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BC Bird of the Year - And the winner is ........
For the first time almost every bird on the list this year got at least one vote, with an additional write-in vote for a bird not on the list. 37% - Red-shouldered Hawk 24% - Tri-colored Heron 18% -
By Kevin Neill · #566 ·
Re: Loggerhead Shrike.
As NA banders we use the alpha codes listed by the Bird Banding Offices (Bird Banding Lab/USGS): https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/MANUAL/speclist.cfm You can sort the list alphabetically by clicking on
By Derek Matthews · #565 ·
Re: Loggerhead Shrike.
The link I sent shows Norther Shoveler as NOSL. So, it seems different sources show different abbreviations. Good to know. Thanks, Valerie
By ValerieFuller · #564 ·
Re: Loggerhead Shrike.
Northern Shrike, Northern Shoveler... my Sibley app says they are NSHR and NSHO. But who am I to say which is right? Here's a thread in which several experienced people variously say "Everybody is
By Paul Clapham · #563 ·
Re: Loggerhead Shrike.
Hi Valerie and others, If the normal way of using the first two letters of the first and last names of birds was used, then Northern Shrike and Northern Shoveler, would result in exactly the same
By Colin Clasen · #562 ·
Re: Loggerhead Shrike.
Sorry to be a pain, but I think that should be NOSH. See below: https://www.birdatlas.bc.ca/bcdata/codes.jsp?lang=en&pg=species&sortorder=codes Cheers, Valerie Fuller.
By ValerieFuller · #561 ·
Re: Loggerhead Shrike.
Agree Larry ¨C it¡¯s a NSHR! I¡¯ve attached a couple of photos of NSHR banded at CF showing the length of the deeply hooked bill and pale base to the bill lacking on LOSH. And Larry¡­.you¡¯re
By Derek Matthews · #560 ·
Re: Loggerhead Shrike.
This is a Northern Shrike, relatively common here in winter. The black mask is less extensive than a Loggerhead¡¯s and does not extend over the bill. Beautiful birds.
By Rich Wakelam <richardwakelam@...> · #559 ·
Re: Loggerhead Shrike.
Could be right, Larry. The angle of the head could be deceiving. I'll leave it up to the experts. My experience is that if the bird ignores you it's Northern. Conversely... Roger
By Roger <wysiwyg@...> · #558 ·
Re: Loggerhead Shrike.
Looks like a Northern Shrike to me. LOSH has shorter beak and a much more pronounced black on the face. But I've been wrong before. Larry To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 7, 2022 7:21:22
By Larry Cowan · #557 ·
Loggerhead Shrike.
Hi All Happy New Year I picked this up on one of the Maple Ridge FB groups. This is the report.? Image captured Jan 4. There are 3 different access points and possibly the N end of 224th. "Clare
By Roger <wysiwyg@...> · #556 ·
Re: BC Bird of the Year - 2021 Edition
Last chance to get your vote in....... One should add Tofino's Blue Grosbeak to the list - 2nd BC Record - that just squeaked in the last few days of Dec. Results will be posted later this week Kevin
By Kevin Neill · #555 ·
Re: Barn Owl seen from highway 99
Posted the dashcam video to YouTube, it was just before Exit 20 https://youtu.be/-JOaWeX0i24 wrote: -- Nikhil Patwardhan
By Nikhil Patwardhan · #554 ·
Re: Barn Owl seen from highway 99
thanks for sharing - and how great to see such a beautiful owl wrote:
By Jean Gartner · #553 ·
Re: Barn Owl seen from highway 99
Related to this sighting is the fairly recent release of the proposed (comment period) recovery strategy for the western barn owl population: Barn Owl (Tyto alba): recovery strategy, western
By greg ferguson · #552 ·
Barn Owl seen from highway 99
Driving on 99 from Surrey towards Richmond, a Barn Owl crossed the highway about 50 feet in front of my car somewhere between exit 16 and exit 28 (a large range I know but in the excitement I forgot
By Nikhil Patwardhan · #551 ·
BC Bird of the Year - 2021 Edition
Kevin Neill ( /g/bcvibirds/profile/@goshawk67 ) 21:03 #45356 ( /g/bcvibirds/message/45356 ) Despite fires and floods, heat domes and atmospheric rivers BC birders
By Kevin Neill · #550 ·
field guides
Time to reduce my bird book collection. I have about 20 listed on facebook. Anyone interested please copy and paste the links; https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4770051279719800
By lenjellicoe · #549 ·
Re: GEICO Commercial
Now showed up on Monday Night Football also. wrote:
By Tsuru <tsuru88@...> · #548 ·
Re: GEICO Commercial
Great job Perry ¨C thanks ¨C the whole campaign has received a lot of traction on social media so hopefully Geico will get the message and remove the ad. Someone said they couldn¡¯t find it so
By Derek Matthews · #547 ·