A Wave of Bird Alarm Calls Can Travel at 100 Miles Per Hour
By working together, birds of many species alert others of predators long before they arrive. A frantic cacophony of loud, rapid bird calls tells other birds nearby: There’s a predator on the prowl. Mobbing, it’s called, as birds clamor and … Continue reading →
First Cape May Warbler Ever Seen In the Lower Mainland
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 →
Great Blue Heron
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 →
Kamloops Christmas Bird Count
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
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 →
William H. Moore, Canada’s First Christmas Bird Counter
This article is from the current issue of Bird Studies Canada. An interesting point is that this was intended to replace what was called the “Christmas Side Hunt.” This was an event where teams went out to kill as many … Continue reading →
2018 Citizen Science Report On Pollinators
This report summarizes two years of data collected by citizen scientists on local pollinator insects. The final recommendations and conclusions are presented below. The full report is here: Pollinator Report Report written by: Megan Abbott. Edited by Dr. Lyn Baldwin, … Continue reading →