Kamloops Christmas Bird Count Results

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Submitted by  Rick Howie (Compiler) It was a blustery, snowy day on Dec. 21 , 2020 for our 41st annual Christmas Bird Count first started in 1979. The club had been doing a half day count for a few years prior to this but we made it a full day Audubon count in 1979.The temperatures in the valley bottom ranged from 0°C – 1°C under cloudy, snowy conditions with winds brisk throughout the day. Temperatures at higher elevations in the count circle were likely 2-3 degrees cooler.

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Leucistic Red-Tailed Hawk Photos From Barb Zimonick

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Club member Barb Zimonick had the good fortune to photograph a rare condition in birds called leucism. Here is how Barb describes the sighting. I saw this bird on Oct 11, 2020 while driving up O’Connor Road, west off Westsyde Road just before Jamieson. It was sitting in a tree-top quite far away but the white caught my eye. At first, I thought it might be a snowy owl since that is the only white bird of this size familiar to me. However, the photo screeched hawk. I really did … Continue reading →

Fall Bird Migration In Kamloops

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From the September newsletter, here are some great tips from Isaac Nelson on where to see birds. While most birds have stopped singing and displaying by September, the unpredictability that comes with fall migration has an excitement of its own. Sparrows and warblers are passing through in large numbers everywhere, and one particularly productive location is the TRU horticulture gardens. White- throated Sparrows and many other migrant passerines can be expected there at this time of year, and a large group of Evening Grosbeaks has been hanging out in the … Continue reading →