Aziza Cooper found and photographed this Chestnut-collared Longspur at Cattle Point, Victoria.
Primary projection and call support ID. More photos HERE. Please leave a comment if you have any input on ID/age/sex of bird.
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Thursday, October 24, 2013
Oct 24/25--CHESNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Red-throated Pipit photographed near Sandspit, BC
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Oct 17--BROWN THRASHER near Tofino
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Oct 16--YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO at Vaseux Lake
Chris Siddle found a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO at the Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory--located on the west side of Hwy 97, 1 km north of the lake itself. Look for a wide shoulder near a gate in a barbed-wire fence, roughly opposite a hwy speed sign.
It was most recently seen (Dick Cannings & Doug Brown) at the old banding trailer that's at the bottom of the short track that leads down from the highway. It flew northeast across the oxbow that parallels the highway and is presently 'missing' but obviously still in that area somewhere (riparian thickets along the highway).
Stay tuned for updates.
It was most recently seen (Dick Cannings & Doug Brown) at the old banding trailer that's at the bottom of the short track that leads down from the highway. It flew northeast across the oxbow that parallels the highway and is presently 'missing' but obviously still in that area somewhere (riparian thickets along the highway).
Stay tuned for updates.
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Oct 12--YELLOW WAGTAIL in Royston, Vancouver Island
On the morning of October 12th, Adrian Boyle, a visiting birder from Australia, and a friend observed a YELLOW WAGTAIL as it flew past them calling at the Royston estuary (location posted below). Having seen them on the breeding grounds in Alaska and not being from here, Adrian assumed this was not an unusual sighting. Upon consulting some range-maps a little later he realized his mistake. In the afternoon of the same day he returned to the area and re-found the bird foraging along the tide-line. It flew and he managed some record shots that were unfortunately quite back-lit (see below).
As a resident of Broome, Western Australia, Adrian sees around 100 Yellow Wagtails a year and he's travelled extensively in Asia (as a bird guide) so knows all the wagtails by call and sight. He sounds confident on the ID and I believe the photos help his case. "Eastern Yellow Wagtail" is of course the most likely type to occur in BC so I'll try and get more info on him to see if we can shore that up. For those trying for it, please let me know via email (russellcannings@shaw.ca) or cell: 778-886-3200 if you have any updates.
Location of the wagtail in Royston (Just north of Qualicum) |
Shape consistent with wagtail/pipit but facial pattern much more wagtail-like. |
Appears to be missing inner rectrices (tail feathers) |
Saturday, October 12, 2013
October 12--ORCHARD ORIOLE in Tofino
Adrian Dorst photographed this ORCHARD ORIOLE near Tofino (Oct 12). There are less than 10 records for BC. |
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Yet another RED-THROATED PIPIT (Sooke area)
From Ian Cruickshank--
"I lucked onto another Red-throated Pipit this morning at Rocky Point. This one flew in and landed out of sight in a short grass field; it soon took flight again and I managed a brief view in flight as it gained altitude and headed northwest. I whipped out the camera, pressed the video button and managed to get a recording of two flight calls; the recording is at the link below. Comments on these calls from anyone experienced with Asian pipits are welcome! They do appear to be a good match for Red-throated and lack the pronounced buzzy quality of the flight calls of other somewhat similar-sounding species such as Olive-backed Pipit"
IAN'S RECORDED AUDIO
"I lucked onto another Red-throated Pipit this morning at Rocky Point. This one flew in and landed out of sight in a short grass field; it soon took flight again and I managed a brief view in flight as it gained altitude and headed northwest. I whipped out the camera, pressed the video button and managed to get a recording of two flight calls; the recording is at the link below. Comments on these calls from anyone experienced with Asian pipits are welcome! They do appear to be a good match for Red-throated and lack the pronounced buzzy quality of the flight calls of other somewhat similar-sounding species such as Olive-backed Pipit"
Monday, October 7, 2013
*DOVEKIE*--First record for British Columbia!
Friday, October 4, 2013
Oct 4-7--TROPICAL KINGBIRD at Swan Lake, Victoria
Photo: Heather Trondsen |
*Oct 7 update--"I saw the kingbird at 1:40 at the south end of the boardwalk at Swan Lake and then lost it. I stopped at the corner of Rainbow and Canterbury when I left and it was perched on a wire around 2:15 and flew off in the direction of Swan Lake at 2:30." --Heather Trondson
*Oct 6--Another Tropical Kingbird was at Wickaninnish Beach, near the B-entrance picnic shelter (Guy & Donna Monty)
From Chris Saunders: (Oct 4) "The bird made close to a complete loop around the lake from the willow tops. It was last seen flying east toward Saanich Rd."
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
DICKCISSEL near Victoria
Oct 2 (morning)--Ian Cruickshank just found a Dickcissel at the end of Swanwick Road in Metchosin (W of Victoria). It was seen feeding
in the think bush near the end of the road where seed has been placed
under the bushes.
This is the 22nd record for BC.
This is the 22nd record for BC.
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