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Post by denisknopp on Sept 24, 2022 15:55:05 GMT -8
Not to be outdone there are two, Scrub-Jay in the area of Glenwood St off Bernard Ave in Chilliwack seen on the 23rd.
Denis
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Post by Gord on Sept 25, 2022 21:10:12 GMT -8
Nice one, Denis. Seems a tad far for the nesting pair to have shown up so possibly new birds?
Yesterday a lone bird visited a feeder near Leary School in Chilliwack. Might be close enough to be one of the Hazel Street birds?
Jamie has been swamped with school and work and asked me to share he had a good look at one at East Sector Park on the 22nd while checking for the Chestnut-sided Warbler.
Incredible how many there are popping up. Must be post-breeding dispersal?
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Post by oldfulica on Sept 26, 2022 17:19:47 GMT -8
Nice one, Denis. Seems a tad far for the nesting pair to have shown up so possibly new birds? Yesterday a lone bird visited a feeder near Leary School in Chilliwack. Might be close enough to be one of the Hazel Street birds? Jamie has been swamped with school and work and asked me to share he had a good look at one at East Sector Park on the 22nd while checking for the Chestnut-sided Warbler. Incredible how many there are popping up. Must be post-breeding dispersal? I saw a report from Neil Doan of 4 jays together at Blackies Spit and a friend sent me a pictiure of one in his back yard in Port Coquitlam. They are all over the place. |
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Post by nickinthegarden on Sept 27, 2022 3:03:14 GMT -8
Years ago, I met an elderly birder who had been a long-time resident of the Delta area as had his father and grandfather before him and he told me that the Scrub Jay use to be quite common before the World War 2 and even earlier. So maybe they died out locally as the area became more populated or so many really toxic chemicals were being used in farming.
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