From Ian Cruickshank:
"This morning at Rocky Point I had a flyover small passerine giving
flight calls I didn't recognize - a single very high, completely
clear "tseeew" with no buzzy quality, fairly long, and slightly descending/thinning gradually at the end. I immediately thought it may
be a wagtail sp. based on the calls, and though I remembered
that Red-throated Pipit calls were distinctive, I've never heard one and
couldn't remember the specifics. Well, I just listened to flight calls
of all the east Asian wagtails and pipits, and none of them fit,
except Red-throated: a perfect match. It was heading south across the
strait on its own, and while I heard the flight call several times, I
only got a visual on it once it was a little speck against the
sky heading away from me. The size/structure/flight style of this speck did look consistent with a pipit..."
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY off Stubbs Island
A Blue-footed Booby was photographed off Stubbs Island, north of Telegraph Cove on Sept 24 (Kyle Howard). Details to follow as available.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Sep 22-HOODED ORIOLE in Jordan River
From Jeremy Kimm: "At around 9am this morning my wife and I found a female/immature HOODED ORIOLE at Jordan River, in the small clump of trees across from the gravel parking area. I had a brief glimpse of the bird that threw me for a loop, then after more searching, the bird sat up in the open for 5 minutes before flying east across the bay."
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Sep 13--Ruff at Pantage Lake
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Sep 15--Chestnut-sided Warbler found 20+km off Ucluelet
Saturday, September 14, 2013
CRESTED AUKLET IN VICTORIA
On Sept 8, Mike Sheehan photographed a CRESTED AUKLET 100m south of Discovery Island in Victoria.
Photo by Mike Sheehan
Friday, September 13, 2013
Sep 11--*3* Laysan Albatross seen off Tofino
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Great Shearwater(s), Crested Auklet, and more cool birds in BC waters
Jared also captured this COOL BIRD! A leucistic Rhinoceros Auklet |
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Sep 4--BROWN BOOBY near Nootka Island
Near the end of the day (~7:30pm) Mike & Sharon Toochin and Meg Brown observed this apparent adult female fishing alongside their cruise ship. This was approximately 20 nautical miles west of the southern tip of Nootka Island. It was present for around 30 minutes and Sharon managed a few great shots including this one.
The other highlight of the trip was a pair of FLESH-FOOTED SHEARWATERS near the mouth of the Juan de Fuca Strait on September 5th.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Aug 23-24: BROWN BOOBY in Hecate Strait
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