Michael, I posted a nighthawk sighting in Victoria/Saanich for June 20th--it hsould have made it to the list.- Marika Ainley in Saanich ... that the ... ...
I may not have phoned this in on time: a walk at Quick's bottom on June 29th produced one (possibly two) singing Swainson's thrush(es), as well as three...
Hi Marika I'm sorry but I failed to add your Nighthawk to the list, it was on my master list on my computer, but not on the excel or word lists at this site,...
Hi This morning i attempted to do the North American 4th of July butterfly count on Mt. Brenton, but what started out as a promising sunny day quickly turned...
Hi Derrick, I'll try not to duplicate youe list, but some of the birds I saw this morning were 3 juv. Hooded Mergansers, 1 red-tailed Hawk, many killdeer, 1...
Hi all, Today, Donna Ross and I went to several Victoria locations and came across the Bullock's Orioles on Wilson Rd., which has been their usual haunt for...
Hi Derrick, Just got a call from my wife who is enjoying few days away from me on Quadra Island. She dutifully reported her sightings which included Harlequin...
Oops, forgot to mention that there was a Common Nighthawk roosting on the ground near the road at the bulb fields. Chris Saunders Victoria ... and ... their ...
- RBA * British Columbia * Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Is. * July 1, 2005 * BCVI0507.01 - Transcript This is the Victoria Natural History Society's...
Greetings from a new member! I was wondering if I can get advice from someone, or be pointed in the direction where I can find advice, on how to keep squirrels...
Watched a peregrine falcon ride the wind with the hang gliders at Clover Point around 6:15 pm yesterday afternoon, then take a couple of stoops and power...
I have posted 2 pictures in photos. I took the one of the Cassins finch which was feeding at a feeder in the Cowichan Valley and the other is of a Kestrel...
Hi Derrick, Olive-sided Flycatcher near Rockinghorse, Least & Western Sandpipers, and Merlin at Admiral's & Marbled Murrulets at Brickyard. All the best, Mike...
I didn't know we had Cassin's Finches on the Island. I thought they were confined to the interior of the province. Is this a new range extension? Sandy Port...
Hi Last night while photographing sea creatures at Bird's-Eye Cove near Genoa Bay i had a Sharp-shinned Hawk chasing after swallows. Although a uncommon...
Hi All, Birds seen on the west side of the island yesterday, July 2, included Rhinoceros Auklets, Pigeon Guillemots, Common Murres, Marbled Murrelets,...
Greetings Terry, or Kori, or Cornelius, or whom ever you say today. Nice photos again. The finch appear to be purpureus rather than cassinii. Notice the...
Hi Birders June was not such a good month (175 species)seen, based on last years June total (192), we ended up 17 species short. Many common birds were not...
Derrick Female Black headed grosbeak at our feeder last few days of June and again today. Two juvenile Great horned owls at neigbors last part of June and...
GlacierHi Derrick: Here is an observation from June that didn't make it to the list: Lesser Scaup on mill effluent pond 6th June Trumpeter Swan seen by Rick...
I don't know if everyone has bothered to look at the finch photo, but why isn't this bird actually a Cassin's Finch and isn't this rare on the Island? The cap...
Hi Chris: I must admit, I haven't looked at the photos assuming someone else would. However there have been surprisingly few debates and discussions about...
Hi Sandy, My initial impression was and still is Cassin's. I looked at Kaufmann's Advanced ID guide to back this up and he states in quite a few more words...
- RBA * British Columbia * Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Is. * July 4, 2005 * BCVI0507.04 - Transcript This is the Victoria Natural History Society's...
Hi Chris, I have to deliver a few books to Bolen's on Thur. so I thought I might take a look for your family of Bullock's, the Kingbird, and any other rarities...
Howdy. Thought I would give you Islanders an idea of what an average July birding list looks like around here. Set out this morning and viewed from 8:00 until...
This morning (5th) I was showing a visiting Dutch birder around some local birding hotspots, and was certainly not expecting to find any rarities. However, at...
Hi Mike, If you can find on a map the intersection of Wilson and Munro Rd., just north of the airport, you go north for about half a block from that...
