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The birders group visited the One Spot Trail near Brazier Rd on May 19th. Nine birders found 18 species.“The woods were full of bird song. We heard many more than we saw and sometimes used mobile apps to verify the species by sound. Besides Robins, the most prevalent was Yellow Warbler.”
Mallard 2
Vaux Swift 1
Killdeer 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Hammond’s Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo 1
Pacific Wren 1
European Starling 1
Swainson’s Thrush 2
American Robin many
Chipping Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 3
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Spotted Towhee 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
Yellow Warbler many
Western Tanager 1
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A livestream camera has been mounted near the Courtenay & District Museum chimney to watch the Vaux's Swifts entering the roost each evening. You can scroll back up to 12 hours to see earlier activity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj6oXTOgXeY
Category Archives: Birding
Pileated Woodpecker experience
Bruce Moffat sent these great shots to the Birding Group on April 7. “Shot these today at Rathtrevor Beach.” [Click a photo to enlarge it.]
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CVN birders and the MARS connection
This report was prepared by Royann Petrell and Kelly Kline. In 2020, the CVN Birders Group established a partnership with the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS) to enhance the bird displays at their visitor centre. Last spring, Art Martell gave … Continue reading
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Bird story: Something unexpected
This story from Bruce Moffat was distributed to the Birding Group on February 2. I followed 7 Red Crossbills around a Highway 19 rest area for almost an hour, watching their behaviour and following them from tree to tree. It … Continue reading
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The 2020 Bird Photo Challenge
From an email by Bruce Moffat distributed to the Birders Group on January 2. The CVN Photography Group took up the challenge started by Terry Thormin last year to photograph (web worthy vs. just ID shots) as many bird species as … Continue reading
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