
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Michael Dyson
dyson@...
Aug 13, 2001 2:58 pm
Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, August 12, 2001, 2115 hrs update. Compiled by Bryan Gates and transcribed by Michael Dyson Rare...
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dyson@...
Aug 13, 2001 6:38 pm
Just wanted to apologize for the multiple messages this morning. I have to find out the correct way to post the RBA updates. Thanks for your patience. Mike...
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guylmonty@...
Aug 14, 2001 6:35 am
Hi birders, Sorry about the delay, but I've been working for the last twenty hours straight....On sunday at around noon, there were two Bairds' Sandpipers at...
