I’ve been gearing up for this year’s Christmas Bird Counts and doing a little birding […]
Category: Birds
Hello Hermit!
One of the uncommon birds that often makes the Christmas Bird Counts here on Vancouver […]
A Winter Song
I did a little afternoon birding with the kids down at the Courtenay Estuary. There’s […]
Something’s Brewing at the Courtenay Airpark
While there is a great little cafe at the Courtenay Airpark, the coffee didn’t attract […]
Christmas Bird Counts 2010/11 – Vancouver Island, BC
It’s that time of year again. As the days get shorter and the weather gets […]
A Greater Number of Lesser Snow Geese
While in the Lower Mainland this weekend I was driving from Terra Nova Park (where […]
Ring-billed Gulls in Richmond
I was over on the Lower Mainland today and managed to get a little bit […]
Fall Shorebirds at the Courtenay Airpark
The Long-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus scolopaceus) that I wrote about in late September last year are […]
Foul Weather Phalarope
Jocie and I lived for a year on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia and spent some […]
Dining with Great Blue
Sometimes when you are looking for birds they just don’t cooperate. They become invisible and disappear. […]