Breeding habitat loss linked to declines in Rufous Hummingbirds
Hello,
Thought this article <https://ace-eco.org/vol19/iss2/art2/> about rufous
hummingbird declines would be of interest to some on this list.
Best, Greg
Richmond
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greg ferguson
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Re: cormorants V formation
Thanks Neill!
Have a great day,
V¨¦ro
[email protected]> wrote:
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Veronique Martinaud
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Re: cormorants V formation
I know some roost under the Ironworkers' bridge and under Lionsgate as
well. I'm sure there are other spots but those are 2 I know of.
Neill
<Vmartinaud04@...> wrote:
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Neill Vanhinsberg
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Re: cormorants V formation
Thank you so much for this Neill! I really appreciate it! It makes total
sense.
Do you have any idea where these flocks flying eastbound over the Burrard
Inlet at the Lost Lagoon level would
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Veronique Martinaud
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Re: cormorants V formation
Hi V¨¦ronique,
For years, I've noticed Double-crested Cormorants flying south over my
house in the Mount Pleasant area in the morning, and back north in the
evening. From one to a flock of 40 or so
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Neill Vanhinsberg
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cormorants V formation
Sending this again. Thanks!
V¨¦ro
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From: V¨¦ronique Martinaud <vmartinaud04@...>
Date: Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 10:25?PM
Subject: cormorants V
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Veronique Martinaud
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How wildfire mobilizes mercury, exposing riparian birds and invertebrates to a toxin.
¡°Scientists are still learning about the various pathways mercury can take as it cycles between the atmosphere, land, and water. Wildfires are an important pathway because when forests burn, the
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Pamela Zevit
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cormorants V formation
Hi everyone,
This evening, I saw quite a big flock of cormorants in V formation flying
over the Burrard Inlet eastbound. I was surprise to see such a thing as I
thought V formations occured only
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Veronique Martinaud
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Iona Insect and Bird Monitoring Study
Hello,
I wanted to share the interesting results of our Birds Canada study in Iona from last year (insect monitoring and bird data analyses), thanks to the group of students from UBC who analyzed the
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Remi Torrenta
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Birds adapt flight mechanics using lungs Respiratory system affects light in soaring birds.
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Birds adapt flight mechanics using lungs
Dr. Prajakta Banik
Respiratory system affects light in soaring birds.
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Rob Alexander
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Hummingbirds have feelings too: an acute sense of touch that could help them hover
¡°New research mapping a hummingbirds¡¯ sense of touch onto specific areas of the brain shows the little creatures are sensitive to even slight puffs of
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Pamela Zevit
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#928
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Invitation to Apply to Bird Records Committee | British Columbia Field Ornithologists
FYI
Bob Hay
Cassidy, BC
https://bcfo.ca/invitation-to-apply-to-bird-records-committee/
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Robert Hay
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City Nature Challenge just over a Day away!
Just a reminder that the global City Nature Challenge starts Friday! It¡¯s looking to be a bit of a damp one this year (for Metro Vancouver anyway). I recognize many birding folks use eBird, but if
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Pamela Zevit
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#926
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Birds in the eclipse
Some fantastic photography by a BC birder/photographer:
https://petapixel.com/2024/04/21/how-a-photographer-captured-his-spectacular-dream-eclipse-photo/
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From an Island in the Pacific,
Richard
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Richard James
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#925
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¡®You can¡¯t love something that isn¡¯t there¡¯: readers on how the sounds of nature have changed around them | Environment | The Guardian
The sounds of silence around the world: anecdotal yet scary. Also I¡¯ve noticed being back in southeast Vancouver Island the past 4 years after over 30 years away (as a resident) that many local
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Robert Hay
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#924
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Re: No birdsong, no water in the creek, no beating wings: how a haven for nature fell silent | Climate crisis | The Guardian
Something more positive from the same newspaper
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/18/penguins-in-the-pond-kiwis-in-back-yard-how-a-city-brought-back-its-birds-aoe
Malcolm
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Malcolm Chattwood
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#923
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Re: No birdsong, no water in the creek, no beating wings: how a haven for nature fell silent | Climate crisis | The Guardian
Here's? a more upbeat piece from the same newspaper:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/18/penguins-in-the-pond-kiwis-in-back-yard-how-a-city-brought-back-its-birds-aoe
Malcolm
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Malcolm Chattwood
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#922
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No birdsong, no water in the creek, no beating wings: how a haven for nature fell silent | Climate crisis | The Guardian
FYI - another Silent Spring unfolds ¡ its happening here too
Bob Hay
Cassidy,
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Robert Hay
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#921
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It's time to crown BC's Best Bird! | Salish Sea Gull project
Contest being adjudicated by Wildlife Rescue.
¡°British Columbia is home to some truly magnificent birds. At Wildlife Rescue, we all have our favourites, and we all know that our favourite bird is
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Pamela Zevit
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#920
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Re: Bird collisions
Upcoming webinar on windows and birds that may be of interest: Crash
Course: Saving birds one window at a
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greg ferguson
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