While on a day-trip work-related up-island jaunt, I managed to spy a female American Kestrel beside the highway just north of Nanoose (at Dawson Road farm and...
Howdy, Just returned home from a week or so in the Nimpkish Valley. It was surprisingly birdy, with lots of Hammond's Flycatchers and warblers still present...
Justed return from a week or so in Chetwynd. Nothing to report from the Peace, but I did see three Black Swifts over the Little River Ferry terminal (to Powell...
- RBA * British Columbia * Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Is. * September 1, 2005 * BCVI050901 - Transcript This is the Victoria Natural History...
On Wed. Aug. 31, at Clover Point, in the p.m. there were about 200 Red-necked Phalaropes. A good number of them were up close: you could even see the...
Howdy, I photographed this interesting individual in the Nimpkish Valley last week. The quiz photo is accessible from www.birdinfo.com/recentpostings.html ...
Is it a Barred Owl (or dare I suggest a Spotted Owl?) David Bradley Vancouver ... __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and...
Hi This morning at Quamichan Lake the first returning American Coots (4) were seen. A Merlin was chasing juvenile Northern Flickers causing much distress with...
Hoody I will go for N. Pygmy Owl even though the head doesn¹t look right. -- See you in the field Len Jellicoe Surrey, BC Canada ... Re: [bcbirdingvanisland]...
I'll go with the flow and call it a pygmy owl too. The blunt rounded head and broad wings suggest owl. There really aren't any hints on size. But it is...
Hi Derrick, More golf and less birding these days, but I have a few for the list: American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Harlequin, WW Scoter, C. Merganser, RN...
Hi Derek: Don wilshere reported seeing a trumpeter Swan twice in August at the Somass Estuary. This is likely the same bird as was seen at Cous Creek earlier...
all that while golfing!?! damn. I am impressed. Gord Nanaimo, and happy to see a merlin while golfing. But, of course any birdie would do. ... From:...
Hi There were large groups, 200+ of Red-winged Blackbirds moving south- west over Quamichan Lake this morning. Beside the golf driving range there was a group...
Hi Derrick et al, Note RPBO can add one bird for the August list - Golden-crowned Sparrow. Took a quick look at the list Derrick has compiled for this month...
Northern Harrier driftede south over the open fields near our house. Cam in Sannich ... From: marven007ca To: bcbirdingvanisland@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
a very wet hike from Cameron Lake up towards Mt. Cokely this morning produced some Gray Jays for the new list, as well as Band-tailed Pigeons. Gord Nanaimo...
Hi Gord, I only golfed 4 out of the last 5 days, and the only feathered bird from the golf course was the American Wigeon. Yesterday I didn't golf and had a...
Hello all, So far this month I have seen the following birds: 3 Whimbrels, 1 Black-bellied Plover, Sanderlings, Western and Semi-palmated Sandpipers,...
Please note that the Victoria RBA is temporarily out of service.for now, please forward rare bird sightings here directly and I will update the tape ASAP. In...
Hi Everybody, With the price of gas, it's now cheaper for me to golf than bird. A few birds of note yesterday at Fairwinds were 12 Black Swifts over the 16th...
Mike, perhaps we could pioneer a new sport? (You may have heard about "Speed-Golfing"?, where contestants run/jog from shot-to-shot, and your final score is a...
