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10 May backyard feeders [Tammy Proctor ] 23 Mar B.C. Rivers [Randy Findlay ] 19 Dec Kamloops CBC - error correction [Rick Howie ] 19 Dec Re: Bird Count on the North Shuswap [Rick Howie ] 15 Dec Fwd: WE WON!!! [Randy Findlay ] 15 Dec Fwd: WE WON!!! [Randy Findlay ] 14 Dec Checklist of BC Birds - another new one [Rick Howie ] 27 Nov Re: [bcvanbirds] Re: Crested Myna [Rick Howie ] 27 Nov Re: Checklists [Rick Howie ] 13 Nov Ivory Gull this morning - 13 Nov 2007 ["Ryan Merrill" ] 20 Oct Re: [bcvanbirds] Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Cawston - October 20 [Rick Howie ] 09 Sep Victoria Birding on Sept 9 (Ancient Murrelet) ["Chris Charlesworth" ] 09 Sep Victoria Birding on Sept 9 (Ancient Murrelet) ["Chris Charlesworth" ] 22 May Black-throated Sparrow [Len Jellicoe ] 28 Nov Bird books [Len Jellicoe ] 28 Nov Bird books [Len Jellicoe ] 13 Aug New Sri Lanka bird tours available [Jo Ann MacKenzie ] 9 Aug Re: [bcvanbirds] Re: Kaslo turkeys, Monica Meadows, and Road 22 [Bill Kinkaid ] 05 Aug Fwd: [bcvanbirds] Nanaimo Bird Alert [Randy Findlay ] 24 Jul Nighthawk Photo [Randy Findlay ] 20 Jul Little Stint [Len Jellicoe ] 30 May vireo solitarius [Len Jellicoe ] 29 Apr Black Phoebe [Len Jellicoe ] 13 Feb Birders of the world unite! [Stephen Christopher ] 13 Feb Birders of the world unite! [Stephen Christopher ] 29 Jan Re: Harrier or Cooper's Hawk? [] 04 Jan Ladner CBC results [Jude Grass ] 04 Jan Ladner CBC results [Jude Grass ] 04 Jan Ladner CBC results [Jude Grass ] 19 Dec Pine Siskins ["Gerrie Patterson" ] 19 Dec Pine Siskins ["Gerrie Patterson" ] 04 Dec Flammulated Owl at Sardis [Dick Cannings ] 21 Oct rock wren [Len Jellicoe ] 30 Aug Bird Bands [Len Jellicoe ] 30 Aug Bird Bands [Len Jellicoe ] 21 Aug Birkenhead Park [Len Jellicoe ] 26 Aug Fw: Bird Humour (or urban legend?) ["Bill and Cheryl Kinkaid" ] 26 Aug Fw: Bird Humour (or urban legend?) ["Bill and Cheryl Kinkaid" ] 21 Aug FW: Heron attack by Eagle (fwd) ["Daniel Bastaja" ] 21 Aug FW: Heron attack by Eagle (fwd) ["Daniel Bastaja" ] 7 Aug A few recent observations ["Michael G. Shepard" ] 6 Aug Heron attack by Eagle ["Daniel Bastaja" ] 23 Jul Fwd: Save Asian Shorebirds! [David Allinson ] 18 Jul Photos - Harlequin Duck, Black Oystercatcher, Heermann's Gull, etc. ["Michael G. Shepard" ] 24 Jun Manning Park Bird Blitz 21-22 June ["Bill and Cheryl Kinkaid" ] 16 Jun RBA Vancouver, BC -- June 16/03 [Larry Cowan ] 01 Jun RBA Vancouver, BC -- May 31/03 [Larry Cowan ] 28 May Grasshopper Sparrow [Len and/or Dian Jellicoe ] 23 May Bird longevity ["Daniel Bastaja" ] 23 May Bird longevity ["Daniel Bastaja" ] 20 May BC Bird Notes updated ["Michael G. Shepard" ] 11 May Pelagic Hummingbirds ["Bill and Cheryl Kinkaid" ] Subject: backyard feeders From: Tammy Proctor <birdsonly4me AT yahoo.ca> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 19:18:17 -0700 (PDT) I had 2 chipping sparrows today for the first time. That I noticed that is. Yellow-rumps (2) are now coming around. So the feeder is emptying fast and furious around here. Tammy Ashcroft __________________________________________________________________ Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: B.C. Rivers From: Randy Findlay <hawkowl AT shaw.ca> Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:13:14 -0700 > Hi All, Please take a moment today and check out the front page > article in the Province Newspaper concerning the damming of the > Upper Pitt River, transmission lines thru' Pinecone Burke Park, and > also what's going on in many other areas of OUR province, involving > the privatization of power generation. You may feel sickened or > just stimulated to get out to a meeting or two,(this Tuesday 4-9 pm > at Pitt Meadows Secondary School) or perhaps fire off a quick > letter to the Provincial Liberals. The money grabbers are > apparently lining up to destroy a lot of our pristine > rivers....should that be allowed?...or should we be looking for > alternatives? Regards, Randy Findlay, Burnaby, B.C. > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Kamloops CBC - error correction From: Rick Howie <r.howie AT shaw.ca> Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:42:30 -0800 Thanks to Ralph Ritcey for pointing out an error in the number of northern flickers reported for Kamloops. The number should be 88 not 1 as I typed in during my late night stupor. Many thanks for the tune-up. Merry Christmas. Rick Howie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Bird Count on the North Shuswap From: Rick Howie <r.howie AT shaw.ca> Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:19:53 -0800 Hi Dusty: here are the results of the North Shuswap Count held on Dec. 15. 60 Species were found and a total of 3040 individual birds. Congratulations on a good count with lots of novices out for the first time. I have left the count of 9 Purple Finches in for the moment. They should be reviewed and hopefully verified by others because it is a large count for a species that is normally very scarce in this part of the interior. Canada Goose - 114 Trumpeter Swan - 32 Gadwall - 29 American Wigeon - 10 Mallard - 338 Green-winged Teal - 12 Redhead - 5 Ring-necked Duck - 88 Lesser Scaup - 40 Bufflehead - 45 Common Goldeneye - 73 Barrow's Goldeneye - 44 Hooded Merganser - 17 Common Merganser - 13 Red-breasted Merganser - 2 Red-tailed Hawk - 1 California Quail - 14 Common Loon - 5 Pied-billed Grebe - 5 Horned Grebe - 10 Great Blue Heron - 2 Red-tailed Hawk - 1 Bald Eagle - 40 Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2 Northern Goshawk - 1 American Coot - 8 Killdeer - 2 Wilson's Snipe - 1 Rock Pigeon - 44 Northern Pygmy Owl - 1 Downy Woodpecker - 9 Hairy Woodpecker - 8 Northern Flicker - 32 Pileated Woodpecker - 5 Steller's jay - 23 Clark's Nutcracker - 2 Black-billed Magpie - 23 American Crow - 48 Common Raven - 24 Black-capped Chickadee - 133 Mountain Chickadee - 41 Red-breasted Nuthatch - 52 Brown Creeper - 1 Pygmy Nuthatch - 14 American Dipper - 7 Golden-crowned Kinglet - 4 American Robin - 1 Varied Thrush - 2 European Starling - 341 Bohemian Waxwing - 298 Song Sparrow - 32 Harris's Sparrow - 1 Golden-crowned Sparrow - 1 Dark-eyed Junco - 139 Redwinged Blackbird - 85 House Finch - 121 Common Redpoll - 131 Pine Siskin - 281 American Goldfinch - 59 Purple Finch - 9 House Sparrow - 18 Evening Grosbeak - seen in count period within 3 days of count date but not actually observed on count day. Merry Christmas to all. It was another great day int the Shuswap. Rick Howie compiler Subject: Fwd: WE WON!!! From: Randy Findlay <hawkowl AT shaw.ca> Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:36:23 -0800 Hi All, I thought you may be interested to check out this message I rec'd this morning...maybe some have already rec'd it...Regards, Randy Findlay, Burnaby, B.C. Begin forwarded message: > From: "Ricken Patel - Avaaz.org" > Date: December 15, 2007 12:49:22 PM PST (CA) > To: "hawkowl AT shaw.ca" > Subject: WE WON!!! > > Wow - > > This morning, in a massive U-turn in the 11th hour of extended > negotiations, the Harper government finally dropped its opposition > to 2020 emissions targets among Kyoto countries , and a climate > changeagreement was reached in Bali! > > Over 110,000 of us came together over the last 4 days and added our > voices to a wave of popular outrage - we supported the ads that ran > in Canadian papers and at the conference in Bali, called Harper and > our MPs, and built the strength of the petitions, events, banners, > and marches at the summit. And it all worked! > > Click the link below to see a video message from Liberal leader > Stephane Dion at Bali - Avaaz is a non-partisan group and the NDP > and Green Party also deserve credit for opposing Harper, but Dion > had an impassioned comment for us: > > Avaaz.org/en/Canada_Wins > > Lots of factors helped make this happen, especially a strong > resolve and pressure from other countries. In teaming up with > people around the globe to save our climate - including over > 600,000 other Avaaz members who pushed their governments - we've > defended Canada's proud tradition of doing the right thing in the > world. The struggle is far from over, but this weekend is for > celebrating! > > With much joy and enormous respect for everyone who signed, > forwarded, donated, called, lobbied and pitched in, > > Ricken and the Avaaz team > > PS - Here's a link to see other Avaaz campaigns and our work this > year - http://www.avaaz.org/en/report_back_1/ > > And here's a Globe and Mail article on the Harper reversal at Bali: > > http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM. > 20071215.wbalidealyork1215/BNStory/International/home Why does this > action change the world? Because we're going to make your 60 > seconds count. > > > > ABOUT AVAAZ > Avaaz.org is an independent, not-for-profit global campaigning > organization that works to ensure that the views and values of the > world's people inform global decision-making. (Avaaz means "voice" > in many languages.) Avaaz receives no money from governments or > corporations, and is staffed by a global team based in London, New > York, Paris, Washington DC, Geneva, and Rio de Janeiro. > > You are getting this message because you signed "Harper Stop > Blocking UN Climate Talks!" on 2007-12-12 using the email address > hawkowl AT shaw.ca. > To ensure that Avaaz messages reach your inbox, please add > avaaz AT avaaz.org to your address book. To change your email address, > language settings, or other personal information, click here, or > simply go here to unsubscribe. > > To contact Avaaz, please do not reply to this email. Instead, write > to info AT avaaz.org. You can also send postal mail to our New York > office: 260 Fifth Avenue, 9th floor, New York, NY 10001 U.S.A. > > If you have technical problems, please go to http://www.avaaz.org. Subject: Fwd: WE WON!!! From: Randy Findlay <hawkowl AT shaw.ca> Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:36:23 -0800 Hi All, I thought you may be interested to check out this message I rec'd this morning...maybe some have already rec'd it...Regards, Randy Findlay, Burnaby, B.C. Begin forwarded message: > From: "Ricken Patel - Avaaz.org" > Date: December 15, 2007 12:49:22 PM PST (CA) > To: "hawkowl AT shaw.ca" > Subject: WE WON!!! > > Wow - > > This morning, in a massive U-turn in the 11th hour of extended > negotiations, the Harper government finally dropped its opposition > to 2020 emissions targets among Kyoto countries , and a climate > changeagreement was reached in Bali! > > Over 