Post by Gord on Jan 31, 2006 15:15:26 GMT -8
Did a quick look in the Greendale area during lunch. Amazing what a great bird like a slaty-backed gull will do to you!! 
Checked the gulls briefly, but nothing huge. Lots of gulls consisting of 6 mew, 2 herring, 1 Thayer's and a lot of glaucous winged gull and hybrids/hard to ID unless one takes the time.
On Hopedale, the two tundra swan families were there with trumpeter swans.
South Sumas just past the 'S' curve the female merlin was perched on top of the same telephone pole I saw her on last week. An opportunity for a picture should the rain stop.
And for the bonus of this quick birding adventure. On South Sumas between Lickman and Tyson Rd, there is a couple hawthorn and apple trees right near the road on someone's property. Ive noticed lots of robins (50+) and have wanted to have a look. If one is going to find a crazy Old World thrush, this would be the place Id start looking. Anyway, I got a call on my cell so conveniently pulled over to take the call and check out the tree. Lots of robins, and right away caught a glimpse of a waxwing. Could this be my first bohemian waxwing? Yup!!! ;D There were infact 8 of them in the tree among the robins. What a beautiful bird!! I would like more and closer looks with the possibility of a picture, but the property these birds are on is a little...well, 'off', and the fellow I saw going to his truck looked about as approachable as a rabid bear might be. I might be wrong, and it's wrong to make assumptions, but being careful is never something to take lightly.
Anyone noticed an increase in robins the last week? Seems to be more and more.
Also, this isnt the first time Ive viewed a bohemian waxwing. Years ago, I saw a bird strike our house window out in Greendale. It turned out to be a bohemian waxwing. Very sad, and Ive waited to see a live one ever since.
Checked the gulls briefly, but nothing huge. Lots of gulls consisting of 6 mew, 2 herring, 1 Thayer's and a lot of glaucous winged gull and hybrids/hard to ID unless one takes the time.
On Hopedale, the two tundra swan families were there with trumpeter swans.
South Sumas just past the 'S' curve the female merlin was perched on top of the same telephone pole I saw her on last week. An opportunity for a picture should the rain stop.
And for the bonus of this quick birding adventure. On South Sumas between Lickman and Tyson Rd, there is a couple hawthorn and apple trees right near the road on someone's property. Ive noticed lots of robins (50+) and have wanted to have a look. If one is going to find a crazy Old World thrush, this would be the place Id start looking. Anyway, I got a call on my cell so conveniently pulled over to take the call and check out the tree. Lots of robins, and right away caught a glimpse of a waxwing. Could this be my first bohemian waxwing? Yup!!! ;D There were infact 8 of them in the tree among the robins. What a beautiful bird!! I would like more and closer looks with the possibility of a picture, but the property these birds are on is a little...well, 'off', and the fellow I saw going to his truck looked about as approachable as a rabid bear might be. I might be wrong, and it's wrong to make assumptions, but being careful is never something to take lightly.
Anyone noticed an increase in robins the last week? Seems to be more and more.
Also, this isnt the first time Ive viewed a bohemian waxwing. Years ago, I saw a bird strike our house window out in Greendale. It turned out to be a bohemian waxwing. Very sad, and Ive waited to see a live one ever since.
