Post by b1schmor on Sept 16, 2006 17:39:17 GMT -8
Hello birders,
I birded Island 22 RP today in hopes of relocating the Scarlet Tanager. No go on the tanager, but the place was hopping with migrants. I located three flocks of chickadees and within each were many migrants. I recorded 36 species and here are a few of the highlites.
Vaux's Swifts 50+ they were everywhere.
Violet-green Swallow 5 late guys foraging over the river
Warblers
Black-throated Gray 10+
Orange-crowned 10+
Townsends 5+
Wilson's 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow-rumped many
Vireos
Warbling 6
Red-eyed 2
Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk
Ruffed Grouse 2
Turkey Vulture many
Downy Woodpecker I have never seen so many in a this small an area. I stopped counting at about 20!!
I made a quick run to Cheam but it was rather quiet. Here are the highlites.
Great Horned Owl 1
Western Tanager 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow-rumps 2
There was a grebe to far to ID. My best guess was a Horned Grebe.
Cheers,
Brent Schmor
Abbotsford
I birded Island 22 RP today in hopes of relocating the Scarlet Tanager. No go on the tanager, but the place was hopping with migrants. I located three flocks of chickadees and within each were many migrants. I recorded 36 species and here are a few of the highlites.
Vaux's Swifts 50+ they were everywhere.
Violet-green Swallow 5 late guys foraging over the river
Warblers
Black-throated Gray 10+
Orange-crowned 10+
Townsends 5+
Wilson's 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow-rumped many
Vireos
Warbling 6
Red-eyed 2
Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk
Ruffed Grouse 2
Turkey Vulture many
Downy Woodpecker I have never seen so many in a this small an area. I stopped counting at about 20!!
I made a quick run to Cheam but it was rather quiet. Here are the highlites.
Great Horned Owl 1
Western Tanager 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow-rumps 2
There was a grebe to far to ID. My best guess was a Horned Grebe.
Cheers,
Brent Schmor
Abbotsford