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Post by Gord on Sept 22, 2008 21:40:02 GMT -8
Thanks Murray, I think I forgot to hit 'modify' when I did the last update. Oops.
Will fix right now.
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Post by ed on Sept 22, 2008 22:31:13 GMT -8
I saw 2 Western Grebes on the Fraser near Sumas Mtn today.
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Post by ed on Sept 23, 2008 20:43:04 GMT -8
Rock Doves, kinda rare but I saw them!! 12 Eurasian Collared-Doves at a farm in the Sumas Prairie.
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Post by Gord on Sept 24, 2008 21:30:28 GMT -8
Ed, good additions. Those Collared-Doves are something else. When out in Ladner recently I came across several at 96th St. Rock Doves are not as frequent I think too.
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Post by Gord on Sept 26, 2008 20:59:14 GMT -8
Adding Wetlander's Surf Scoters and a Virgina Rail I had at Cheam Lake this afternoon. A good month of birds!
Also, anyone seen a Coot? Im sure they'll be a few at Sardis Pond.
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Post by butterfly on Sept 27, 2008 14:27:28 GMT -8
female Yellow-shafted Flicker at Salwein Creek Loop at the GBHNR today.
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Post by Wetlander on Sept 27, 2008 17:04:39 GMT -8
Sorry, Gord...
There were over a dozen coots out in Harrison yesterday.
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Post by onejay on Sept 28, 2008 7:13:33 GMT -8
I took this picture at Sardis Pond on Sept 16th. I had not noticed they were not on the list yet..  |
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Post by Gord on Sept 28, 2008 20:49:30 GMT -8
Great photo! I like the colour of the water. Compliments the coot nicely who is also posing nicely.
Ill join the club on the Coots as I saw six at Cheam Lake yesterday too.
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Post by Gord on Oct 1, 2008 21:54:33 GMT -8
Alright! A new record month beating May's count of 155 by two! I checked Butterfly on my Shoulder's website and saw that they got a Barrow's Goldeneye nicely photographed.
One miss I see is Brown-headed Cowbird. In my experience they seem to reduce in numbers towards the end of Summer. I think I saw my last one sometime in August. I also seem to remember some members mentioning they have seen less this year too. That being said, did anyone see one?
An even bigger miss is Marsh Wren. This is another species I did not see a lot of this summer especially towards the end.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2008 16:48:58 GMT -8
Gord, you can add Marsh Wren for September. When I was at Willband on Sept 29 focussing on dragonflies (I thought it might be the last warm day of the season) I heard several Marsh Wrens, but never paid attention to them. I wasn't thinking about the monthly bird list on that day.
I also saw a blackbird-type bird fly and my first reaction was cowbird, but I was squinting into the sun and am not at all sure what it was. I wouldn't count it.
Stan
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