New one to me.
Hummingbird, the wonders of nature
http://player.vimeo.com/video/68897592
Sunday 6 October 2013
Turkey Vulture Joe Meche 9/22/13
It's definitely the time of year for these guys to be on the move, so heads up!
Joe Meche
Joe Meche
FW: [vanbcbirds] Point Roberts birds Wayne Weber Kevin Louth 9/22/13
Birders,
This message forwarded from VANBCBIRDS may be of interest to you. Point
Roberts is on a hot streak again!
Wayne C. Weber
-----Original Message-----
Subject: [vanbcbirds] Point Roberts
Two Brown Pelicans were present at 9:15 this morning at Lighthouse Marine
Park. They hung around for 10 minutes before flying off towards the ferry
terminal. Also seen today were Franklin's Gull, first seen by Ken Klimko, 2
Heermann's Gulls, 200+ Bonaparte's Gull, 2 Common Terns, and 3 Parasitic
Jaegers. Nearby, 2 more Heerman's Gulls were seen at the tip of the ferry
jetty.
Kevin Louth
North Delta
This message forwarded from VANBCBIRDS may be of interest to you. Point
Roberts is on a hot streak again!
Wayne C. Weber
-----Original Message-----
Subject: [vanbcbirds] Point Roberts
Two Brown Pelicans were present at 9:15 this morning at Lighthouse Marine
Park. They hung around for 10 minutes before flying off towards the ferry
terminal. Also seen today were Franklin's Gull, first seen by Ken Klimko, 2
Heermann's Gulls, 200+ Bonaparte's Gull, 2 Common Terns, and 3 Parasitic
Jaegers. Nearby, 2 more Heerman's Gulls were seen at the tip of the ferry
jetty.
Kevin Louth
North Delta
Green heron Eric Ellingson 9/21/13
Finally after seeing pics here and hearing about the Green Heron I got a nice sighting at the B’ham Ferry terminal.
Eric
Eric
How hummingbirds eat-- Joan Casey 9/20/13
WOW! I just received this. Enjoy.
if you feed these guys or just admire them you will love this video.
http://player.vimeo.com/video/68897592
if you feed these guys or just admire them you will love this video.
http://player.vimeo.com/video/68897592
Re: past 2 days in whatcom county Barry Ulman 9/20/13
I missed the Pacific Golden Plover at Semiahmoo but got a Pectoral sandpiper. Barry Ulman
Past 2 days in whatcom county Ken Lane 9/20/13
Hey whatcom birders,
Fanter and I have been out birding a few spots the past couple days.
Yesterday early at sandy point the rock wren made an appearance and we found 2 surf birds amongst the black turnstones. No longspur. The afternoon we spent at lumni flats. We had 9 pectoral sandpipers with 40 or so dowitchers and nice looks at a bittern.
today we started at Mt Baker.
Sharp-shinned hawk 2
coopers 3
red-tailed hawk 13
osprey 2
kestrel 1
raven 5
gray-crowned rosy finch 50
horned lark 12
red crossbill 42
band-tailed pigeon 11
Then we hit the afternoon tide at semiahmoo found the pacific-golden plover in the huge plover flock along with 2 short-billed dowitchers, 2 dunlin and 2 least sandpipers.
Thanks for all the great posts. Good birding, Ken Lane
On the coast Martha Dyck 9/19/13
Just came back from a trip south of Aberdeen at Two Harbors Campground. Lots and lots of brown pelicans fishing and gliding over the waves, also literally a river of sooty shearwaters (couldn't get a good look at any one bird; just went by the behavior description), thousands of them about 300 feet off shore. Really, a river. Also Heerman's gulls tailing the pelicans. And marbled godwits at the pier in Tokeland. I didn't know they were such a warm cinnamon in flight. A great trip!
Martha Dyck
I've been impressed with the numbers of Marbled Godwits reported on the outer coast. Now I just wish they'd come into Puget Sound; they used to somewhat.
Barry Ulman
Martha Dyck
I've been impressed with the numbers of Marbled Godwits reported on the outer coast. Now I just wish they'd come into Puget Sound; they used to somewhat.
Barry Ulman
Fall is here Clark Blake et al 9/18/13
Saw lots of juncos last weekend on Tiffany Mt. east of Winthrop.
Joan Casey
Both here and on the East side i have run into large flocks of Juncos moving down the rivet valleys at 2-3000 ft elevations
Fred Sears
Brian and others:
Here in town, the juncos do breed, in very small numbers, by Lake Padden and Sehome Hill,
where there are conifers. In my neighborhood, however, they don't arrive until fall and then leave in the spring.
Clark
Sep 19, 2013, at 9:14 AM, Brian Jones wrote:
How is that Clark? I live in Ferndale and we have had Juncos pretty much all year here.
