Many thanks Guy and Cam for possibilities of baby birds. I had forgotten that red crossbills can breed any time, and did not know that house sparrows would do...
Oh thats interesting. Thankyou. The color was amazing. Maybe Derrick will read this and mention if this i the right time of the year for them to be in Duncan...
Corey They over winter up as far as north of Parksville. They nest here in Victoria with the first clutch in the next by late January and the second the end...
Hi Corey Yes they winter in the Duncan area, one of the strongholds is Arbutus Ave. in Maple Bay. They have started to expand and birds can be found all along...
Hi Myself and Winston made a run for it this morning, hopped the fence and were gone before the wife had opened her eyes to get a good start on the March list....
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Hi folks, The herring spawns continued today from French Creek to the Englishman River. The birds are masssing in fantastic numbers. I have never seen them...
I am hoping someone may have an answer or two ... 1) I was asked by my daughter who works for a tour operator to give some factual info re number of Bald Eagle...
Hi Sandra, I don't know anything about Stanley Park, but I have birded the Little Q a couple of times. If you are evaluating the report merely on probability,...
Thanks for those wonderful pictures Guy! What equipment do you use for the digiscope photos? My only attemtps at using my Olympus C-700 with a scope resulted...
Hi Marika, I use a Pentax PF80ED scope, and a Nikon Coolpix 4300 digital camera. I am only hand-holding the camera to the scope, so could probably do a lot...
Hi This morning there was a large movement of Green-winged Teal into the Cowichan Valley. The normal group of about 50 birds in Cowichan Bay was up to 150 and...
Hi all, This morning at Swan Lake there was 1 Violet-green Swallow and 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler. Also in the last 3 days the Barred Owl has taken out a Sharpie...
Just this afternoon we have had a really good look at a Coopers Hawk. It has been hunting around the yard on and off for a couple of weeks and we had not been...
Hi all, Well, it's actually getting even more crowded with birds in Parksville - French Creek right now. The gull numbers today were absolutely off the charts....
Hi Guy, Fine collection of photos for the herring spawn. You captured the excitement and feel of the event quite nicely. Your daily reports have been excellent...
Sounds good Mike, Hope to see you there. Bring your umbrella. The gulls re-painted my raincoat several times today. Guy L. Monty Parksville, BC ... From:...
Hi all, I ran into Dale Whitmee in Nanaimo this evening, and he said that he saw a two small flocks of Violet-green Swallows at the Nanaimo River Estuary and...
I was in Victoria for part of the day and walked the trail around the bog on Chatterton way (Rithet's) At the eastern side of the park I saw 3 Annas...
Dear Guy, Thanks for the information. I can take decent though not terrific pictures with my 10x zoom (380 mm) and I guess I will try hand held digiscoping...
Hi, Posted a couple of pic's in Wayne's pic's. Taken last weekend in the fog. The eagle is in a tree next to our house. The spawn flock was taken from the...
Hi Corey The Tree Swallows do not nest until the earlist the middle-late April, with the majority starting in the middle of May. What you could have heard is...
Hi birders, There was a SNOW BUNTING today (Mar 3) at the tip of the spit at Deep Bay. The bird was frequenting the seaweed line at the top of the beach until...
Was there much else in Deep Bay/Baynes Sound area? Were the Long-tail Ducks around or have they gone to gorge themselves further down the coast? I ask becasue...
Hi David, I don't know about Deep Bay, but there were about 2000 Long-tails off of Johnstone Rd just north of French Creek this afternoon. Guy L. Monty ...
Hi all, I did my best to ignore gulls today. It wasn't easy, as they are absolutely everywhere right now. Every time I got the urge, I'd just look straight up....
Hi Derrick and others, Today at Rithet's Bog there was the following list additions: 1-Wilson's Snipe 3-Virginia Rail Bushtits Have been out birding a little...
Just to get my foot in the door first on these common species..... Harlequin Duck Brandt's Cormorant Dunlin Belted Kingfisher Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown...
