BC Interior Bird List

RE: [bcintbird] Re: RBA: Black-throated Gray in Princeton w/Video

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:26:12 -0500

Hi Amanda, Rick et al.:

Yes, this is definitely a different bird than the Penticton one. It's a
singing male, while the one in Penticton was a silent female. Rick was
right about the throat (even if purely by chance); the Penticton bird had a
white throat and this one is

[bcintbird] In the East Kootenay region for a bit

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:21:52 -0500

Some exploring in the Radium-Invermere atlas region after midnight this morning yielded a couple of Virginia Rails and a distant Flammulated Owl, all apparently new for the square I was in. No playback required. Also several insomniac Hammond's Flycatchers.

Jason Rogers
Banff, AB

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[bcintbird] SNOWY EGRET reported from Panama Flats, Saanich

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:47:43 -0500

Birders,

I have just learned that a SNOWY EGRET was reported this morning by Warren
Drinnan from Panama Flats in Saanich (near Victoria), a spot which has
produced quite a few rare birds in the last few weeks. For further
updates, check the BCVIBIRDS e-mail group.

Snowy Egret is a very

RE: [bcintbird] Re: RBA: Black-throated Gray in Princeton w/Video

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:12:41 -0500

Some years ago, there was an old world crane that was found in the western
USA. The same species was found at several locations to the north through to
Alaska in company with Sandhill Cranes if I recall. It was not going in a
direction that would have taken it to its normal

[bcintbird] Re: RBA: Black-throated Gray in Princeton w/Video

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:44:14 -0500

Hi Rick,

You're probably right in saying its likely a different bird. I just thought it would be interesting if it was the same one trying to make its way back home. I've seen a similar situation in NW Ontario where we had found a Great Egret and a few weeks

RE: [bcintbird] RBA: Black-throated Gray in Princeton w/Video

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:21:02 -0500

HI Amanda: I just realized that my comment about the throat condition of
your BT Gray warbler was the ramblings of a confused man. I was thinking of
the photo that Laure Neish had posted of a Townsend's Warbler. I don't
recall seeing a picture of the BT Gray warbler from

Re: [bcintbird] Re: Townsend's Warbler

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:52:07 -0500

Interesting! thanks Doug and Rick. I didn't realize that the young would go
through a molt at this time of year. I thought all the warblers would be in
alternate plumage by now - and by hatch year, you mean it was hatched in
2011, I assume? I'll re-label it immature

RE: [bcintbird] Re: Townsend's Warbler

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:42:23 -0500

Thanks for the bander's eye on this Doug.

Rick Howie

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Hi Rick and Laure;

I would agree with Rick. Hatch year Townsend's Warblers moult between march
and july with the

[bcintbird] Re: Townsend's Warbler

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:59:28 -0500

Hi Rick and Laure;

I would agree with Rick. Hatch year Townsend's Warblers moult between march and july with the chin going from yellow to black depending on where they are in the moult. The wing coverts seem quite dull and worn and since young birds have weaker feathers they

RE: [bcintbird] Townsend's Warbler

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:43:09 -0500

HI Laure: I confess to a lack of expertise in judging first year Townsend's
Warblers, but I wonder if your bird is not a first year male that has not
finished the late winter /spring molt. Perhaps Barry Moltcaster can comment
on the feather exchange issue. None of my available illustrations or
descriptions

RE: [bcintbird] RBA: Black-throated Gray in Princeton w/Video

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:18:22 -0500

HI Amanda: your bird appears to have a more extensive throat patch than the
Penticton bird. I don't see a strong reason to assume that it could be the
same bird, even if this were not the case.

Good find.

Rick Howie

Kamloops

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[bcintbird] Racking up the birds in Arizona

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:22:55 -0500

Birders,

Today we had a fantastic day, enjoying cooler temperatures than we've had thus far. Sunny blue sky but the temp only got up to 32 or so! We started off at Florida Canyon, searching for Rufous-capped Warbler, needless to say we couldn't find them. We did get a lovely male

[bcintbird] RBA: Black-throated Gray in Princeton w/Video

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:49:02 -0500

This morning my Dad and I found a bird foraging in some evergreen trees just off the KVR trail past the ochre bluffs. On first sight I had thought it was a Blackpoll Warbler, but when I was going through the list of birds the Black-throated Gray caught my eye.

[bcintbird] Rusty Blackbird

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:47:01 -0500

Birders,
A male Rusty Blackbird was found by CONC birders Judy Latta, Gwynneth Wilson, Lesley Robertson and myself near McCulloch Lake, Kelowna, today. The bird was calling in a willow-filled marshy/wet area along the access road from Highway 33 to McCulloch Lake, (on the west side of the intersection with the

[bcintbird] Okanagan Mt Park Bird Count this weekend

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:27:39 -0500

Just a reminder that the Okanagan Mt Park bird count is this weekend. Anybody who would like to participate on Saturday or Sunday and has not yet already contacted one of the group leaders, please feel free to contact me to find a group for you.