110,000 of us came together over the last 4 days and added our > voices to a wave of popular outrage - we supported the ads that ran > in Canadian papers and at the conference in Bali, called Harper and > our MPs, and built the strength of the petitions, events, banners, > and marches at the summit. And it all worked! > > Click the link below to see a video message from Liberal leader > Stephane Dion at Bali - Avaaz is a non-partisan group and the NDP > and Green Party also deserve credit for opposing Harper, but Dion > had an impassioned comment for us: > > Avaaz.org/en/Canada_Wins > > Lots of factors helped make this happen, especially a strong > resolve and pressure from other countries. In teaming up with > people around the globe to save our climate - including over > 600,000 other Avaaz members who pushed their governments - we've > defended Canada's proud tradition of doing the right thing in the > world. The struggle is far from over, but this weekend is for > celebrating! > > With much joy and enormous respect for everyone who signed, > forwarded, donated, called, lobbied and pitched in, > > Ricken and the Avaaz team > > PS - Here's a link to see other Avaaz campaigns and our work this > year - http://www.avaaz.org/en/report_back_1/ > > And here's a Globe and Mail article on the Harper reversal at Bali: > > http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM. > 20071215.wbalidealyork1215/BNStory/International/home Why does this > action change the world? Because we're going to make your 60 > seconds count. > > > > ABOUT AVAAZ > Avaaz.org is an independent, not-for-profit global campaigning > organization that works to ensure that the views and values of the > world's people inform global decision-making. (Avaaz means "voice" > in many languages.) Avaaz receives no money from governments or > corporations, and is staffed by a global team based in London, New > York, Paris, Washington DC, Geneva, and Rio de Janeiro. > > You are getting this message because you signed "Harper Stop > Blocking UN Climate Talks!" on 2007-12-12 using the email address > hawkowl AT shaw.ca. > To ensure that Avaaz messages reach your inbox, please add > avaaz AT avaaz.org to your address book. To change your email address, > language settings, or other personal information, click here, or > simply go here to unsubscribe. > > To contact Avaaz, please do not reply to this email. Instead, write > to info AT avaaz.org. You can also send postal mail to our New York > office: 260 Fifth Avenue, 9th floor, New York, NY 10001 U.S.A. > > If you have technical problems, please go to http://www.avaaz.org. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Checklist of BC Birds - another new one From: Rick Howie <r.howie AT shaw.ca> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:05:01 -0800 As many of you are aware, there has been a pocket-sized checklist of BC Birds recently produced by a consortium of organizations - the Biodiversity Centre for Wildlife Studies, Nature BC and the BC Field Ornithologists. This is an attractive list with useful features such as the 4-letter field codes and a space to tick off birds that are seen. This list covers 500 species recorded in BC. But even more recently (today I think), another and different style of list has been published electronically. If you go to E-fauna at http://efauna.bc.ca/, you will find an enhanced style of list produced by Jamie Fenneman. This list features 524 species recorded for the province. It provides a breakdown of all of the sub-species known to occur according to recent taxonomy. Of interest are the many footnotes that explain the origins of the numerous rare and, at times, quite bizarre occurrences. It even includes the Cook's Petrel which of course needs to be confirmed. But being an electronic list, it can be modified quickly with no wasted copies. This is not a pocket list for field use. This is a reference document that will be extremely valuable to anyone interested in the diversity of birds that have occurred in the province. Now you will find some fascinating sightings of birds whose origins are unexplained, such as the Demoiselle Crane that occurred in 2002 and was well-documented as it moved northwards from the USA with Sandhill Cranes. Or the Blue Rockthrush at Goldpan Park. But unlike pocket lists which are space-constrained, this list actually provides footnotes about the sighting details. There is some speculation on the certainty or uncertainty of the origins of these odd birds, but no effort seems to be have been made to exclude these sightings because no one can adequately explain them. I like this approach. It is non-judgemental for the most part and calls a spade a spade. If details are insufficient to arrive at a conclusion, Jamie just says so and leaves the record stand for all to judge and use as appropriate. Bravo !! I have not reviewed the list in great depth yet. So I can't comment on why there are 24 more species than the most recent pocket list for example. I can only conclude that the authors of the pocket list had some criteria that they adhered to which were more restrictive. This is fair enough and so long as your criteria are published, all can understand. I tend to favour the all-inclusive approach complete with shorthand details to provide some answers to the obvious questions about the were and when of some of these out-of-range occurrences. Also, I have not (and probably won't) checked the list for scientific accuracy. I am sure that Jamie's associates may have done this and there will be lots of opportunities for users to find any perceived mistakes. But you will find this list presented in a scholarly format as befits its place in the checklists available on E-fauna. This is an excellent site that dovetails well with E-flora of course, and is written by many outstanding academics. Go to the site and study this list and the others that are or will be available soon. I am sure that beneficial feedback will be well-received. This list fills an important gap between the acclaimed Birds of British Columbia volumes and the normal field lists that we all use for convenience. I rather suspect that this list will serve to become the "official" list of birds for BC. With feedback to ensure any corrections are made or missing species are included, it will be a dynamic and up-to-date reference source. E-fauna is a site that we can all afford to support. On a sporting note, this list may not meet the needs of birders who engage in listing games because it includes species who status would not fit the normal criteria for those activities. That is, the list is less restrictive, but that's just fine. The list cannot be criticized for this as it serves a broader purpose. The "tickers" will just have to create their own list that meets the needs of that sport, but the E-fauna list would be a fine place to start or perhaps the recent 500 species pocket list is adequate for this purpose. Also on the E-fauna site, you will find checklists of fishes, mammals, herptiles, invertebrates etc. There is no consistent style but all are valuable. Some are merely a list of species and sub-species in tabular format. Others like the fishes are more elaborate annotated lists in paragraph format. The bird list is somewhere in the middle in terms of additional info being made available versus a more skeletal list. I should note that the "E" sites are much more than just lists of things. Explore them and you will find them very helpful and they are a "made in BC" product from our very own renowned scientists and naturalists. Best Rick Howie Kamloops [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: [bcvanbirds] Re: Crested Myna From: Rick Howie <r.howie AT shaw.ca> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:40:07 -0800 I was just looking over the E-fauna website and I see that Jamie Fenneman is producing an annotated checklist of birds of BC for this site. This should be a worthy addition to our list of resources. I was interested to see that on that site, it indicated that 510 species have been recorded in BC. The latest checklist from Biodiversity Centre et al indicates 500 species. Resolution of this discrepancy will be of interest. If Jamie subscribes to this site or if anyone can forward this to him if they have his e-mail, perhaps he can update us. They indifate that the source was "Nature Serve". I went to the site but I am a bit too tired to explore it to find out where the 510 number came from. This site should become just as useful a resource as e-Flora Best Rick Howie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Checklists From: Rick Howie <r.howie AT shaw.ca> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:20:30 -0800 It seems to me that if we had a strong backgrounder document for the BC list that sits as a reference source, anybody would be free to publish a checklist that could be based upon the "Official Gazeteer of British Columbia Birds" published and maintained by the "Committee of Those Who Know the Most About Birds". Anything that is published that does not reflect the official gazeteer is simply not as reliable as those that do. We can't really stop free enterprise publishing but we can perhaps set up a process whereby a list could obtain maximum credibility by following the most up-to-date source of knowledge. Sort of like a certification process that is self-administering, but don't claim to be gazeteer - correct if you can't prove it or you may suffer a negative critique. You can't force anyone to adhere, but there may be marketing benefits to doing so. By having the gazeteer publically available, everybody can use it for whatever valid reasons they wish, not just publishing a checklist. Rick [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Ivory Gull this morning - 13 Nov 2007 From: "Ryan Merrill" <rmerrill27 AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:09:43 -0800 Matt Dufort and I made the drive up to Abbotsford from Seattle this morning and were greeted within minutes by the Ivory Gull around the original location at Page & Sims Roads. We were surprised to not find any other birders. We had it in flight several times as well as on the ground, though several times when it landed it was out of sight, hidden just behind the ridges. When it was out in the open it was obvious even without binoculars from across the field. Unfortunately it took flight heading to the south just as other birders were beginning to arrive, sometime around 8:40 I believe. We stuck around the area until noon without refinding