http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/ A group for birders in BC, Canada Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:36:24 GMT Rick Howie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2493 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2493 On Wednesday morning, the Kamloops daily News will feature a front page headline story with a colour picture of 3 Trumpeter Swans shot to death with a small Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:33:59 GMT backyard_store http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2492 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2492 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 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:06:19 GMT Roger http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2491 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2491 Finally found the Scrub-jay after not seeing it for 6 days. It was in the top of some tall firs half way down the lane. I was walking along Cliff Ave at the Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:17:18 GMT Wayne Weber http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2490 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2490 Birders, On November 20th, I spent about 1.5 hours birding at Point Roberts, hoping to find some Ancient Murrelets off Lighthouse Marine Park. No luck with Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:21:48 GMT chehalisboulders http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2489 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2489 Great report Wayne, I had heard about that bird when I was down in Olympia Washington a few days ago. I was tempted to make the run south but just ran out of Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:51:25 GMT Wayne Weber http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2488 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2488 Birders, As some of you may know, an adult BROWN BOOBY has been hanging out at Coos Bay, Oregon since its discovery on October 26th, and has proved to be Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:58:31 GMT backyard_store http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2487 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2487 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 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:08:10 GMT Wayne Weber http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2486 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2486 This is Wayne Weber with Nature Vancouver's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, November 19th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in Vancouver Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:04:49 GMT backyard_store http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2485 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2485 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 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:37:43 GMT Wayne Weber http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2484 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2484 Birders, The following item from Yahoo News is a welcome one indeed: the Brown Pelican has recovered to the extent that it has now been officially removed from Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:36:24 GMT Wayne Weber http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2483 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2483 This is Wayne Weber with Nature Vancouver's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, November 9th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in Vancouver and Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:18:17 GMT backyard_store http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2482 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2482 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 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:06:54 GMT derekjmatthews http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2481 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2481 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 03:33:25 GMT Wayne Weber http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2480 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2480 Birders, In the last few days, I have posted a number of bird photos taken during the last month on my FLICKR page. Included are shots of some regional Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:59:35 GMT Wayne Weber http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2479 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirds/message/2479 Birders, Several observers have commented recently on TWEETERS about the relative scarcity of Common Terns during fall migration in western Washington,