Full story from an article on November 3, 2019. The Mandarin Duck has appeared again in the lower mainland. It was also seen in 2018. Inaturalist photo The Mandarin Duck, as its known, has been causing a stir in the … Continue reading →
Common Murre bird eggs can come in a variety of colors and patterns, but they all have the same pointy shape that has intrigued experts since the 1800s. Photo: Frans Lanting/Mint Images/Alamy Now this is a fun question to try … Continue reading →
Canada’s Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas Program is a science-based initiative to identify, conserve, and monitor a network of sites that provide essential habitat for Canada’s bird populations. Canada is part of a global network consisting of over 12,000 sites … Continue reading →
Under revision In 1974, 45 years ago, the Kamloops Naturalist Club started counting wintering swans along the South Thompson River. We have expanded this to include numerous areas in the south-central interior with surveys being conducted by other member clubs … Continue reading →
Instead of spending time in Turks and Caicos or Barbados, this tiny yellow Cape May warbler has somehow ended up in Abbotsford, B.C. Bird photographer Nick Balachanoff says, to his understanding, it’s the first identified Cape May warbler in the … Continue reading →
The Great Blue Heron nests in scattered colonies in the Kamloops area, but occupancy has become erratic and declining in some places. The colony in lower Paul Creek had dwindled to 2 nests from about 20 the last time I … Continue reading →
The Kamloops CBC was held on Dec. 15, 2018. We tallied 75 species and 15,185 individuals. Highlights included Snow Goose, Sandhill Crane, Ruby-crowned Kinglet and a bumper crop of Robins. A Belted Kingfisher was seen during the count period. The … Continue reading →
Shuswap Christmas Bird Count report from Rick Howie Yesterday (December 29), we conducted the Shuswap Christmas Bird count around the west end of Shuswap Lake. It had snowed hard the night before but travel on the secondary roads was pretty … Continue reading →