it. Nearby on Sims Road there was a flock of about a hundred Cackling Geese (appeared to be mostly Taverner's with some minima) that included a Greater White-fronted Goose and an immature Snow Goose. Back on the Washington side of the border we looked through the birds in and around Drayton Harbor in Blaine. Birds here included 10 Eared Grebes, 65 Black Scoters, 1325 Ruddy Ducks, and an adult Western Gull. Good Birding, Ryan Merrill Kirkland, WA _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Re: [bcvanbirds] Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Cawston - October 20 From: Rick Howie <r.howie AT shaw.ca> Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:40:27 -0700 Always nice to see a rarity. I wonder if those of us who didn't chase (and remained chaste) could sell our Carbon credits to long-distance chasers ? Industry seems to be able to rationalize this somehow and I would like some new binoculars. Let's see.... how about 10 cents per pure molecule with no strings (of oxygen) attached. With one oxygen, I will let credit for a molecule go for about a nickel 'cause you can't breath it - a dead giveaway for sure. With 2 oxygens, Carbon isn't worth 2 cents unless you are a plant so I'll let each one go for a penny, well so long as those things last. Rick Howie Kamloops Cuckoo Carbon Centre [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Victoria Birding on Sept 9 (Ancient Murrelet) From: "Chris Charlesworth" <c_charlesworth23 AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2007 23:48:01 -0700 Birders, Today was day 2 of Limosa's Vancouver Island tour. We spent the entire day in the Victoria area under glorious blue skies. We started off at Clover Point where we saw plenty of HEERMANN'S GULLS loafing on the rocks. A few BLACK TURNSTONES played hide and seek amongst the rocks. Offshore were 3 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, numerous COMMON MURRES, PIGEON GUILLEMOTS and RHINOCEROS AUKLETS. On the E. side of Clover Point there was an immature ANCIENT MURRELET just off the kelp bed. Overhead I saw a HORNED LARK. Next we walked along the Ogden Point Breakwater. Lots of people here so not too many birds. We did get our first SPOTTED SANDPIPER of the trip and more good looks at RHINOCEROS AUKLETS. We then headed for Esquimalt Lagoon where we got our first BELTED KINGFISHER, along with all kinds of BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS. Offshore were a few SURF SCOTERS. Just as we were about to leave a WHIMBREL landed and began feeding. In some woods at Fort Rod Hill the Brits had their first DARK-EYED JUNCOS, BROWN CREEPERS, CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS. Overhead were a few OSPREY and TURKEY VULTURES. Final stop of the day was at the Oak Bay Marina. On the island offshore we had a few BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 3 BLACK TURNSTONES, a couple of dowitchers, probably Short-billed, and 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. We saw a GOLDEN-PLOVER out there but way too far to ID to species. Not sure how common CHIPPING SPARROWS are around here, I know they're pretty rare in Vancouver. There was a CHIPPING SPARROW hopping around the marina parking area. On offshore markers we got our first BRANDT'S CORMORANTS. That's all for now, Chris Charlesworth Kelowna, BC _________________________________________________________________ Show Your Messenger Buddies How You Really Feel http://www.freemessengeremoticons.ca/?icid=EMENCA122 Subject: Victoria Birding on Sept 9 (Ancient Murrelet) From: "Chris Charlesworth" <c_charlesworth23 AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2007 23:48:01 -0700 Birders, Today was day 2 of Limosa's Vancouver Island tour. We spent the entire day in the Victoria area under glorious blue skies. We started off at Clover Point where we saw plenty of HEERMANN'S GULLS loafing on the rocks. A few BLACK TURNSTONES played hide and seek amongst the rocks. Offshore were 3 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, numerous COMMON MURRES, PIGEON GUILLEMOTS and RHINOCEROS AUKLETS. On the E. side of Clover Point there was an immature ANCIENT MURRELET just off the kelp bed. Overhead I saw a HORNED LARK. Next we walked along the Ogden Point Breakwater. Lots of people here so not too many birds. We did get our first SPOTTED SANDPIPER of the trip and more good looks at RHINOCEROS AUKLETS. We then headed for Esquimalt Lagoon where we got our first BELTED KINGFISHER, along with all kinds of BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS. Offshore were a few SURF SCOTERS. Just as we were about to leave a WHIMBREL landed and began feeding. In some woods at Fort Rod Hill the Brits had their first DARK-EYED JUNCOS, BROWN CREEPERS, CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS. Overhead were a few OSPREY and TURKEY VULTURES. Final stop of the day was at the Oak Bay Marina. On the island offshore we had a few BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 3 BLACK TURNSTONES, a couple of dowitchers, probably Short-billed, and 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. We saw a GOLDEN-PLOVER out there but way too far to ID to species. Not sure how common CHIPPING SPARROWS are around here, I know they're pretty rare in Vancouver. There was a CHIPPING SPARROW hopping around the marina parking area. On offshore markers we got our first BRANDT'S CORMORANTS. That's all for now, Chris Charlesworth Kelowna, BC _________________________________________________________________ Show Your Messenger Buddies How You Really Feel http://www.freemessengeremoticons.ca/?icid=EMENCA122 Subject: Black-throated Sparrow From: Len Jellicoe <jellicoes AT shaw.ca> Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 16:46:08 -0700 Hi The Black-throated Sparrow was seen again today along the dyke at Grant Narrows, Pitt Lake about 9:30AM. This is the 5 or 6 day now. Someone has left some seed and it likes it as it keeps returning to it. However the seed is in the center of the trail and getting impacted into the mud. It may be an idea to put some seed beside the trail if you are going out there and it will probably stick around for others to see.. See you in the field Len Jellicoe Surrey, BC Canada Subject: Bird books From: Len Jellicoe <jellicoes AT shaw.ca> Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:42:04 -0800 Hi I was at Costco today and saw they have Nat. Geo. 5th edition field guide on sale for $18.95. Looking for a Christmas present? See you in the field Len Jellicoe Surrey, BC Canada Subject: Bird books From: Len Jellicoe <jellicoes AT shaw.ca> Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:42:04 -0800 Hi I was at Costco today and saw they have Nat. Geo. 5th edition field guide on sale for $18.95. Looking for a Christmas present? See you in the field Len Jellicoe Surrey, BC Canada Subject: New Sri Lanka bird tours available From: Jo Ann MacKenzie <pipit_ca AT yahoo.ca> Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 15:51:37 -0400 (EDT) Greetings, Old friend (of 13 years) and long-time bird tour leader for Ben King, Deepal Warakagoda, has established a new bird tour company, Bird and Wildlife Team, with 3 well-qualified friends. See their great website at: www.birdandwildlifeteam.com. You may recall Deepal's name; a few years ago, he found and first described the Serendib Scops-Owl in Sri Lanka. His birding skills are superb, and he is a very good, very experienced bird tour leader. You would have an excellent chance of seeing all the Sri Lanka endemics. Yes, there is still some on-going political upheaval there, but you would be quite safe with Deepal and team. Jo Ann MacKenzie Surrey, BC, Canada __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Re: [bcvanbirds] Re: Kaslo turkeys, Monica Meadows, and Road 22 From: Bill Kinkaid <quickthreebeer AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 16:40:32 -0400 (EDT) Unfortunately, neither Boreal Chickadee nor either waxwing appeared. I'd expected at least one flycatcher in the meadows but none appeared; the relative abundance (for this time of year) of WIFL and WWPE in Osoyoos and Keremeos was a pleasant surprise. One correction to the Monica Meadows list: Townsend's Warbler should be Townsend's Solitaire! Bill Kinkaid Vancouver BC --- gfclulow wrote: > Bill, your post reminds me of what I'm missing this > summer. For the > first time in 14 years I'm not spending a week > July/Aug on Kootenay > Lake just north of Kaslo - probably just about where > you would have > seen your turkeys. > > Over the previous 13 years I have not seen Wild > Turkey in any of the > areas I've birded on the West side of the lake. I'm > only there for a > week per year, so local birders will have better > information. Some > years however, wild turkeys have been known to show > up in the centre > of Kaslo for the annual Jazz Festival weekend, > usually > self-transported by car and motorcycle! > > The North Purcells are indeed fantastic > hiking/birding and Monica > Meadows is one of my favourite hikes, not least of > all because of the > relatively easy grade, and the fact you can be in > the alpine in what > seems like no time flat. > > Your sightings list is great, and the group saw a > number of species > that I would dearly have loved to see there. A > couple of highlights > from my list of species from 1999 includes breeding > Bohemian Waxwings, > and Boreal Chickadees, both in the area of larches > that you hike > through before breaking out to the alpine. I've seen > neither species > there since, and your list confirms their likely > continued absence. > Interesting! > > One minor surprise is the absence from your list of > the source of your > email "handle." At the base of the Meadows trail and > the Jumbo Pass > trail a few kilometers further on, I've heard > literally dozens of > Olive-sided Flycatchers singing simultaneously from > the forest. I've > not heard more in any other location. Perhaps the > VNHS visit being a > little later in the summer, they've all stopped > singing. > > George Clulow, Burnaby > > > > --- In bcvanbirds AT yahoogroups.com, Bill Kinkaid > > wrote: > > > > Driving back from the Vancouver Natural History > > Society camp at Monica Meadows (north Purcells, > near > > Jumbo Pass) we found four turkeys along the > roadside > > about 5km north of Kaslo on Highway 31. Three > appeared > > to be adults, one juvenile. I know Wild Turkey is > a > > Creston birding specialty, but are they > established > > that far north on Kootenay Lake? No apparent farms > or > > ranches