I'm also happy to

[bcintbird] N'kmip Prov. Park

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:27:23 -0500

Hi birders: N'kmip Prov. Park was really hopping today, especially with LAZULI BUNTINGS which seemed to be singing everywhere. Also present here were EVENING, and BLACK HEADED GROSBEAKS, WESTERN TANANGERS, WARBLING VIREOS, WILSON'S and YELLOW WARBLERS. YELLOW BREASTED CHATS are also very prominent, and were found today

[bcintbird] Patagonia Area birding, plus a little owling

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:54:09 -0500

Birders,

Day 5 of Limosa Holidays S.E. Arizona Tour. We started out in Rio Rico at a little patch of scrub where I thought I had heard some interesting things yesterday as we chased a roadrunner through a neighborhood. Sure enough, upon arrival we had a lovely singing male RUFOUS-WINGED SPARROW,

[bcintbird] Townsend's Warbler

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:05:28 -0500

Took three photos of this warbler today in Penticton. I assume it is a
female but the third pic shows some black splotches on the throat (there is
also some remnant food on the bill) but it puzzled me. I don't think it
could be an immature male. - ?
http://natureniche.zenfolio.com/p420260754/h37d8d29#h37d8d29
I don't see that

[bcintbird] Back Enderby Road

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:45:58 -0500

Birders,

As I have a day at home with our 16-month-old Grayson today, I thought we'd head out and do a bit of recon work ahead of our Shuswap Naturalist Club Baillie Birdathon day this Sunday, May 27th. As a team last year, the Twits saw 106 species and raised $975,

[bcintbird] Bobolink in Penticton

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:54:34 -0500

A little after 7 am this morning, I heard a Bobolink singing in the large
field on Indian band land west of the airport. I got out the scope and
quickly found it perched at the top of a cottonwood(?) tree in the middle
of the field. Then it disappeared and I couldn't

[bcintbird] Santa Rita birding

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:18:26 -0500

Birders,

This morning we started off at the Rio Rico Ponds, really just an area of flooded fields. The water had attracted a lot of activity, including TROPICAL, CASSIN'S and WESTERN KINGBIRDS, providing a great comparison. Our first BULLOCK'S ORIOLE of the trip evoked some excitement also. Out in the fields

[bcintbird] Harlequin Duck and Red-breasted Merganser at Penticton

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:31:16 -0500

Hi birders:

Tanya Luszcz called me yesterday to report a male Harlequin Duck sitting at
the mouth of Penticton Creek yesterday. Unfortunately I didn't get the
message until sundown, so I cycled down there first thing this morning to
see if it might still be there. It wasn't, but just off

[bcintbird] May 21--3 Forster's Terns at the mouth of Mission Creek

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:32:00 -0500

Hi all,

Yesterday Tanya Seebacher, Aaron Gafney, Michelle Hamilton, and Grant Halm found 3 FORSTER'S TERNS at the mouth of Mission Creek in Kelowna. They were flying around fishing, as well as resting on a long near the creek-mouth. A single BONAPARTE'S GULL was also present.

Luckily I was able to see

Re: [bcintbird] Ibis

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:22:49 -0500

Thanks for the reply. Two of us will still come over as I am on a plant buying expedition so birding is a good way to round out the day! If anyone sees it this morning and can post would appreciate it.

Sue

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[bcintbird] My latest bit of bicycle birding--the Okanagan Big Day Challenge

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:03:50 -0500

Dear birders:

The 27th annual Okanagan Big Day Challenge was held yesterday-28 people took
part and a great time was had by all. As usual, most teams did their
birding by bicycle or on foot. My team repeated the route I had used last
year and came up a few species

[Albertabird] My latest bit of bicycle birding--the Okanagan Big Day Challenge

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:03:50 -0500

[Saskbirds] My latest bit of bicycle birding--the Okanagan Big Day Challenge

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:03:50 -0500

[bcintbird] Tucson area birding

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:58:03 -0500

Birders,

Day 3 of Arizona tour today. We started off at Sabino Canyon where we rode the tram to the top and then walked down a fair way. Scenery is always next to none in Sabino Canyon, and today was no exception. Contending birds however included a stonking pair of VARIED

Re: [bcintbird] Ibis

Mon, 21 May 2012 22:39:54 -0500

As far as I know the ibis has not been seen today-Monday . G.W.

Gwynneth Wilson
250-762-6876

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Has anyone seen this bird today??? Am traveling to Kelowna and would like to track it down if it

[bcintbird] Ibis

Mon, 21 May 2012 19:51:51 -0500

Has anyone seen this bird today??? Am traveling to Kelowna and would like to track it down if it is still around.

Re: [bcintbird] Re: Ruby-throated Hummingbird Behaviour

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:21:09 -0500

Thanks Russ,long time no see or hear!

