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Thanks for the link Pamela. I don’t think there is anything wrong with naming birds after people as long as those people weren’t slaveholders, colonialists, militarists or exploiters. Thomas Say

American Ornithological Society Will Change the English Names of Bird Species Named After People. “There is power in a name, and some English bird names have associations with the past that continue

Hello, Here is a link to our recently published paper on how to locate nesting Black Swifts https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-02519-180210 We have found nests in the Vancouver check list area confirming

Fellow birders: this year, the Fraser Estuary KBA eBird Count is occurring Sunday, November 26, 2023. This count is important for the following reasons: -?KBA (Key Biodiversity Area) assessment: To

We have just finished a 4-week birding trip to Turkey, Cyprus and Greece. Having birded a lot in Europe and Asia, this trip was an excuse to look for some of the specialist species we hadn't seen

As we near 60,000 observations on iNaturalist in Surrey I would love to have better analysis tools like this to help filter the data. “As people get better at identifying birds, go birding in new

We live in central west Richmond where we have a typical city lot with as many flowers as we have room for. We have probably had more hummingbirds than ever before, both Anna’s and Rufous. There

Thanks for sharing that Glen. Depressing for sure. Daniel Bastaja danielbastaja@... <mailto:danielbastaja@...>

Hi Daniel and all...I was actually just thinking about posting about hummingbirds in my own yard here in S.W. Langley. This article is also shocking for sure and ties right into my own

Saw this article on CNN about the decline in NA bird populations. Something that most birders already know, but it is good it is getting more publicity. So many people (that I know anyway) are utterly

Wow! That’s a great week Derek! Were the Lewis’ Woodpeckers new for the station? Daniel Bastaja danielbastaja@...

A slower morning this morning at the VARC banding station with only 80 birds processed but it included a SECOND hatch year (HY) male Rose-breasted Grosbeak! Things have been hopping at

Hi Pamela, Brainard and I and a number of permitted hummingbird banders are members of a long standing hummingbird forum (Humband) and reports of overwintering Rufous in the east are quickly

Podcast. Very cool, I didn’t know some rufous hummers made a journey to overwinter in the eastern US. I’m curious if or how many eastern winter banded rufous have been recaptured

Wow! Great bird Derek! :O Daniel Bastaja danielbastaja@... <mailto:danielbastaja@...>

Hi Vanbirders, Following the heavy rain yesterday, we banded this morning suspecting a busy morning and that something good might show up and we were right on both accounts. It was a very busy

Hi Vanbirders, I've just posted

Hi Vanbirders, No doubt what bird of the day was today when we banded this Hatch Year (HY) male American

In anticipation of the release of their newest anthology, “Spark Birds<https://orionmagazine.org/product/sparkbirds/>”, Orion has devoted this week’s essays to celebrating our feathered

Forwarding on behalf of the research team at ECCC. Surrey has been participating in this study for several years (or rather the gulls that happen to use some our foreshore parks). If you have any