nearby; does anyone know if these might be > > real wild birds or are they just taking "free > range" a > > bit past the limit? > > > > At Monica Meadows we enjoyed a beautiful week of > > hiking, birding and botanising at 7200', with > weather > > ranging from hot and dry to cold and wet snow. > > > > Preliminary bird list for the week: > > > > Canada Goose (heard overhead) > > Hooded Merganser > > Spotted Sandpiper > > Wilson's Phalarope > > Merlin > > Golden Eagle > > Swainson's Hawk > > Rough-legged Hawk > > Sharp-shinned Hawk > > White-tailed Ptarmigan > > Spruce Grouse > > Rufous Hummingbird > > Swift sp. > > Northern Flicker > > Three-toed Woodpecker > > Steller's Jay > > Clark's Nutcracker > > Grey Jay > > American Dipper > > Winter Wren > > Red-breasted Nuthatch > > Mountain Chickadee > > Black-capped Chickadee > > Golden-crowned Kinglet > > Ruby-crowned Kinglet > > Hermit Thrush > > American Robin > > Varied Thrush > > Townsend's Warbler > > Mountain Bluebird > > Horned Lark > > American Pipit > > Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) > > Wilson's Warbler > > Dark-eyed Junco > > Chipping Sparrow > > Golden-crowned Sparrow > > Savannah Sparrow > > > > Plus a Pileated Woodpecker on the drive out on > Glacier > > Creek Road. Common Raven was a surprising miss. > Both > > buteos were somewhat controversial, SWHA being a > bit > > out of range and RHLA out of season, but enough > people > > saw them to make the diagnoses 90% confident. All > > juncos appeared to be Oregon, though on a recce > trip > > last September we seemed to find mainly > Slate-coloured > > throughout the Kootenays. > > > > > > > > With an overnight stopover in Oliver on the way > home, > > a couple of hours Monday morning on Road 22 found: > > > > Pied-billed Grebe > > Mallard > > Osprey > > California Quail > > Great Blue Heron > > Sora > > Lesser Yellowlegs > > Wilson's Snipe > > Ring-billed Gull > > Mourning Dove > > Rock Pigeon > > Northern Flicker > > Willow Flycatcher > > Western Kingbird > > Eastern Kingbird > > Western Wood-pewee > > Barn Swallow > > Tree Swallow > > Grey Catbird > > Black-capped Chickadee > > American Robin > > Western Bluebird > > European Starling > > Common Yellowthroat > > Song Sparrow > > Savannah Sparrow > > Brewer's Blackbird > > Red-winged Blackbird > > Yellow-headed Blackbird > > Bobolink > > Brown-headed Cowbird > > House Finch > > American Goldfinch > > > > And a couple of Black Swifts over the Grist Mill > in > > Keremeos. > > > > Bill Kinkaid > > Vancouver BC > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To contact the moderator email bcintbird-owner AT yahoogroups.com Also, consider joining these groups. bcbirds-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com an all BC group. If you have pictures to share try this group. http://groups-beta.google.com/ From here you have to join the bcintbird-pics group before you can see the pictures. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcintbird/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bcintbird-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Fwd: [bcvanbirds] Nanaimo Bird Alert From: Randy Findlay <hawkowl AT shaw.ca> Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 20:22:23 -0700 > > Hi All, Just wondering if a Snow Goose/Canada Goose hybrid is > common or not, and also would be interesting to see a photo of that > combo. if at all possible. Looked up this morning while watering > some plants in the backyard and had a Cooper's Hawk being chased by > a Starling, a Tree Swallow , 4-5 Vaux's Swifts , a Boeing 747 and a > Cessna 185 on floats...all in the same 10 seconds. We live along > the south-west slope of Burnaby Mtn. Cheers All, Randy Findlay, > Burnaby, B.C. > On 5-Aug-06, at 3:15 PM, backyard_store wrote: > >> The Nanaimo Bird Alert >> provided by >> The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store >> >> To report your sightings phone >> The Bird Alert at: 390-3029 or >> The Store at: 390-3669 >> e-mail: thebackyard AT shaw.ca >> Website: www.thebirdstore.ca >> >> Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and >> phone number, along with the date and location of your sighting. >> >> Saturday August 05, 2006: >> A COOPER'S HAWK was seen over the Ballenas School in Parksville. >> A Juvenile ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD is coming to feeders in the 2000 block >> of Honeysuckle Drive in Nanaimo. >> >> Friday August 04: >> A HYBRID SNOW GOOSE/CANADA GOOSE was seen at Jack's Point Park in >> south Nanaimo. >> >>> . >> >> > Subject: Nighthawk Photo From: Randy Findlay <hawkowl AT shaw.ca> Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:55:17 -0700 Hi All, Considering this year's interest in Nighthawks, especially of the Lesser variety, I thought it may be of interest to mention an interesting link from the Albertabird chat group. There is a photo there, thru' a link with a Minnesota group, of a complete Albino Common Nighthawk...interesting to see this bird in all white with red eyes. Check it out by googling their website if you get a chance. By the way Tim, sure enjoy checking out your photo's...excellent job!! The hot weather seems to have cut down the sitting in front of the computer time, n'est-ce pas? Cheers Birders, Randy Findlay, Burnaby, B.C. > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To contact the moderator email bcintbird-owner AT yahoogroups.com Also, consider joining these groups. bcbirds-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com an all BC group. If you have pictures to share try this group. http://groups-beta.google.com/ From here you have to join the bcintbird-pics group before you can see the pictures. Yahoo! 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If you have pictures to share try this group. http://groups-beta.google.com/ From here you have to join the bcintbird-pics group before you can see the pictures. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcintbird/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bcintbird-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: vireo solitarius From: Len Jellicoe <jellicoes AT shaw.ca> Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 18:34:04 -0700 Hi I wonder how many watched the news tonight and learned Blue-headed vireos were nesting on the proposed route for the highway in West Vancouver. I don't know who id'ed them but wouldn't Cassins Vireo be a more logical id. Perhaps it is just an embellishment of the species for the benefit of the protesters. See you in the field Len Jellicoe Surrey, BC Canada ------------------------ Yahoo! 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Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Black Phoebe From: Len Jellicoe <jellicoes AT shaw.ca> Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:52:03 -0700 Hi Dian and I couldn't relocate the Black Phoebe in Langley this afternoon between 3&5 P.M. I understand it wasn't seen this morning either. Met some people going in as we were leaving. Hopefully they find it and it is not a one day wonder. We did see it last night in fading light but wanted a better view today. The Birds Of British Columbia list 2 records for this species in BC plus, I think, one was seen at Iona? a few years back. I stand to be corrected but still, it is a not a very common species. See you in the field Len Jellicoe Surrey, BC Canada To contact the moderator email bcintbird-owner AT yahoogroups.com Also, consider joining these groups. bcbirds-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com an all BC group. If you have pictures to share try this group. http://groups-beta.google.com/ From here you have to join the bcintbird-pics group before you can see the pictures. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcintbird/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bcintbird-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Birders of the world unite! From: Stephen Christopher <s.christopher AT telefonica.net> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:51:17 +0100 Hi all The birders of Europe need your help. There are only 500 signatures on the petition below to stop the European Union giving in to the government of Malta on bird shooting. Sixty-seconds of your time. 1. Please support the campaign by sending EU Environment Commissioner Dimas the text provided at: http://www.proact-campaigns.net/maltarevisited/spring_2006.html 2. You can, in addition, add your name to the online petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/malta06 which will later be sent to Mr Dimas in printed form. 3. You can also access this petition via birdforum.net if you are (or become) a member. Thanks for your support. Stephen Christopher s.christopher AT telefonica.net www.catalanbirdtours.com Stephen Christopher s.christopher AT telefonica.net www.catalanbirdtours.com BIRDING-NZ is moderated by Brent Stephenson Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BIRDING-NZ/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BIRDING-NZ-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Birders of the world unite! From: Stephen Christopher <s.christopher AT telefonica.net> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:51:17 +0100 Hi all The birders of Europe need your help. There are only 500 signatures on the petition below to stop the European Union giving in to the government of Malta on bird shooting. Sixty-seconds of your time. 1. Please support the campaign by sending EU Environment Commissioner Dimas the text provided at: http://www.proact-campaigns.net/maltarevisited/spring_2006.html 2. You can, in addition, add your name to the online petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/malta06 which will later be sent to Mr Dimas in printed form. 3. You can also access this petition via birdforum.net if you are (or become) a member. Thanks for your support. Stephen Christopher s.christopher AT telefonica.net www.catalanbirdtours.com Stephen Christopher s.christopher AT telefonica.net www.catalanbirdtours.com BIRDING-NZ is moderated by Brent Stephenson Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BIRDING-NZ/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BIRDING-NZ-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Re: Harrier or Cooper's Hawk? From: Joemeche AT aol.com Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 14:04:08 EST In a message dated 1/29/2006 7:31:42 AM Pacific Standard Time, contopus AT telus.net writes: If Jack Bettesworth's marked harriers from Whidbey Island can show up in the