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Post by Harrier on Jun 5, 2022 7:19:55 GMT -8
The list for May is updated! A bit late, but done at least. 159 species is a respectable total that ended up just a touch over the monthly average, though considerably lower than the incredible May that we had last year. If anyone managed to see any of the "missing species" at any point in May, feel free to post them here and I'll update the list retroactively. Notable misses for May are: American Dipper, Purple Martin, Red-eyed Vireo, Eastern Kingbird, Canada Jay, Barn Owl, Ruffed Grouse, Ring-Necked Pheasant.
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Post by Harrier on Jun 5, 2022 7:09:50 GMT -8
I had a Barn Owl over my place. I can also add Eastern Kingbird Also the title of this thread is a bit behind the times... Were the Barn Owl and Eastern Kingbird seen in May or June? This is the May Monthly Challenge.
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Post by Harrier on May 23, 2022 12:05:23 GMT -8
Updated. Great list so far. Hope is really producing! I believe that the Semipalmated Plover was replaced with a Sandpiper btw Fixed. Good catch!
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Post by Harrier on May 23, 2022 12:00:48 GMT -8
Updated, including Cedar Waxwing and Olive-sided Flycatcher from my list.
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Post by Harrier on May 9, 2022 9:09:16 GMT -8
Updated. Great list so far. Hope is really producing!
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Post by Harrier on May 4, 2022 14:55:19 GMT -8
The list is updated with a few of my own additions as well.
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Post by Harrier on May 3, 2022 4:46:56 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 Average species for May 157 Last updated June 5th, 2022 (Better late than never!) Species seen to date: 159 To view the missing species for the month please click hereCanada Goose Cackling Goose Wood Duck Gadwall American Wigeon Mallard Cinnamon Teal Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Canvasback RedheadRing-necked Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Harlequin Duck Bufflehead Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Barrow's Goldeneye Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Ruddy Duck Sooty Grouse Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Western Grebe Double-crested Cormorant American White PelicanGreat Blue Heron Green Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Cooper's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's HawkAmerican Kestrel Peregrine Falcon Merlin Sora American Coot Sandhill CraneSemipalmated Plover Killdeer Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Western Sandpiper Baird's SandpiperLeast Sandpiper Pectoral SandpiperLong-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Snipe Short-billed Gull Bonaparte's Gull Ring-billed Gull California Gull Glaucous-winged Gull Mourning Dove Eurasian-collared Dove Band-Tailed Pigeon Rock Pigeon Barred Owl Great Horned Owl Western Screech Owl Northern Pygmy Owl Vaux's Swift Black Swift Anna's Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Lewis's Woodpecker Red-breasted Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Western Wood-Pewee Willow Flycatcher Hammond's Flycatcher Dusky Flycatcher Pacific-slope Flycatcher Olive-sided Flycatcher Western Kingbird Cassin's Vireo Warbling Vireo Steller's Jay California Scrub-Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Violet-green Swallow Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow Bank Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Chestnut-backed Chickadee Bushtit Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Bewick's Wren Marsh Wren Pacific Wren House Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Townsend's Solitaire American Robin Hermit Thrush Swainson's Thrush Varied Thrush European Starling American Pipit Cedar Waxwing Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Yellow Warbler MacGillivray's Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Gray Warbler Townsend's Warbler Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler Western Tanager Spotted Towhee Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Vesper Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow Lark SparrowDark-eyed Junco Black-headed Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Yellow-headed Blackbird Western Meadowlark Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Bullock's Oriole Red Crossbill Purple Finch House Finch Pine Siskin American Goldfinch Evening Grosbeak House Sparrow
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Post by Harrier on Apr 29, 2022 14:03:03 GMT -8
I attended a pro-d session at the new(ish) Hooge Wetlands today. While eating lunch, I was looking toward the upper dyke and saw what looked like the silhouette of a kingbird. I got the binos on it and sure enough, it was the first Western Kingbird I’ve ever seen in the area around the Vedder. They’re a special species for me, since I grew of having them around in the Vernon area.
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Post by Harrier on Mar 31, 2022 6:41:22 GMT -8
There were multiple Greater Yellowlegs on the Vedder Canal just downstream of the 3 Road parking lot yesterday afternoon.
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Post by Harrier on Mar 30, 2022 18:05:03 GMT -8
There was a lone Snow Goose with the more usual geese in the fields near the dyke just west of the Great Blue Heron Reserve. I saw it there around 4:30 today.
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Post by Harrier on Dec 31, 2021 7:36:01 GMT -8
I just noticed that goldfinches are missing from the list. I had a small group visit my feeders a few days ago.
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Post by Harrier on Dec 30, 2021 14:13:36 GMT -8
I just got back from checking for the redpolls that were reported over the last few days on Fraser Valley rare bird alert. I found them about 200m down the Peach Creek trail from the Lickman parking lot. They were feeding on alder catkins just metres above the trail.
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Post by Harrier on Dec 5, 2021 9:59:28 GMT -8
Updated, at long last! 116 is a very impressive total considering the natural disaster that our region has been dealing with.
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Post by Harrier on Nov 21, 2021 8:03:04 GMT -8
Updated. As expected, it wasn't a great time for birding. I hope everyone is safe and dry out there.
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Post by Harrier on Nov 19, 2021 18:10:13 GMT -8
Sorry about the slow updates on this thread, everyone. It’s been an odd November! I’ll update tomorrow.
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