The name Sointula, the Malcolm Island community of utopian origin off northern Vancouver Island, translates […]
Category: Bird Watching
Brandt’s, not Brant’s
If I only had a dollar for every time I’ve seen the confusion in the […]
Big Day Birding – Brant Wildlife Festival
One of the fun activities associated with the annual Brant Wildlife Festival is the Big […]
The Littlest Duck
The Buffleheads (Bucephala albeola) may be the smallest ducks in North America, but they are […]
Spawning Spectacle!
Each year herring spawn around Vancouver Island, British Columbia in early March. This year is […]
20th Annual Brant Festival – March 5 to April 28
The return of Brant geese to the estuaries and bays of Vancouver Island in late […]
Winter Birding at Oyster Bay
The eastern coast of Vancouver Island has many locations that are excellent for winter birding. […]
Great Backyard Bird Count – February 12-15, 2010
Bird watchers coast to coast are invited to take part in the 13th annual Great […]
Bye Bye Blackbird
Everyone has heard of the Red-winged Blackbird, and many are familiar with the Brewer’s Blackbird, […]
Birding at Reifel
If you’re a birder and in Vancouver, British Columbia, you will probably eventually end up […]