Birding in BC Community

A couple more to fill in the blanks:

Willow Flycatcher


Vaux's Swift

Lovely Black Swan, Judy! Great work, everyone ... I was able to get up to Mabel Lake this week and had a little bit of birding luck ... First bird I'll post is a lifer for me: Red-eyed Vireo! I actually saw a pair of them at the Shuswap Falls Recreation Site. (sorry I couldn't capture the pair, Judy!) This was a nice birding locale ... quite a variety here.


Chickadees, Warblers, Flickers on offer. Also saw this Western Tanager!


At Mabel Lake Provincial Park, we saw several Pileated Woodpeckers and heard several Swainson's Thrush. I waited patiently and was rewarded with this view of the Thrush!

Beautiful Red-eyed Vireo James...congrats. I hear Swainson's Thrush all the time out in the back greenspace, but rarely see them.
After several trips to Brydon Lagoon in Langley I finally saw the Green Heron. There's been at least 1 out there for about a month now but I never seemed to catch up with it. Actually I would have missed it this time too because it wasn't until I was leaving that I accidentally flushed it.

Green Heron by Jewill on Flickr

A few more from this afternoon:

Band-tailed Pigeon


Black Swift


Yellow-breasted Chat

Hi everyone, I just joined this group and I didn't see Spotted Sandpiper on the list. Here's one I saw yesterday at Iona Beach!

Spotted Sandpiper by Leenyxa, on Flickr

A few more:
Wilson's warbler (taken at Reifel Sanctuary)
Wilson's Warbler by Leenyxa, on Flickr

Common Yellowthroat (taken at Colony Farms)
Common Yellowthroat by Leenyxa, on Flickr

Leeny wrote: ↑Jun 06 11:47 am A few more:
Wilson's warbler (taken at Reifel Sanctuary)
Common Yellowthroat (taken at Colony Farms)

Hi Leeny! Welcome to the forum and excellent additions!
James

Lots of Pacific-slope Flycatchers around lately:

Nice one, Zach ... I saw three flycatchers near Salmon Arm this trip -- Willow, Hammond's, and this Dusky.


Of course, my primary reason for the trip was this Western Grebe ... all the other birds were bonuses!


I saw almost all the swallows -- Violet-Green, Tree, Barn, and this Cliff Swallow. I was only short on the Bank Swallow.


I know Leeny already posted the Common Yellowthroat ... but I couldn't pass up this photo. haha.


Happy Birding, everyone.
James

I was out on Beaver Lake Road near Lake Country today -- hiking from the High Rim Trailhead up to Wrinkly Face Provincial Park. We were on our way back and heard this little bird singing in the trees ... from first glance, I thought it was a Yellow-rumped Warbler. After closer look, I thought it was a Yellow Warbler. Then it moved to a better position and I definitely knew what it was--Orange-crowned Warbler!? Nope. It turned out to be a Nashville Warbler -- a lifer for me! Glad I am able to add it to our list! haha.






Happy Birding!
James

Here's a female/immature purple finch (after hitting the berries hard). Took me awhile to ID, since I'm pretty new to this, but that white eyebrow is distinct. Saw him from the viewing platform at Piper's Spit (Burnaby).
Purple Finch by Leenyxa, on Flickr

James, those shots are gorgeous, I don't blame you one bit for posting your picture of the Yellowthroat!

Thanks Leeny! I made it up to Apex Mountain today to see if I could find a few Alpine birds ... the only one I saw (and captured on "film" lol) was this Cassin's Finch. Score.


With your Purple Finch, this completes the Trifecta. lol.
James

Nice additions James and Leeny! I've only ever seen an out-of-season Nashville Warbler which was rather drab.

Things are slowing down here, but here's one from today that I think is still missing from the list:

Canada Jay


Cheers

Belted Kingfisher today at Colony Farms - definitely heard him more than I saw him!
Belted Kingfisher by Leenyxa, on Flickr