Vancouver, BC area (they do), Andy's Cooper's Hawks could certainly travel from the Victoria area to Whidbey Island! I located one of Jack's harriers on the Samish Flats, and observed one of Andy's Cooper's Hawks on a regular basis in downtown Bellingham. Have wings....will travel! Birds are the quintessential 'frequent flyers.' Joe Meche Bellingham_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Ladner CBC results From: Jude Grass <judegrass AT shaw.ca> Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:56:13 -0800 Hi There was a posting summarizing the Ladner Count posted on December 28th. The total species seen on count day has now been confirmed at 140 including the Gyrfalcon which was not seen by the team in the area on the day but was confirmed by the area leader in talking to a falconer who saw the bird on the day of the count. There was one Count Period species - the Glaucous Gull. Here are some highlights from the Ladner Christmas Bird Count (covering most of Delta, a chunk of Richmond, plus Point Roberts, WA), which was held on December 27. The weather was better than predicted, with mild temperatures and only brief afternoon showers, rather than the downpour that was forecast. The main drawback was strong southerly winds (up to 30 or 35 km/hr) for much of the day, but even these dropped off by mid-afternoon. .Some noteworthy species were as follows: * Black-crowned Night-Heron- 4 (Reifel Bird Sanctuary) * American Bittern-6 (3 at Reifel, 3 at Brunswick Point) * Mute Swan-6 (Westham I. bridge and vicinity) * Redhead-1 drake (Lily Point, Point Roberts) * Sandhill Crane-6 (Reifel) * Willet-1 (Tsawwassen ferry jetty) * Black Oystercatcher-4 (Tsawwassen jetty) * Snowy Owl-- 24 (17 along Boundary Bay, mostly near 72nd Street; 7 in the Brunswick Point area and southward along the dike) * American Tree Sparrow-- 3 (2 at Brunswick Point) * Swamp Sparrow-- 2 (Reifel) * Snow Bunting-- 2 (Tsawwassen jetty) The Ladner count is organized and compiled by Jude Grass. Jude, if you have any corrections or additions to these highlights, please pass them along! If you would like a copy of the matrix which show each area totals and count totals please email me. Jude Grass Ladner CBC Coordinator 604 538 8774 judegrass AT shaw.ca -----Original Message----- From: bcvanbirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:bcvanbirds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of marven007ca Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 1:10 PM To: bcvanbirds AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [bcvanbirds] Ladner CBC Hi I find it a real shame, that i can read about Canada's leading Christmas Bird Count on an Alberta website and also on a Washington State website, but do not see anything posted to this Vancouver site, even though the compiler is a member of this group. What is going on in Vancouver, is the birding community over there in such a state, that even the highlites of a Christmas Count can't be posted????? C'mon folks this is birding not politics, lets share a bit more. Derrick Marven Duncan BCVanbirds messages may not be forwarded beyond the BCVanbirds Yahoo!Groups website without express permission of the author(s) of each message. Yahoo! Groups Links http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcvanbirds/ bcvanbirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Ladner CBC results From: Jude Grass <judegrass AT shaw.ca> Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:56:13 -0800 Hi There was a posting summarizing the Ladner Count posted on December 28th. The total species seen on count day has now been confirmed at 140 including the Gyrfalcon which was not seen by the team in the area on the day but was confirmed by the area leader in talking to a falconer who saw the bird on the day of the count. There was one Count Period species - the Glaucous Gull. Here are some highlights from the Ladner Christmas Bird Count (covering most of Delta, a chunk of Richmond, plus Point Roberts, WA), which was held on December 27. The weather was better than predicted, with mild temperatures and only brief afternoon showers, rather than the downpour that was forecast. The main drawback was strong southerly winds (up to 30 or 35 km/hr) for much of the day, but even these dropped off by mid-afternoon. .Some noteworthy species were as follows: * Black-crowned Night-Heron- 4 (Reifel Bird Sanctuary) * American Bittern-6 (3 at Reifel, 3 at Brunswick Point) * Mute Swan-6 (Westham I. bridge and vicinity) * Redhead-1 drake (Lily Point, Point Roberts) * Sandhill Crane-6 (Reifel) * Willet-1 (Tsawwassen ferry jetty) * Black Oystercatcher-4 (Tsawwassen jetty) * Snowy Owl-- 24 (17 along Boundary Bay, mostly near 72nd Street; 7 in the Brunswick Point area and southward along the dike) * American Tree Sparrow-- 3 (2 at Brunswick Point) * Swamp Sparrow-- 2 (Reifel) * Snow Bunting-- 2 (Tsawwassen jetty) The Ladner count is organized and compiled by Jude Grass. Jude, if you have any corrections or additions to these highlights, please pass them along! If you would like a copy of the matrix which show each area totals and count totals please email me. Jude Grass Ladner CBC Coordinator 604 538 8774 judegrass AT shaw.ca -----Original Message----- From: bcvanbirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:bcvanbirds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of marven007ca Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 1:10 PM To: bcvanbirds AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [bcvanbirds] Ladner CBC Hi I find it a real shame, that i can read about Canada's leading Christmas Bird Count on an Alberta website and also on a Washington State website, but do not see anything posted to this Vancouver site, even though the compiler is a member of this group. What is going on in Vancouver, is the birding community over there in such a state, that even the highlites of a Christmas Count can't be posted????? C'mon folks this is birding not politics, lets share a bit more. Derrick Marven Duncan BCVanbirds messages may not be forwarded beyond the BCVanbirds Yahoo!Groups website without express permission of the author(s) of each message. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcvanbirds/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bcvanbirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Ladner CBC results From: Jude Grass <judegrass AT shaw.ca> Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:56:13 -0800 Hi There was a posting summarizing the Ladner Count posted on December 28th. The total species seen on count day has now been confirmed at 140 including the Gyrfalcon which was not seen by the team in the area on the day but was confirmed by the area leader in talking to a falconer who saw the bird on the day of the count. There was one Count Period species - the Glaucous Gull. Here are some highlights from the Ladner Christmas Bird Count (covering most of Delta, a chunk of Richmond, plus Point Roberts, WA), which was held on December 27. The weather was better than predicted, with mild temperatures and only brief afternoon showers, rather than the downpour that was forecast. The main drawback was strong southerly winds (up to 30 or 35 km/hr) for much of the day, but even these dropped off by mid-afternoon. .Some noteworthy species were as follows: * Black-crowned Night-Heron- 4 (Reifel Bird Sanctuary) * American Bittern-6 (3 at Reifel, 3 at Brunswick Point) * Mute Swan-6 (Westham I. bridge and vicinity) * Redhead-1 drake (Lily Point, Point Roberts) * Sandhill Crane-6 (Reifel) * Willet-1 (Tsawwassen ferry jetty) * Black Oystercatcher-4 (Tsawwassen jetty) * Snowy Owl-- 24 (17 along Boundary Bay, mostly near 72nd Street; 7 in the Brunswick Point area and southward along the dike) * American Tree Sparrow-- 3 (2 at Brunswick Point) * Swamp Sparrow-- 2 (Reifel) * Snow Bunting-- 2 (Tsawwassen jetty) The Ladner count is organized and compiled by Jude Grass. Jude, if you have any corrections or additions to these highlights, please pass them along! If you would like a copy of the matrix which show each area totals and count totals please email me. Jude Grass Ladner CBC Coordinator 604 538 8774 judegrass AT shaw.ca -----Original Message----- From: bcvanbirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:bcvanbirds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of marven007ca Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 1:10 PM To: bcvanbirds AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [bcvanbirds] Ladner CBC Hi I find it a real shame, that i can read about Canada's leading Christmas Bird Count on an Alberta website and also on a Washington State website, but do not see anything posted to this Vancouver site, even though the compiler is a member of this group. What is going on in Vancouver, is the birding community over there in such a state, that even the highlites of a Christmas Count can't be posted????? C'mon folks this is birding not politics, lets share a bit more. Derrick Marven Duncan BCVanbirds messages may not be forwarded beyond the BCVanbirds Yahoo!Groups website without express permission of the author(s) of each message. Yahoo! Groups Links http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcvanbirds/ bcvanbirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To contact the moderator email bcintbird-owner AT yahoogroups.com Also, consider joining these groups. bcbirds-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com an all BC group. If you have pictures to share try this group. http://groups-beta.google.com/ From here you have to join the bcintbird-pics group before you can see the pictures. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcintbird/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bcintbird-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Pine Siskins From: "Gerrie Patterson" <birdsabundant AT dccnet.com> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:39:27 -0800 There are some out there. We had a small flock of about 25 visit the yard just before noon today. It had been ages since we had seen any. Gerrie Patterson Gibsons Subject: Pine Siskins From: "Gerrie Patterson" <birdsabundant AT dccnet.com> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:39:27 -0800 There are some out there. We had a small flock of about 25 visit the yard just before noon today. It had been ages since we had seen any. Gerrie Patterson Gibsons [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/70TolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To contact the moderator email bcintbird-owner AT yahoogroups.com Also, consider joining these groups. bcbirds-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com an all BC group. If you have pictures to share try this group. http://groups-beta.google.com/ From here you have to join the bcintbird-pics group before you can see the pictures. