http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/ Birding Vancouver Island B.C. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:25:10 GMT backyard_store http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13737 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13737 Hi birders, We have had a report at the birdstore about the Greater White-fronted Geese and Cackling Geese and two Gadwall are still at Buttertubs Marsh in Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:10:32 GMT backyard_store http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13736 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13736 NANAIMO BIRD ALERT To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 e-mail us at thebackyard@... call the Bird Alert at 250-390-3029 Also check the Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:18:22 GMT backyard_store http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13735 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13735 Hi birders, The Sunday Bird Walk went to the Little Qualicum River Estuary in Qualicum Beach. The morning started with light showers but the rain stopped and Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:11:04 GMT Ryan Cathers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13734 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13734 Hi all I hope these white fronts are still there tomorrow as i have searched unsuccesfully for this species for 5 years. I hope tomorrow is the day! Cheers, Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:05:54 GMT etcon2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13733 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13733 We found a Black Headed Gull with a large group of Misc. Gulls We observed it for 15 minutes before he flew off in the direction of Qualicum Bay. Tom & Evelyn Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:41:33 GMT Scott Gilmore http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13732 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13732 Thanks Jon for your post. The Cackling Geese and White-fronted Geese were still at Buttertubs this morning. The White-fronted Geese were all resting with their Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:27:58 GMT joncbirder http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13731 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13731 4 cackling Canada geese and 3 white-fronted geese were amongst c200 common Canada geese at Buttertubs Marsh this afternoon. Details and such at: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:23:58 GMT Rick Schortinghuis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13730 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13730 RBA * British Columbia * Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Is. * Nov 6, 2009 * BCVI090312 - Transcript This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:35:18 GMT saninerr http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13729 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13729 Plans are underway for our 19th Parksville Qualicum Beach Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, December 20, 2009. The St. Anne's / St. Edmund's Church Hall on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:44:42 GMT cancoot http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13728 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13728 I saw the Spotted Sandpiper at the foot of Sebastion Rd.,in Lantzville,for the first time this Fall. It was between 11 and 12 o'clock this morning. I'm pretty Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:15:21 GMT gke_55 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13727 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13727 Hello, It is a beautiful sunny day here, so I went for a short walk on the beach. To my surprise I saw a Clark's Nutcracker feeding among the drift logs high Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:06:11 GMT derekjmatthews http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13726 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13726 Hi Birders and Banders, We completed our last banding session of the season at Colony Farm on Sunday and I have posted the results in a 4 page document in the Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:09:45 GMT canadianrobin2003 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13725 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13725 Hi birders, The Tuesday bird walk went to the Little Qualicum River Estuary in Qualicum Beach. The morning was cloudy and very windy at times with an Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:46:21 GMT joncbirder http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13724 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13724 2 northern shrikes, 2 northern harriers, 1 short-eared owl and 12 dowitchers in the area this morning. Further details at: http://britbirderinbc.blogspot.com Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:07:09 GMT Rick Schortinghuis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13723 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13723 RBA * British Columbia * Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Is. * Nov 2, 2009 * BCVI090312 - Transcript This is the Victoria Natural History Society's