Cheers.......Laurie

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Re: [bcintbird] Marbled Godwit

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:54:27 -0500

The marbled godwit remains at Separation Lake along with a few pectoral and semipalmated sandpipers. The latter are scarce spring migrants here.
Rick Howie
Kamloops
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[bcintbird] surf scoter

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:10:46 -0500

12 p.m. just looked out of the window and there is a magnificent male Surf Scoter on Allison Lake, ( Hwy 5 A , 29 Km, north of Princeton,Trish

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[bcintbird] Re: Ruby-throated Hummingbird Behaviour

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:11:26 -0500

Hello Again:
OK, I get it -- Yahoo does not publish addresses. Will get a hold of Howie on my own.
Russ

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[bcintbird] Re: Ruby-throated Hummingbird Behaviour

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:04:30 -0500

Hello Laurie:
Pam Gaetz is my niece living in Innisfail, AB and her email is (email address filtered). I do not about being able to band the hummers, as I got the impression that the swarming was only a one- or two-day affair.

My email is: (email address filtered) and I

Re: [bcintbird] Mount Fairweather fallout

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:37:11 -0500

A great story of stamina and determination Steve. Very impressive. Oh, the story about the birds is very enlightening as well. Congrats on accessing the peak. This is why I have fat reserves and you don't. Rick Howie
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[bcintbird] Mount Fairweather fallout

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:15:55 -0500

Hi everyone,

Here's an interesting tale from British Columbia's highest peak, Mount Fairweather- located at the apex of the "Haines Triangle" in far northwestern BC. I am typing this with numbed fingers after a frosty two weeks up on an icecap in Alaska, poised in base camp waiting for a

Re: [bcintbird] Ruby-throated Hummingbird Behaviour

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:45:22 -0500

Hi,
Can you folks help my friend Susanne,who is also a hummer bander living
in Calgary . Does any one have Russ's email address or phone number,I no
longer have them? Thanks in advance.

Cheers.......Laurie R

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[bcintbird] Acorn Woodpecker still in Merritt Saturday & Sunday

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:18:07 -0500

The Acorn Woodpecker has been showing up at the same feeder in Merritt on several occasions on Sat and Sun - 19th & 20th. It is going to a feeder at the corner of Spanish Creek Place and Coldwater Rd. I haven't heard of reports elsewhere in Merritt. Several birders

[bcintbird] Birding in the Santa Catalinas

Sun, 20 May 2012 21:07:44 -0500

Birders,

Well wouldn't you know it, another sunny, warm day in Tucson, AZ. Although, right now it has darkened a bit early, due to a solar eclipse! We started out early at Agua Caliente Park where the birding was a little slower than usual. Ponds previously quite productive for birds have

[bcintbird] Marbled Godwit

Sun, 20 May 2012 19:30:14 -0500

A Marbled Godwit was photographed by Ellie Hill at Separation Lake just
south of Kamloops along Hwy 5A today. This is the first large lake on your
left that you come to driving south on Hwy 5A from town. This is our second
or perhaps third record ever for Kamloops. What is happening?

Re: [bcintbird] Robins eggs

Sun, 20 May 2012 18:17:32 -0500

Thanks Rick. I marked on the calendar when to check the nest. The tenative date I selected is May 24th. That is my day off so I can spend all day watching.

Tammy
Ashcroft

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[bcintbird] Re: WHITE FACED IBIS

Sun, 20 May 2012 17:44:52 -0500

The bird was still around a little after noon today, I'll try to upload a photo

Scott Thomson
Westbank

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[bcintbird] Thompson River Rafting

Sun, 20 May 2012 14:52:18 -0500

Further to my recent e-mail about a naturalists trip on the Thompson River
by raft, I have written a blog on my page on the Kamloops Naturalists web
site. It has lots of photos of the trip if you don't want to read.

I encourage you to take a few minutes to scan

RE: [bcintbird] Robins eggs

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:51:03 -0500

HI Tammy: the female will lay 1 egg per day for 3-4 days until she finishes
her clutch. Then she will start incubating. In the mean time, the eggs will
feel cold but they are fine. If no other eggs are laid during the next week,
she may have abandoned the nest, but

[bcintbird] Robins eggs

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:31:14 -0500

We have a robin that built a nest in one of our planters. I found one egg on the ground about 20 feet away from the nest. That is how I knew there had to be one near by. So I thought of the finches last year so I checked

RE: [bcintbird] Lesser Goldfinch in Princeton

Sun, 20 May 2012 11:58:19 -0500

I have uploaded the goldfinch pictures to the group site. Look under photos
for an album entitled " Lesser Goldfinch - Princeton".

How exciting what with Acorn Woodpeckers and Lesser Goldfinches flying
around...........

Rick Howie

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[bcintbird] WHITE FACED IBIS

Sun, 20 May 2012 11:48:28 -0500

I should have put Kelowna in the posting - sorry about that - Cheers Ann

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[bcintbird] WHITE FACED IBIS

Sun, 20 May 2012 11:47:28 -0500

Gwynneth Wilson phone me this morning Sunday May 20 at 7:00am to say that there was a White faced Ibis at the mouth of Mission creek - seen from Bluebird Road but when I got there about three quarters of an hour later I had to go in off Truswell

RE: [bcintbird] Lesser Goldfinch in Princeton

Sun, 20 May 2012 09:11:49 -0500

Hi Patricia: excellent find. If you go to the group site at Yahoo Groups,
you just sign in and then go to "photos." At the bottom right corner, there
is a dialogue box to add a photo so you just click there and follow the
steps to upload it. Alternatively, you could send