Saturday, November 8, 2014
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Nov 5-Dec 9--Lesser Black-backed Gull in Abbotsford
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Nov 4-6--WHITE WAGTAIL in Delta
On Tuesday, Nov 4, Mark Wynja found this White Wagtail in the corn-stubble field southeast of the intersection of 34th Street and 33A Ave in Delta, BC. This is near Brunswick Point. It was associating with pipits. There was a report of a Red-throated Pipit seen briefly on Nov 5 so if you are there looking at the Wagtail, feel free to keep an eye out for other vagrants.
Monday, November 3, 2014
Oct 30-Nov3: *Another Blackburnian Warbler--this time in Revelstoke
There are a lot of birding chat groups around BC and I'm usually pretty good at monitoring them fairly regularly. I admit this one slipped by me for a couple days!
Originally reported as an unknown warbler on October 30th, this apparent hatch-year female Blackburnian Warbler has been frequenting the "Southside" neighbourhood of Revelstoke since then. It was seen again today (Nov 3) and apparently it's been hanging with chickadees. This is near the corner of Edward St and 4th St. Look for the feeders just up Edwards ~70m (NE) and that is roughly where it has been seen off and on. It's been mainly gleaning in the cottonwoods.
This is Revelstoke's 26th warbler species all-time! Pretty darn good for a small western mountain town.
Please report YES or NO sightings!
Photos and report from Darlene Cancelliere
Originally reported as an unknown warbler on October 30th, this apparent hatch-year female Blackburnian Warbler has been frequenting the "Southside" neighbourhood of Revelstoke since then. It was seen again today (Nov 3) and apparently it's been hanging with chickadees. This is near the corner of Edward St and 4th St. Look for the feeders just up Edwards ~70m (NE) and that is roughly where it has been seen off and on. It's been mainly gleaning in the cottonwoods.
This is Revelstoke's 26th warbler species all-time! Pretty darn good for a small western mountain town.
Please report YES or NO sightings!
Photos and report from Darlene Cancelliere
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Nov 1-3--Blackburnian Warbler in Victoria
Today Ian Cruickshank found a Blackburnian Warbler in Beacon Hill Park (in the vicinity of Goodacre Lake and the bandshell--foraging in vine maples and oaks with kinglets). It was seen throughout Saturday..
Here are some tips from Steven Roais for finding it:
2.) other bird activity (especially golden-crowned kinglets)
3.) persistent chip call (once heard, easy to locate)
4.) look high up into the canopy (bird was as close as 10 feet from the ground but mostly in the 20 foot range)
The bird was not seen as of Nov 4th.
[Photos below from Geoffrey Newell]
Here are some tips from Steven Roais for finding it:
1.) Deciduous trees (maples in particular)
2.) other bird activity (especially golden-crowned kinglets)
3.) persistent chip call (once heard, easy to locate)
4.) look high up into the canopy (bird was as close as 10 feet from the ground but mostly in the 20 foot range)
The bird was not seen as of Nov 4th.
[Photos below from Geoffrey Newell]
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Oct 26--Brown Thrasher near Chetwynd
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Oct 12--White-headed Woodpecker seen near Merritt
Thanks to David Schutz for passing on a report from Al Serfas of a White-headed Woodpecker (seen by Al) on Thanksgiving weekend along the Coldwater Rd SW of Merritt. When questioned, the ID sounds reliable so this may very well be worth checking out for birders in the Nicola Valley, or anyone desperate for a White-topped Pine-picker in Canada!
Below are the sight details from Al:
(Along Coldwater Rd--Roughly 20km south of Merritt): There are a bunch of large bales wrapped in green plastic on the north side of the road and a rail fenced corral on the south. There are gas pipeline markers there as the pipeline crosses the road. The pine trees are on the north side just east of all the green bales, and the bird was seen well moving through these pines.
Below are the sight details from Al:
(Along Coldwater Rd--Roughly 20km south of Merritt): There are a bunch of large bales wrapped in green plastic on the north side of the road and a rail fenced corral on the south. There are gas pipeline markers there as the pipeline crosses the road. The pine trees are on the north side just east of all the green bales, and the bird was seen well moving through these pines.
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