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcintbird/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bcintbird-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Flammulated Owl at Sardis From: Dick Cannings <dickcannings AT shaw.ca> Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 19:50:39 -0800 Hi birders: I just received word of a Flammulated Owl that hit a window in Sardis on December 2. It survived the initial blow, but died in rehab today. I'm waiting to get pictures, etc., but this sounds like a very reliable record. Certainly the latest ever for Canada (I think the previous late fall date was November 15, a bird that hit a window in Kelowna) and I think the first for the BC coast. Dick Cannings Naramata, BC [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/70TolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To contact the moderator email bcintbird-owner AT yahoogroups.com Also, consider joining these groups. bcbirds-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com an all BC group. If you have pictures to share try this group. http://groups-beta.google.com/ From here you have to join the bcintbird-pics group before you can see the pictures. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcintbird/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bcintbird-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: rock wren From: Len Jellicoe <jellicoes AT shaw.ca> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:33:49 -0700 Hi Peter Candido found a Rock Wren at the tip of Iona S. Jetty this morning. See you there. See you in the field Len Jellicoe Surrey,BC Subject: Bird Bands From: Len Jellicoe <jellicoes AT shaw.ca> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:18:47 -0700 Hi Last night at Boundary Bay I saw a Western Sandpiper with 3 bands on each leg. It was scurrying amoung hundreds of others. Have you ever tried to figure out what order they are on the legs and whether they are on the right or left? The only thing I remember is that the colors were red, orange, white (maybe silver) and a green flag on the right leg. Man, those banders make it confusing. These bands also seemed to be hindering it somewhat, as one band was very high up the leg. -- See you in the field Len Jellicoe Surrey, BC Canada ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/70TolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To Post a message, send it to: bcbirdingvanisland AT eGroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: bcbirdingvanisland-unsubscribe AT eGroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bcbirdingvanisland-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Bird Bands From: Len Jellicoe <jellicoes AT shaw.ca> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:18:47 -0700 Hi Last night at Boundary Bay I saw a Western Sandpiper with 3 bands on each leg. It was scurrying amoung hundreds of others. Have you ever tried to figure out what order they are on the legs and whether they are on the right or left? The only thing I remember is that the colors were red, orange, white (maybe silver) and a green flag on the right leg. Man, those banders make it confusing. These bands also seemed to be hindering it somewhat, as one band was very high up the leg. -- See you in the field Len Jellicoe Surrey, BC Canada ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/70TolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To contact the moderator email bcintbird-owner AT yahoogroups.com Also, consider joining these groups. bcbirds-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com an all BC group. If you have pictures to share try this group. http://groups-beta.google.com/ From here you have to join the bcintbird-pics group before you can see the pictures. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcintbird/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bcintbird-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Birkenhead Park From: Len Jellicoe <jellicoes AT shaw.ca> Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 08:49:11 -0700 Hi Last week Dian and I camped at Birkenhead park north of Pemberton. Following is a list of birds seen. 50+ Vauxs Swifts every day (may have been some Black Swifts mixed in with the bunch) 4 Ruffed Grouse Townsends Warblers Yellowrumped Warblers Chestnut­Backed Chickadees BC Chickadees 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Barred Owl heard 3 GB Herons Stellers Jays Savannah Sparrows 2 Common Mergansers 3 Common Loons 1 Lincolns Sparrow 1 Common Yellowthroat Song Sparrows White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Belted Kingfisher White-crowned Sparrows Spotted Towhees Cedar Waxwings Ravens Listened for Spotted Owl every night without success. Mountain Goats seen on the mountain side. We saw 4 birds beside the road as we were driving. I thought they were Pipits and I got out to photograph them but they flew before I had a chance. Now I am not sure what they were as they seemed to out of their habitat and I am left with that frustrated feeling of not knowing. We have never been to this area before and found it to be very scenic. In a few days the Kokanee will be running and the bears will be everywhere. -- See you in the field Len Jellicoe Surrey, BC Canada [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/70TolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To contact the moderator email bcintbird-owner AT yahoogroups.com Also, consider joining these groups. bcbirds-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com an all BC group. If you have pictures to share try this group. http://groups-beta.google.com/ From here you have to join the bcintbird-pics group before you can see the pictures. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcintbird/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bcintbird-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Fw: Bird Humour (or urban legend?) From: "Bill and Cheryl Kinkaid" <kinkaid AT telus.net> Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 05:42:42 -0700 Scientists at Roll Royce built a gun specifically to launch dead chickens at the jet engines it manufactures for aircraft. The idea is to simulate a large bird being sucked into the engine fan in a mid-air collision, to make sure the engine can withstand it. American engineers heard about the gun and were eager to test it on the windshields of their new high-speed trains. Arrangements were made, and a gun was sent to the American engineers. When the gun was fired, the engineers stood shocked as the chicken hurled out of the barrel, crashed into the shatterproof shield, smashed it to smithereens, blasted through the control console, snapped the engineer's back-rest in two and embedded itself in the back wall of the cabin, like an arrow shot from a bow. The horrified engineers sent Rolls Royce the disastrous results of the experiment, along with the designs of the windshield and begged the British scientists for suggestions. Rolls Royce responded with a one-line memo: "Defrost the chicken." ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/70TolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To Post a message, send it to: bcbirdingvanisland AT eGroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: bcbirdingvanisland-unsubscribe AT eGroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Fw: Bird Humour (or urban legend?) From: "Bill and Cheryl Kinkaid" <kinkaid AT telus.net> Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 05:42:42 -0700 Scientists at Roll Royce built a gun specifically to launch dead chickens at the jet engines it manufactures for aircraft. The idea is to simulate a large bird being sucked into the engine fan in a mid-air collision, to make sure the engine can withstand it. American engineers heard about the gun and were eager to test it on the windshields of their new high-speed trains. Arrangements were made, and a gun was sent to the American engineers. When the gun was fired, the engineers stood shocked as the chicken hurled out of the barrel, crashed into the shatterproof shield, smashed it to smithereens, blasted through the control console, snapped the engineer's back-rest in two and embedded itself in the back wall of the cabin, like an arrow shot from a bow. The horrified engineers sent Rolls Royce the disastrous results of the experiment, along with the designs of the windshield and begged the British scientists for suggestions. Rolls Royce responded with a one-line memo: "Defrost the chicken." ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/70TolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bcintbird-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To contact the moderator email bcintbird-owner AT yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: FW: Heron attack by Eagle (fwd) From: "Daniel Bastaja" <dan AT calivita.com> Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 08:16:31 +0200 -----Original Message----- From: Michelle Tirhi [mailto:tirhimjt AT dfw.wa.gov] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 9:40 PM To: dan AT calivita.com Subject: Re: Heron attack by Eagle (fwd) Mr. Bastaja, Thank you for sending along the information regarding the eagle attack of great blue heron. Ross Vessland (B.C.) and I are both collecting such attack information in hopes of publishing our findings in appropriate journals/bulletins. We will hopefully assess whether this occurrence is on the rise. I will add your report to that file. Thank you and please forward any future reports you obtain. Michelle Tirhi Urban Biologist Washington Dept. Fish and Wildlife 25644 44th Ave S. Kent, WA 98032 253-813-8906 tirhimjt AT dfw.wa.gov >>> Kelly Mcallister 08/11/03 11:50AM >>> Great Blue Heron Study Group wanted. Kelly McAllister Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Olympia, Washington Reply to: mcallkrm AT dfw.wa.gov ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 15:06:48 +0200 From: Daniel Bastaja < dan AT calivita.com > To: Vanbirds < bcvanbirds AT yahoogroups.com >, Tweeters < tweeters AT u.washington.edu > Subject: Heron attack by Eagle Hi. This is Daniel Bastaja. There is a Great Blue Heron study group somewhere on the coast that is documenting