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Post by Harrier on Oct 19, 2023 7:03:54 GMT -8
We know that climate change and urban expansion have caused declines in various species, but those factors are also bringing new species into our region.
In five to ten years, which species do you think will become regular or even common in the Fraser Valley?
I’ll start with my predictions (feel free to comment if you agree or disagree):
(Already well underway) -California Scrub Jay -White-throated Sparrow
(Maybe next?) -Black Phoebe -Lesser Goldfinch -Swamp Sparrow -Western Kingbird
(I have a feeling) -California Quail -Great Egret
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Post by Harrier on Oct 17, 2023 20:30:09 GMT -8
I had a pair of Great horned Owls calling near Sardis Library earlier this month.
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Post by Harrier on Sept 17, 2023 17:05:50 GMT -8
From Manning this weekend: Sharp-shinned Hawk Clarke’s Nutcracker Sooty Grouse Spruce Grouse (my first in like 30 years) Mountain Chickadee
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Post by Harrier on Jun 7, 2023 21:03:54 GMT -8
May is all done. Thanks for your contributions!
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Post by Harrier on Jun 7, 2023 5:10:33 GMT -8
Sorry about the delay. I’ve had a busy few weeks. Please post any final additions and I’ll. Lose this list off this evening.
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Post by Harrier on May 27, 2023 8:22:46 GMT -8
The list and "Missing Species" spreadsheet have been updated.
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Post by Harrier on May 12, 2023 6:10:36 GMT -8
I saw them last week as well. I wonder if they’ll be nesting there.
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Post by Harrier on May 11, 2023 14:24:50 GMT -8
The list and the "Missing Species" spreadsheet have been updated. Lots to see still!
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Post by Harrier on May 4, 2023 15:55:37 GMT -8
Great start! The list and "Missing Species" spreadsheet are up to date.
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Post by Harrier on May 1, 2023 20:51:53 GMT -8
I heard my first Swainson’s Thrush of the year on the Rotary Trail this evening.
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Post by Harrier on May 1, 2023 17:40:43 GMT -8
The month of May brings in most of the final spring migrants. Hope Airport often produces very well during this month as well as East Sector Park in Harrison. A good month to get some birding in before the months of June and July which can be a little slower for birding with most migrants done their travels and the birds more focused on feeding young than singing. Breakdown by year for May 2008 – 155 species recorded 2009 – 151 species recorded 2010 – 161 species recorded 2011 - 175 species recorded 2012 - 165 species recorded 2013 - 167 species recorded 2014 - 171 species recorded 2015 - 156 species recorded 2016 - 133 species recorded 2017 - 145 species recorded 2018 - 134 species recorded 2019 - 153 species recorded 2020 - 170 species recorded 2021 - 153 species recorded 2022 - 159 species recorded Average species for May 157 Last updated May 27, 2023 Species seen to date: 149 To view the missing species for the month please click hereCackling Goose Canada Goose Wood Duck Gadwall American Wigeon Mallard Cinnamon Teal Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Lesser Scaup Harlequin Duck Ring-necked Duck Redhead Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Barrow's Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Ruddy Duck Sooty Grouse Common Loon Pied-Billed Grebe Eared Grebe American White Pelican Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle Golden Eagle Northern Harrier Northern Goshawk Cooper's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon Merlin Sora American Coot Double-Crested Cormorant Killdeer Solitary Sandpiper Spotted sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Whimbrel Short-billed Gull California Gull Glaucous-winged Gull Mourning Dove Eurasian-collared Dove Band-tailed Pigeon Rock Pigeon Barred Owl Vaux's Swift Black Swift Belted Kingfisher Anna's Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird Calliope Hummingbird Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Lewis's Woodpecker Western Wood-Pewee Willow Flycatcher Hammond's Flycatcher Dusky Flycatcher Pacific-slope Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Olive-Sided Flycatcher Easter Kingbird Western kingbird Cassin's Vireo Hutton's Vireo Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Canada Jay Steller's Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Violet-green Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow Bank Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Chestnut-backed Chickadee Mountain Chickadee Bushtit Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Bewick's Wren Marsh Wren Pacific Wren House Wren American Dipper Golden-crown Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet American Robin Hermit Thrush Swainson's Thrush Varied Thrush European Starling American Pipit Cedar Waxwing Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Gray Warbler American Redstart Townsend's Warbler Northern Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler Western Tanager Spotted Towhee Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Fox Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Song Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow Lark Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Black-headed Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Western Meadowlark Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Bullock's Oriole Red Crossbill White-winged Crossbill Purple Finch House Finch Pine Grosbeak Pine Siskin American Goldfinch Evening Grosbeak House Sparrow
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Post by Harrier on Apr 8, 2023 10:16:52 GMT -8
I saw a single Ruffed Grouse near the monastery on Vedder Mountain on April 1st.
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Post by Harrier on Feb 19, 2023 21:28:47 GMT -8
I saw a Rough-legged Hawk from Banford Rd earlier this month.
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Post by Harrier on Feb 12, 2023 10:41:20 GMT -8
There was a Scrub Jay beside the dyke at the end of Wilson Rd. in Yarrow today.
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Post by Harrier on Jan 29, 2023 8:04:24 GMT -8
Apparently there is someone in the Chilliwack River Valley who raises them and they periodically escape (or are released). It sure was surprising to see that one up at the Elk summit! (That was in May 2021)
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