| On Saturday I got a call saying there were four Mountain Bluebirds at on Puckle Rd. off Island View Rd. I didn't think I had time to squeeze it in before heading to my uncle's for some poker, but I decided to go for it. I got down there and immediately saw a couple. It turned out that there was actually five individual - four males and one female! One of the males had a more intense, darker blue and it looked brilliant! This is the most Mountain Bluebirds I have seen on Vancouver Island at one time. I believe it was two years ago that three were at the airport, but none of them were radiant males like the set at Puckle this time. Other birds of recent times include: Northern Shrikes (2), hooting Sooty Grouse, singing Orange-crowned and Yellow-rumped Warblers, Greater White-fronted Geese (8), and male Rufous Hummingbirds (2). More spring arrivals are just around the corner! |
