Post by Chris on Nov 10, 2012 18:17:27 GMT -8
Randy and I went to a few places today. First stop was White Rock Pier. Lots of Scoters, mostly White-winged. Lots of waterfowl in general. Saw a Red-throated Loon just passed the pier. We were very certain there was another one as well but it was out farther and hard to see. We spotted a Long-tailed Duck flying. There may have been another three flying but couldn't confirm. The surprise was a racoon right at the end of the pier. It's tail was very short and it didn't seem 100% healthy.
Surf Scoters
RT Loon. You can see the white on the face that would not be seen on a Common or Pacific Loon.
American Wigeon 6
Mallard 8
Northern Pintail 2
Lesser Scaup 40
Surf Scoter 30
White-winged Scoter 75
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 8
Barrow's Goldeneye 2
Red-throated Loon 1
Common Loon 5
Horned Grebe 7
Red-necked Grebe 5
Western Grebe 15
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Pelagic Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Bald Eagle 1
Dunlin 50
Mew Gull 14
Glaucous-winged Gull 60
Rock Pigeon 15
Belted Kingfisher 1
Went to Blackie Spit but it was closed. Instead we made an earlier than expected arrival at 104th Boundary Bay. We were hoping the Tropical Kingbird was still present. After looking for about 10-15 minutes, two people pointed it out to us. Lifer for both of us. Number 299 for myself, only eight of those have been seen outside of BC. A Northern Shrike was the other highlight at 104th.
Trumpeter Swan 50
American Wigeon 20
Mallard 100
Northern Pintail 100
Great Blue Heron 1
Northern Harrier 3
Bald Eagle 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Tropical Kingbird 1
Northern Shrike 1
Northwestern Crow 8
American Robin 20
European Starling 40
Spotted Towhee 2
Song Sparrow 5
White-crowned Sparrow 4
Golden-crowned Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 8
House Finch 15
Went to 72nd where a Palm Warbler was seen yesterday and a Long-eared Owl. Didn't see either one. Randy's keen eye spotted two American Tree Sparrows. There was a Short-eared Owl that had a rodent in its talons and a Harrier tried to get it. Quite entertaining to watch.
American Tree Sparrows. You can see the bicolour bill.
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Northern Harrier
Gadwall 2
American Wigeon 320
Mallard 150
Northern Pintail 120
Hooded Merganser 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Northern Harrier 4
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Rough-legged Hawk 2
Wilson's Snipe 1
Snowy Owl 1
Short-eared Owl 2
Northern Flicker 1
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
American Robin 50
European Starling 30
American Pipit 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 8
Spotted Towhee 4
American Tree Sparrow 2
Fox Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 15
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 20
Golden-crowned Sparrow 8
Dark-eyed Junco 15
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Purple Finch 8
House Finch 20
Last stop was the ferry terminal. Excellent numbers of waterfowl on the one side. Lots of Dunlin with a small amount of Black Turnstones mixed in. Randy spotted a Marbled Godwit. Added a few species to our day list here too.
Brant 50
Eurasian Wigeon 1
American Wigeon 500
Mallard 100
Northern Shoveler 1
Northern Pintail 750
Green-winged Teal 1
Lesser Scaup 25
Harlequin Duck 2
Surf Scoter 5
White-winged Scoter 10
Bufflehead 4
Common Goldeneye 1
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Common Loon 1
Horned Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 15
Great Blue Heron 3
Marbled Godwit 1
Black Turnstone 8
Dunlin 750
Mew Gull 15
Glaucous-winged Gull 10
Northwestern Crow 3
Did a brief tour of Brydon Lagoon. Few highlights include, four Wood Ducks, Canvasback and a few Dowitchers.
Cackling Goose 2
Canada Goose 1
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 40
Green-winged Teal 100
Canvasback 1
Common Merganser 1
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Great Blue Heron 1
American Coot 2
Long-billed Dowitcher 10
Glaucous-winged Gull 1
Northern Flicker 1
Northwestern Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 1
Golden-crowned Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Pine Siskin 10
House Sparrow 1
Also saw Meadowlark and Kestrel in the Delta area.
Surf Scoters
RT Loon. You can see the white on the face that would not be seen on a Common or Pacific Loon.
American Wigeon 6
Mallard 8
Northern Pintail 2
Lesser Scaup 40
Surf Scoter 30
White-winged Scoter 75
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 8
Barrow's Goldeneye 2
Red-throated Loon 1
Common Loon 5
Horned Grebe 7
Red-necked Grebe 5
Western Grebe 15
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Pelagic Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Bald Eagle 1
Dunlin 50
Mew Gull 14
Glaucous-winged Gull 60
Rock Pigeon 15
Belted Kingfisher 1
Went to Blackie Spit but it was closed. Instead we made an earlier than expected arrival at 104th Boundary Bay. We were hoping the Tropical Kingbird was still present. After looking for about 10-15 minutes, two people pointed it out to us. Lifer for both of us. Number 299 for myself, only eight of those have been seen outside of BC. A Northern Shrike was the other highlight at 104th.
Trumpeter Swan 50
American Wigeon 20
Mallard 100
Northern Pintail 100
Great Blue Heron 1
Northern Harrier 3
Bald Eagle 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Tropical Kingbird 1
Northern Shrike 1
Northwestern Crow 8
American Robin 20
European Starling 40
Spotted Towhee 2
Song Sparrow 5
White-crowned Sparrow 4
Golden-crowned Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 8
House Finch 15
Went to 72nd where a Palm Warbler was seen yesterday and a Long-eared Owl. Didn't see either one. Randy's keen eye spotted two American Tree Sparrows. There was a Short-eared Owl that had a rodent in its talons and a Harrier tried to get it. Quite entertaining to watch.
American Tree Sparrows. You can see the bicolour bill.
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Gadwall 2
American Wigeon 320
Mallard 150
Northern Pintail 120
Hooded Merganser 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Northern Harrier 4
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Rough-legged Hawk 2
Wilson's Snipe 1
Snowy Owl 1
Short-eared Owl 2
Northern Flicker 1
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
American Robin 50
European Starling 30
American Pipit 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 8
Spotted Towhee 4
American Tree Sparrow 2
Fox Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 15
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 20
Golden-crowned Sparrow 8
Dark-eyed Junco 15
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Purple Finch 8
House Finch 20
Last stop was the ferry terminal. Excellent numbers of waterfowl on the one side. Lots of Dunlin with a small amount of Black Turnstones mixed in. Randy spotted a Marbled Godwit. Added a few species to our day list here too.
Brant 50
Eurasian Wigeon 1
American Wigeon 500
Mallard 100
Northern Shoveler 1
Northern Pintail 750
Green-winged Teal 1
Lesser Scaup 25
Harlequin Duck 2
Surf Scoter 5
White-winged Scoter 10
Bufflehead 4
Common Goldeneye 1
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Common Loon 1
Horned Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 15
Great Blue Heron 3
Marbled Godwit 1
Black Turnstone 8
Dunlin 750
Mew Gull 15
Glaucous-winged Gull 10
Northwestern Crow 3
Did a brief tour of Brydon Lagoon. Few highlights include, four Wood Ducks, Canvasback and a few Dowitchers.
Cackling Goose 2
Canada Goose 1
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 40
Green-winged Teal 100
Canvasback 1
Common Merganser 1
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Great Blue Heron 1
American Coot 2
Long-billed Dowitcher 10
Glaucous-winged Gull 1
Northern Flicker 1
Northwestern Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 1
Golden-crowned Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Pine Siskin 10
House Sparrow 1
Also saw Meadowlark and Kestrel in the Delta area.
