British Columbia (western Canada), September 2006
Species List (continued...)
The following abbreviations are used throughout:
VI = Vancouver Island
Van = Vancouver area (i.e. coastal region between Vancouver and Boundary Bay)
Int = Interior, i.e. anywhere inland of Vancouver
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AUKS, DOVES, OWLS, SWIFTS, KINGFISHERS and WOODPECKERS
Guillemot (Common Murre) Uria aalge
VI – Present off Island View Beach and Cordova Spit on 10th & 13th with 120 on latter date.
Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba
VI – 190 Island View Beach 13th. Smaller numbers elsewhere including from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay ferry, Esquimalt Bay, Rathrevor Park and Oyster Bay Shoreline Park.
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| Pigeon Guillemot, Cordova Spit, 13th September 2006 | |
Marbled Auklet Brachyramphus marmoratus
VI – 1 offshore from Esquimalt Lagoon 9th.
Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata
VI – 15 offshore from Esquimalt Lagoon 9th, 7 Cordova Spit 10th, 20 Island View Beach 13th.
Feral Pigeon Columba livia
I try to ignore them, but there were several seen at a number of sites especially on Vancouver Island.
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Int – 1 Okanagon Falls 19th, 1 Bobolink Meadows 19th.
| Mourning Dove, Bobolink Meadows, 19th September 2006 | |
Barred Owl Strix varia
VI – 1 Centennial Park 10th, 1 Swan Lake, Victoria 12th. The first of these was a remarkably showy bird which sat out in full view just a few feet away before swooping down to the edge of the stream and then returning to its branch in full view. Thanks to Rick Shylo for finding me this site and bird! The Swan Lake bird was being harassed by American Robins and wasn't seen nearly so well.
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| Barred Owl, Centennial Park, 10th September 2006 |
White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
Int – 6 Bobolink Meadows 19th.
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
VI – 1 Island View Beach 13th, 2 Swan Lake, Victoria 13th.
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Van – 1 Boundary Bay 8th, another Boundary Bay 9th.
VI – 1-2 seen at 8 sites 9th-12th (total 10 birds).
Int – Singles seen at 6 sites 15th-19th.
Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
VI – 1 Centennial Park 10th, 1 Rathrevor Park 11th.
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Van – 1 Ladner Harbour Park 8th, 1 Ladner town 8th, 1 heard Reifel 8th, 1 Boundary Bay 9th.
VI – Up to 20 seen at 4 sites including 10 Rathrevor Park 11th.
Int – Total of 17 seen at 10 sites including 4 around Okanagon Falls 19th.
| Northern Flickers, Rathrevor Park, 11th September 2006
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| Northern Flicker, Island View Beach, 10th September 2006 | Northern Flicker, Rathrevor Park, 11th September 2006 |
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
Van – 1 Ladner Harbour Park 8th.
VI – 1 Island View Beach 10th, 2 Rathrevor Park 11th, 1 Swan Lake, Victoria 13th.
Int – 1-2 flew across the road at Yahk 18th.
| Downy Woodpecker, Island View Beach, 10th September 2006 |
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
VI – 2 Rathrevor Park 11th, 1 flew over the queue waiting for the ferry at Swatz Bay 13th.
Int – 2 Emerald Lake 17th (1 seen, 1 heard).
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| Pileated Woodpecker, Rathrevor Park, 11th September 2006 |
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