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:00 AM, Clark Blake wrote:
This morning I had my first juncos in yard in Happy Valley,
a sure sign that fall is here.
Clark
Joan Casey
Both here and on the East side i have run into large flocks of Juncos moving down the rivet valleys at 2-3000 ft elevations
Fred Sears
Brian and others:
Here in town, the juncos do breed, in very small numbers, by Lake Padden and Sehome Hill,
where there are conifers. In my neighborhood, however, they don't arrive until fall and then leave in the spring.
Clark
Sep 19, 2013, at 9:14 AM, Brian Jones wrote:
How is that Clark? I live in Ferndale and we have had Juncos pretty much all year here.
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:00 AM, Clark Blake wrote:
This morning I had my first juncos in yard in Happy Valley,
a sure sign that fall is here.
Clark
View from eagles perspective Valerie 9/19/13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3QrhdfLCO8&feature=youtu.be
this is spectacular video of a camera mounted on the back of an eagle showing the view from that perspective.
Pacific Golden-Plover at Semiahmoo Spit Phi Calise 9/19/13
Today on the high tide 4:00 the BB Plover flock was between 600 and 800 birds it included 1 Pacific Golden-Plover, 2 dowitchers, 1 Western Sandpiper, and 1 Sanderling. I was joined by Eric Ellingson and we both got good looks at the bird, Eric may have gotten a picture.
Smith's Longspur at Boundary Bay, BC Wayne Weber 9/18/13
Birders,
A SMITH’S LONGSPUR was found by Mike and Sharon Toochin on the afternoon of September 15 on the Boundary Bay dyke, about halfway between 96th Street and 104th Street in Delta, BC. It was seen again by numerous observers on both September 16th and 17th. Good photos were obtained by Raymond Ng on the 16th.
For any of you who were not able to get to see the Smith’s Longspur at Ocean Shores, it might be worth trying for the Boundary Bay bird. This is only the third record of Smith’s Longspur for the Vancouver area.
A word of caution-- the longspur has been spending most of its time with 2 Lapland Longspurs in a recently-harvested potato field, about 300 yards north of the dyke. The bird is hard to find. The field of course is privately owned and off-limits to birders; viewing is from the public dyke. When feeding in the field, the longspur is out of sight most of the time, but people have been able to get satisfactory views with a spotting scope. Every so often, the longspurs fly out of the field (usually after being frightened by a hunting Northern Harrier), fly along the dyke, and on 1 or 2 occasions have landed briefly on the mudflats near the dyke.
I haven’t heard whether the bird was seen today, but it seems likely to stay for a few days. If you need Smith’s Longspur for your life list, it may be worth a try for this bird. However, if you come, expect a long wait and probably a distant scope view of the bird.
Vancouver, BC RBA for September 14, 2013 Waybe Weber
This is Nature Vancouver's Bird Alert for Saturday, September 14th,
sponsored by Wild Birds Unlimited in Vancouver and North Vancouver.
If you wish to report a rare, unusual or interesting bird, please
phone the main number at (604) 737-3074, press "2" for the rare bird
reporting line, and follow the instructions given there.
BIRDERS NOTE: The Iona Sewage Pond access is still closed to the
Public until further notice, between 7 AM and 5 PM
(weekends included). After 5:00 PM, access will be allowed into
The evenings (but there will be some evenings when there will be no
access, and this will NOT be posted in advance). There will be a few days
through this closure when access will be permitted, but there is no schedule
for these open days.
IDENTIFICATION NOTE: There have been many calls noting Spotted
Owls in back yards, etc. While all reports are taken seriously
and rarities investigated, these sightings have so far been of
Barred Owls. These species are quite similar and often confused
in the field without experience with both. The best way to
separate is by voice. Please use a field guide to identify a
species, as the internet is full of photos of misidentified
species, even on some birder's blogs and nature sites! If you
are unsure about any species, please don't hesitate to upload a
photo to our site at
http://naturevancouver.ca/node/add/rare-bird-form.
Helpful I.D. Hints:
Spotted Owls are: extremely rare in B.C., timid, in mostly
undisturbed old-growth forest and unknown in urban areas, are dark
brown, have a darkish bill and face, have markings on body that
radiate horizontally making them look like spots.
Barred Owls are: paler especially around the face, have a
prominently yellow bill, have markings on body that are vertical,
slim "bars", are bold to aggressive, live in very marginal and
varied habitat including urban areas.
Friday, September 13
A SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER was seen and photographed at the Reifel
Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Delta.
A BANK SWALLOW was seen at Iona Beach Regional Park, Richmond.