Bald Eagle attacks on Great Blue Herons. I saw this item on the West Kootenay, B.C. chat group and thought they might be interested in it..but wouldn't ya know it.I lost the fellows name and e-mail address. I thought I would post the report on the coastal chat groups in the chance that somebody knows the people that are studying the herons and can forward it to them. Dirk has given permission to forward his posting to anybody. Here is his original posting: Regards, Daniel Bastaja dan AT calivita.com From: Karen &/or Dirk Rinehart-Pidcock [ mailto:edensong AT netidea.com] > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 9:35 PM > To: birding network > Subject: [wkbirds] eage attack > > Kaslo friends were kayaking on Duncan Lake on August 2 or 3 and > witnessed an adult Bald Eagle attack a Great Blue Heron in mid-air, > knocking it to the water, dispatching it and carrying it off to some > distant place. They were stunned as I would have been. Dirk [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/70TolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bcintbird-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To contact the moderator email bcintbird-owner AT yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: FW: Heron attack by Eagle (fwd) From: "Daniel Bastaja" <dan AT calivita.com> Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 08:16:31 +0200 -----Original Message----- From: Michelle Tirhi [mailto:tirhimjt AT dfw.wa.gov] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 9:40 PM To: dan AT calivita.com Subject: Re: Heron attack by Eagle (fwd) Mr. Bastaja, Thank you for sending along the information regarding the eagle attack of great blue heron. Ross Vessland (B.C.) and I are both collecting such attack information in hopes of publishing our findings in appropriate journals/bulletins. We will hopefully assess whether this occurrence is on the rise. I will add your report to that file. Thank you and please forward any future reports you obtain. Michelle Tirhi Urban Biologist Washington Dept. Fish and Wildlife 25644 44th Ave S. Kent, WA 98032 253-813-8906 tirhimjt AT dfw.wa.gov >>> Kelly Mcallister 08/11/03 11:50AM >>> Great Blue Heron Study Group wanted. Kelly McAllister Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Olympia, Washington Reply to: mcallkrm AT dfw.wa.gov ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 15:06:48 +0200 From: Daniel Bastaja < dan AT calivita.com > To: Vanbirds < bcvanbirds AT yahoogroups.com >, Tweeters < tweeters AT u.washington.edu > Subject: Heron attack by Eagle Hi. This is Daniel Bastaja. There is a Great Blue Heron study group somewhere on the coast that is documenting Bald Eagle attacks on Great Blue Herons. I saw this item on the West Kootenay, B.C. chat group and thought they might be interested in it..but wouldn't ya know it.I lost the fellows name and e-mail address. I thought I would post the report on the coastal chat groups in the chance that somebody knows the people that are studying the herons and can forward it to them. Dirk has given permission to forward his posting to anybody. Here is his original posting: Regards, Daniel Bastaja dan AT calivita.com From: Karen &/or Dirk Rinehart-Pidcock [ mailto:edensong AT netidea.com] > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 9:35 PM > To: birding network > Subject: [wkbirds] eage attack > > Kaslo friends were kayaking on Duncan Lake on August 2 or 3 and > witnessed an adult Bald Eagle attack a Great Blue Heron in mid-air, > knocking it to the water, dispatching it and carrying it off to some > distant place. They were stunned as I would have been. Dirk Subject: A few recent observations From: "Michael G. Shepard" <mgshepard AT pacificcoast.net> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 21:42:16 -0700 Just got back from a short trip to Washington. A bit of birding was accomplished. A more complete, but still sketchy summary will be posted on TWEETERS within the next day or so, but here are a few minor reports of birds near Victoria and Vancouver. Northern Fulmar - 1 August 2003 - 1, just offshore from Ediz Hook, Port Angeles WA. Almost nothing else in Juan de Fuca Strait that day. Rhinoceros Auklet - 7 August 2003 - 1, at the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal Red-necked Phalarope - 7 August 2003 - 7, approximately 2km NE of Active Pass Cheers, Michael G. Shepard Victoria BC Canada North American Bird Information Web Site: http://www.birdinfo.com mailto:info AT birdinfo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/70TolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To Post a message, send it to: bcbirdingvanisland AT eGroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: bcbirdingvanisland-unsubscribe AT eGroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Heron attack by Eagle From: "Daniel Bastaja" <dan AT calivita.com> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 15:06:48 +0200 Hi. This is Daniel Bastaja. There is a Great Blue Heron study group somewhere on the coast that is documenting Bald Eagle attacks on Great Blue Herons. I saw this item on the West Kootenay, B.C. chat group and thought they might be interested in it..but wouldn't ya know it.I lost the fellows name and e-mail address. I thought I would post the report on the coastal chat groups in the chance that somebody knows the people that are studying the herons and can forward it to them. Dirk has given permission to forward his posting to anybody. Here is his original posting: Regards, Daniel Bastaja dan AT calivita.com From: Karen &/or Dirk Rinehart-Pidcock [mailto:edensong AT netidea.com] > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 9:35 PM > To: birding network > Subject: [wkbirds] eage attack > > Kaslo friends were kayaking on Duncan Lake on August 2 or 3 and > witnessed an adult Bald Eagle attack a Great Blue Heron in mid-air, > knocking it to the water, dispatching it and carrying it off to some > distant place. They were stunned as I would have been. Dirk Subject: Fwd: Save Asian Shorebirds! From: David Allinson <goshawk AT telus.net> Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 08:44:58 -0700 I am not sure if any of you check Surfbirds.com but there is a project in South Korea that threatens all of the most rare asian shorebirds in the world. From the Spoon-billed Sandpiper to the Nordmann's Greenshank! Please sign the petition stopping the development of this totally critical habitat! http://www.wbkenglish.com/petition01.asp David Allinson www.islandnet.com/~rpbo ------------------------ Yahoo! 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Some of these are posted at www.birdinfo.com/birdstoday.html Included are Harlequin Duck, Black Oystercatcher, Glaucous-winged Gull, California Gull (including a dark-billed juvenile) and Heermann's Gull. Cheers, Michael G. Shepard Victoria BC Canada North American Bird Information Web Site: http://www.birdinfo.com mailto:info AT birdinfo.com Feature topics: www.birdinfo.com/feature.html ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Natural Vitamins for Good Prostate & Male Health. $28.97 http://www.challengerone.com/t/l.asp?cid=2865&lp=prosta2.html http://us.click.yahoo.com/qJIe0D/89VGAA/ySSFAA/70TolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To Post a message, send it to: bcbirdingvanisland AT eGroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: bcbirdingvanisland-unsubscribe AT eGroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Manning Park Bird Blitz 21-22 June From: "Bill and Cheryl Kinkaid" <kinkaid AT telus.net> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 18:57:10 -0700 About 50 participants this year, down from recent years, with generally cold and damp weather in contrast to the past the past couple of years. Incomplete listing of birds seen and heard: Common Loon Mallard Green-winged Teal Barrow's Goldeneye (with chicks) Common Goldeneye Harlequin (Skagit River trail) Common Merganser Rough-legged Hawk (light phase; seen by two different parties at Allison Pass works yard) Cooper's Hawk Peregrine Falcon (immature, near Spruce Bay day use at Lightning Lake) Blue Grouse (one seen with chicks on road between Lightning Lake and Strawberry Flats) Spotted Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Killdeer Great Horned Owl Black Swift Vaux's Swift Rufous Hummingbird Calliope Hummingbird (the regular spot at the feeders by the water fountain at Manning Park Resort) Belted Kingfisher Northern Flicker Red-breasted Sapsucker Red-naped Sapsucker Pileated Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Three-toed Woodpecker (nesting in a Lodgepole Pine by the visitor centre, knee-high off the ground) Western Wood-pewee Olive-sided Flycatcher Hammond's Flycatcher Pacific-slope Flycatcher Barn Swallow Northern Rough-winged Tree Swallow Violet-green Swallow American Crow Common Raven Steller's Jay Grey Jay Clark's Nutcracker Chestnut-backed Chickadee Black-capped Chickadee Mountain Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren American Dipper Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet American Robin Varied Thrush Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Mountain Bluebird Townsend's Solitaire Cedar Waxwing Cassin's Vireo Townsend's Warbler Black-throated Grey Warbler MacGillivray's Warbler Wilson's Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow Warbler Common Yellowthroat Western Tanager Spotted Towhee Dark-eyed Junco Song Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Chipping Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow Yellow-headed Blackbird (one female on lawn by Manning Park Resort) Brown-headed Cowbird Pine Siskin Red Crossbill White-winged Crossbill Rosy Finch Pine Grosbeak Total of 90 species 2002 had 102 species, 84 participants 2001 had 95 species, 73 participants 2000 had 96 species, 70 participants Biggest miss probably being Red-winged Blackbird, though flycatchers and raptors were in short supply. American Pipit was absent, though I found by the Lightning Lake day use area on the way back from the Meadowlark Festival in Penticton last month. The high country wasn't well covered, the upper Blackwall road not being open until later on Sunday. Williamson's Sapsucker was a no-show for the second consecutive year, though I caught a very brief glimpse of what might have been it in the expected place by the Rainbow Bridge. Other non-feathered wildlife included Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels, Chipmunks, Picas, Yellow-bellied Marmots, Snowshoe Hares, and