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I am creating this post at 4:50 PM on Feb. 16 to see if it gets shared with our website.
This adult Trumpeter Swan has been foraging in mineral rich waters which have stained its head. Likely on the breeding grounds somewhere. It is likely iron that is causing the staining.
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This adult Trumpeter Swan has been foraging in mineral rich waters which have stained its head. Likely on the breeding grounds somewhere. It is likely iron that is causing the staining.
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I wondered why the swans on the Thompson all had brownish heads!!

Looks like our whites at Paul Lake!

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Common Redpolls are another seed-eating finch that are normally found at higher latitudes in the Boreal and Taiga regions. They are an irruptive species that swarm south, often in large flocks when northern cone crops are inadequate to feed the large populations. They are one of the most common breeding birds of the north.
Birdwatchers in the south look for them anxiously in the winter when they may be found in cone-bearing conifers, birches and alders that have abundant catkins. They are restless little birds that may be feeding quietly and then suddenly burst into flight as a flock and vanish into the distance. Their harsh chattering "che che che" calls are distinctive and are unlike the buzzy, electric -like calls of Pine Siskins which they will associate with on occasion.
The taxonomy of this species and the closely-related Hoary Redpoll is often under debate about just how many species there are. The conservative view is that there is one species of Common Redpoll and it is distinct from the Hoary Redpoll. But other researchers suggest that there may be more than one species of Common Redpoll. Recent DNA studies suggest that there is only one species of redpoll period, with various expressions of physical traits.
Here I have posted a few variations of plumage that one might encounter when looking at this species.
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Common Redpolls are another seed-eating finch that are normally found at higher latitudes in the Boreal and Taiga regions. They are an irruptive species that swarm south, often in large flocks when northern cone crops are inadequate to feed the large populations. They are one of the most common breeding birds of the north.
Birdwatchers in the south look for them anxiously in the winter when they may be found in cone-bearing conifers, birches and alders that have abundant catkins. They are restless little birds that may be feeding quietly and then suddenly burst into flight as a flock and vanish into the distance. Their harsh chattering che che che calls are distinctive and are unlike the buzzy, electric -like calls of Pine Siskins which they will associate with on occasion.
The taxonomy of this species and the closely-related Hoary Redpoll is often under debate about just how many species there are. The conservative view is that there is one species of Common Redpoll and it is distinct from the Hoary Redpoll. But other researchers suggest that there may be more than one species of Common Redpoll. Recent DNA studies suggest that there is only one species of redpoll period, with various expressions of physical traits.
Here I have posted a few variations of plumage that one might encounter when looking at this species.Image attachmentImage attachment+3Image attachment
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Interestingly we used to see them frequently, but none for at least a year. Cute birds.

Thanks for this interesting information and photos of variations.

Savanna..... One to look out for! :)

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Hope you can join us on February 27th for a screening of SEED: The Untold Story! Full details in link below.

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What’s the History Behind Those Ord Road Birds?

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on December 2, 2018 by Gary HuntDecember 2, 2018

This article appeared in the last issue of Sage Whispers. You can find the complete issue here. The article originally appeared in the Kamloops Daily News on June 14, 2011. 

Chukars. Photo by Lyn MacDonald

YOU ASKED:

I’m curious to know more about these pretty, partridge-like birds that roam around Ord Road. People call them chukars and say they are not indigenous to the area. Where did they come from? – Ollie Weisbeck

OUR ANSWER:

When it comes to birds, there is only one person we ever need to call upon – Kamloops bird expert Rick Howie – who tells us that chukars are, indeed, not native to North America. They are indigenous to Asia in countries such as Israel, Turkey, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and Nepal.

“The name is likely an anglicized version of the Hindi word for them, which sounds like chukar,” says Howie.”Taxonomists named it Alectoris chukar. Birds were first shipped to North America in 1893 and introduced in Illinois as a game bird.”

As you can imagine, widespread introductions occurred after that in the U.S., and it was only a matter of time before the birds made their way to Canada.The Fish and Wildlife Branch of the B.C. government introduced chukars to the province in 1950 when 17 birds (obtained from Washington and Oregon) were released in Kamloops.For the next five years, a whopping 2,600 chukars were introduced at eight different locations in the Southern Interior, including more near Kamloops. The purpose was to provide hunting opportunities.Since then, the populations have expanded and the birds nest and reproduce successfully in the dry, steppe country of the Thompson Valley and parts of the Okanagan.

They remain a popular game bird and often visit bird feeders of people who live near the grassland margins of the city.

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