First seen on the 12th: 4 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were seen on the
airfield of Vancouver Airport from the large parking area next
between the causeway and the airport.
Thursday, September 12
A juvenile BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen at Reifel, and another
at Boundary Bay near 104th St. along the dyke.
1-2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES along with the ever-present RUDDY
SHELDUCKS were present at Beach Grove Lagoon in Boundary Bay
Regional Park in Delta.
Wednesday, September 11
A HOUSE WREN was seen at southwest corner of the southeast pond at
Iona sewage plant in Richmond.
A PARASITIC JAEGER was seen at the coal port breakwater in Delta.
8-10 BLACK-NECKED STILT were reported from at Brydon Lagoon in Langley.
A WESTERN SCRUB-JAY was located in New Westminster at the corner
of Hamilton and 19th.
Monday, September 9
A STILT SANDPIPER was seen at Reifel in the outer ponds.
For a summary of extremely rare bird sightings throughout British
Columbia, check "British Columbia Bird Alert" at
http://bcbirdalert.blogspot.com .
A brief account of 31 of the best birding locations in the
Vancouver area can be found on the Nature Vancouver website at
http://www.naturevancouver.ca/Birding_Birding_Sites .
sponsored by Wild Birds Unlimited in Vancouver and North Vancouver.
If you wish to report a rare, unusual or interesting bird, please
phone the main number at (604) 737-3074, press "2" for the rare bird
reporting line, and follow the instructions given there.
BIRDERS NOTE: The Iona Sewage Pond access is still closed to the
Public until further notice, between 7 AM and 5 PM
(weekends included). After 5:00 PM, access will be allowed into
The evenings (but there will be some evenings when there will be no
access, and this will NOT be posted in advance). There will be a few days
through this closure when access will be permitted, but there is no schedule
for these open days.
IDENTIFICATION NOTE: There have been many calls noting Spotted
Owls in back yards, etc. While all reports are taken seriously
and rarities investigated, these sightings have so far been of
Barred Owls. These species are quite similar and often confused
in the field without experience with both. The best way to
separate is by voice. Please use a field guide to identify a
species, as the internet is full of photos of misidentified
species, even on some birder's blogs and nature sites! If you
are unsure about any species, please don't hesitate to upload a
photo to our site at
http://naturevancouver.ca/node/add/rare-bird-form.
Helpful I.D. Hints:
Spotted Owls are: extremely rare in B.C., timid, in mostly
undisturbed old-growth forest and unknown in urban areas, are dark
brown, have a darkish bill and face, have markings on body that
radiate horizontally making them look like spots.
Barred Owls are: paler especially around the face, have a
prominently yellow bill, have markings on body that are vertical,
slim "bars", are bold to aggressive, live in very marginal and
varied habitat including urban areas.
Friday, September 13
A SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER was seen and photographed at the Reifel
Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Delta.
A BANK SWALLOW was seen at Iona Beach Regional Park, Richmond.
First seen on the 12th: 4 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were seen on the
airfield of Vancouver Airport from the large parking area next
between the causeway and the airport.
Thursday, September 12
A juvenile BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen at Reifel, and another
at Boundary Bay near 104th St. along the dyke.
1-2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES along with the ever-present RUDDY
SHELDUCKS were present at Beach Grove Lagoon in Boundary Bay
Regional Park in Delta.
Wednesday, September 11
A HOUSE WREN was seen at southwest corner of the southeast pond at
Iona sewage plant in Richmond.
A PARASITIC JAEGER was seen at the coal port breakwater in Delta.
8-10 BLACK-NECKED STILT were reported from at Brydon Lagoon in Langley.
A WESTERN SCRUB-JAY was located in New Westminster at the corner
of Hamilton and 19th.
Monday, September 9
A STILT SANDPIPER was seen at Reifel in the outer ponds.
For a summary of extremely rare bird sightings throughout British
Columbia, check "British Columbia Bird Alert" at
http://bcbirdalert.blogspot.com .
A brief account of 31 of the best birding locations in the
Vancouver area can be found on the Nature Vancouver website at
http://www.naturevancouver.ca/Birding_Birding_Sites .
Lapland Longspur Doug Brown 9/18/13
Chirp,
The search for the Rock Wren at Sandy Point was unsuccessful today.
However, there were about 20 Least Sandpipers, and 30 Black Turnstones working the shoreline.
Also seen was this beautiful Lapland Longspur.
db
The search for the Rock Wren at Sandy Point was unsuccessful today.
However, there were about 20 Least Sandpipers, and 30 Black Turnstones working the shoreline.
Also seen was this beautiful Lapland Longspur.
db
Sandy Point Rock Wren Brian Jones 9/16/13
It was still there yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. Hopping around the rocks out near the cluster of tall pilings.
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