http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/ Birding Vancouver Island B.C. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:22:40 GMT backyard_store http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13768 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13768 Hi birders, On the Sunday bird walk today we had a TV Reporter from Shaw Cable. The bird walk will be on Shaw, channel 04, starting on Tuesday November 24, in Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:57:43 GMT backyard_store http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13767 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13767 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, 22 Nov 2009 22:08:17 GMT backyard_store http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13766 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13766 Hi birders, The Sunday Bird Walk went to Neck Point in Nanaimo. Check Shaw Cable channel 04, on Tuesday November 24, in the evening, for coverage of this Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:40:06 GMT backyard_store http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13765 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13765 Hi Jon, Great sighting!! When we lived in Sherwood Park Alberta, we used to have a Palm Warbler visit our backyard each fall. Good stuff!! Good birding Neil Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:23:19 GMT Jon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13764 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13764 A palm warbler was at the Nanaimo River Estuary again this morning. Brief views yesterday had me contact Guy Monty to suggest I may have seen palm warbler Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:25:45 GMT krukab2002 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13763 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13763 i saw a posting sharp shinned hawk and juncos we have about 30 pluss juncos and 8 stellers jays and one merlin after them for 3 days Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:16:34 GMT canadianrobin2003 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13762 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13762 Hi birders, The Dark-eyed Juncos disappeared and there was a Sharp-shinned Hawk on a fence post in our backyard in the 100 block of Medidian Way in Parksville. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:19 GMT Rick Schortinghuis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13761 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13761 RBA * British Columbia * Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Is. * Nov 20, 2009 * BCVI090312 - Transcript This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:41:52 GMT empidonax307 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13760 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13760 Hi all, I met with the Mayor of Parksville this afternoon, who assured me that he is not in approval of Boulevard Transportation Group's ideas to extend Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:23:38 GMT empidonax307 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13759 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13759 Public Input Cutoff Date Friday Nov. 20 Hi all, Parksville is considering restructuring the roads in Parksville as part of the new Transportation Master Plan. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:51:38 GMT canadianrobin2003 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13757 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13757 Hi birders, The Tuesday bird went to Columbia Beach. There were light rainshowers for most of the morning, but we were fortunate enough to have a reprieve from Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:36:54 GMT Jon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13755 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13755 1 short-eared owl, 1 northern harrier, 2 northern shrikes, 5 western meadowlark, 2 cackling geese and a Lincoln's sparrow topped the bill from a visit to the Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:00:36 GMT backyard_store http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13754 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13754 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, 15 Nov 2009 22:57:29 GMT backyard_store http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13753 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13753 Hi birders, The Sunday Bird Walk went to Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. The rain fell all morning and it was very windy. The highlights included seeing a Barred Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:41:10 GMT backyard_store http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13752 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/message/13752 Hi birders, A first fall Female Common Yellowthroat was seen in a backyard in Columbia Beach. Good birding Neil Robins Nanaimo British Columbia