one Black Bear near Strawberry Flats. Bill Kinkaid ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/ySSFAA/70TolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bcintbird-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To contact the moderator email bcintbird-owner AT yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: RBA Vancouver, BC -- June 16/03 From: Larry Cowan <lawrencecowan AT shaw.ca> Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 23:15:04 -0700 This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Bird Alert for Monday, June 16th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver. RARE BIRD ALERT for an ALDER FLYCATCHER! The feature birds are YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT and LEAST FLYCATCHER. Sightings for Monday, June 16th In Pitt Meadows a singing adult ALDER FLYCATCHER was both seen and heard along the Grant Narrows dyke trail. The bird was present about 150m past the wooden bridge. A singing LEAST FLYCATCHER was still present 200m down the trail from the beginning. This area is marked by a large fallen tree across the path. Other birds reported along the dyke included 2 RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKERS, 1 BULLOCK'S ORIOLE, 3 BLACK SWIFTS and 1 VAUX'S SWIFT. The YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was again present on the dyke that runs west from the Grant Narrows parking lot. This bird is seen around a quarter mile down the dyke and usually in vegetation near the water. The bird thought to be a male MOURNING WARBLER reported yesterday is now believed to have been a misidentified MACGILLIVARY'S WARBLER. There was a territorial male of the later species seen by several people today in the exact reported spot. The bird was doing an atypical song which may have lead to the initial confusion. Sunday, June 15th In Pitt Meadows a singing 1st year male AMERICAN REDSTART was found 10m from the beginning of the Grant Narrows Dyke Trail. A further 20m down was a second 1st year male AMERICAN REDSTART. At one point the 2 birds chased each other giving observers wonderful views! There were 2 LEAST FLYCATCHERS singing 200m down the trail and further down was 1 RED-EYED VIREO. The YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was again found 1/4 mile down the dyke west of Grant Narrows Parking Lot in an area directly across from the mouth of Wigeon Creek parallel to the water. Saturday, June 14th In Pitt Meadows a singing male YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was found in the morning and was present all day. To find this bird park at the Grant Narrows parking lot, cross the parking lot and take the dyke trail that parallels the water west for a quarter mile. The bird was in heavy shrubs in this area. This area is directly across from Wigeon Creek. In the evening 3 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS flew into Katzie Marsh. Also seen in the marsh were 14 RING-NECKED DUCKS and 7 MUTE SWANS. Along the Grant Narrows Dyke trial 2 LEAST FLYCATCHERS were singing 200m from the start of the trail. Also seen along the trail were 2 EASTERN KINGBIRDS, 2 GRAY CATBIRDS and 2 BULLOCK'S ORIOLES. In Pitt Lake were 1 HOODED MERGANSER and 4 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS. Thank you for calling the Vancouver Bird Alert & good birding. END TRANSCRIPT For further information on birding in the Vancouver area log onto the Vancouver Natural History Society's web site at www.naturalhistory.bc.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Toochin Larry Cowan Vancouver Bird Alert Subject: RBA Vancouver, BC -- May 31/03 From: Larry Cowan <lawrencecowan AT shaw.ca> Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2003 06:24:53 -0700 This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Bird Alert for Saturday, May 31st, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver. The feature bird is LAZULI BUNTING. Sightings for Saturday, May 31st At Colony Farm was a singing male LAZULI BUNTING seen on a wire near the community garden. This area is reached by turning right off of the Lougheed Highway and following Colony Farm Road to the end parking lot. In Pitt Meadows along Rannie Road there were 2 GRAY CATBIRDS, 1 WESTERN KINGBIRD, 2 TURKEY VULTURES, 1 PEREGRINE FALCON carrying prey and 1 AMERICAN BITTERN. Along the Grant Narrows Dyke Trail were 4 GRAY CATBIRDS, 8 EASTERN KINGBIRDS, 1 GREEN HERON and 12 WILLOW FLYCATCHERS. The HUDSONIAN GODWIT was again present in the West Field at Reifel on the evening hightide. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was reported from the area of 208th St and Yorkson Creek in Langley. South of the border and of interest to local birders was a report of a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER seen in Skagit County in Washington State. Take SR 20 to Rockport. Cross the Skagit River on the bridge at Rockport, then take the first left. When you come to a ninety-degree bend in the road, you are at a fish and game access. It is best to park there. Then continue past the ninety-degree bend (going due south now) and look for a house on the right (west side), number 11633. The bird was flying among various perches on telephone wires, barbed wire, and sometimes a small tree next to a little barn with a horse trailer. Sightings for Friday, May 30th In Pitt Meadows at the first bend of Rannie Road was a GRAY CATBIRD. Along the Grant Narrows dyke trail were 2 EASTERN KINGBIRDS and in Katzie Marsh were a pair of SANDHILL CRANES. At the foot of 112th Street a MARBLED GODWIT, 26 WHIMBREL, 1 LONG-BILLED CURLEW and many small sandpipers were observed on the rising evening hightide. In a late report the HUDSONIAN GODWIT was again present in the West Field. Also at the refuge were 9 SNOW GEESE, 2 WESTERN KINGBIRDS and 2 AMERICAN BITTERNS. At the Iona Island Sewage Ponds the following birds were reported: 6 WILSON'S PHALAROPES, 5 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 2 TURKEY VULTURES and 2 COMMON TERNS. A RED-THROATED LOON was seen in the Outer Pond. >From the West Tower at Serpentine Fenn were 2 SORAS. If you have a query about Vancouver Birds or Birding, please call: John at 737-1611 or Larry at 942-0931 Thank you for calling the Vancouver Bird Alert & good birding. END TRANSCRIPT For further information on birding in the Vancouver area log onto the Vancouver Natural History Society's web site at www.naturalhistory.bc.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Toochin Subject: Grasshopper Sparrow From: Len and/or Dian Jellicoe <jellicoes AT shaw.ca> Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 15:38:34 -0700 Hi This morning after getting many quick glimpses, a few of us got long looks at the Grasshopper Sparrow on Iona. It was first observed on the beach side flitting back and forth along the logs. Then we lost it until Mark Wynja (sorry Mark) came along and said it had been seen on the pipeline. Sure enough, that's where it was. It is hard to see if it is in the grass and could be mistaken for a Savannah. See you in the field, Len Jellicoe Surrey, BC Subject: Bird longevity From: "Daniel Bastaja" <dan AT calivita.com> Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 08:39:14 +0200 Many of you may recall the recent story of the 45 year old Manx Shearwater in Britain. Here's another story of amazing avian longevity. On May 8th, 2003 a dead Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) was found at Den Oever Holland. The bird was ringed at De Schorren, Texel, Holland on Sept 30th, 1970 - making this bird a 34-year-old victim of (presumably) old age. Subject: Bird longevity From: "Daniel Bastaja" <dan AT calivita.com> Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 08:39:14 +0200 Many of you may recall the recent story of the 45 year old Manx Shearwater in Britain. Here's another story of amazing avian longevity. On May 8th, 2003 a dead Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) was found at Den Oever Holland. The bird was ringed at De Schorren, Texel, Holland on Sept 30th, 1970 - making this bird a 34-year-old victim of (presumably) old age. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/uetFAA/70TolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bcintbird-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To contact the moderator email bcintbird-owner AT yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: BC Bird Notes updated From: "Michael G. Shepard" <mgshepard AT pacificcoast.net> Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 18:09:39 -0700 Greetings, I squeezed in a bit of time between field sessions to update the BC Bird Notes web page. It can be viewed at: www.birdinfo.com/BCBirdNotes.html Cheers, Michael G. Shepard Victoria BC Canada North American Bird Information Web Site: http://www.birdinfo.com mailto:info AT birdinfo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/aM1XQD/od7FAA/uetFAA/70TolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To Post a message, send it to: bcbirdingvanisland AT eGroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: bcbirdingvanisland-unsubscribe AT eGroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Pelagic Hummingbirds From: "Bill and Cheryl Kinkaid" <kinkaid AT telus.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 20:16:16 -0700 On today's trip over to Victoria for the Mother's Day brunchout, very little activity seen from the 9:00 Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay Ferry; a good flock of Pigeon Guillemots in Active Pass was about it. However, while looking in vain for interesting things through Active Pass, I saw something buzz by the side of the ferry, heading Islandward, and thought "that looked an awful lot like a hummingbird". A moment later, my senses were confirmed when another followed behind it going the same way; a female Rufous, as nearly as I could tell. Are hummers now riding alongside the ferries like gulls, or did they stow away? This happened just after I'd watched an unusually-marked Rock Dove come from somewhere around the stern of our ferry, take off in the direction of Sturdies Bay on Galiano, and then fly back over our ferry and land in one of the windows on the vehicle deck on a ferry going the other way. I'd suspected that Rock Doves were riding the ferries but hadn't actually seen one until now; however the hummers was a completely new thing. On the Island itself, three Turkey Vultures over Swartz Bay and Horth Hill vicinity; no sign of Osprey at Tseum Harbour on the way in or out of Victoria. Are they no-shows this year?