Re: Banded Cooper's Hawk at Hastings Park
I have posted to the Lower Mainland Raptors Facebook page also, with photos.?
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Hi Doug, ? Thanks for the post of the banded Cooper’s hawk. We band COHA ?at Colony Farm and also band all of the rehabbed raptors at Orphaned Wildlife (O.W.L.) in Delta prior to release, so there is a good chance it’s one of ‘our’ birds. ? We are often successful in tracking band numbers from partially read bands so let me look through our data and I’ll get back to you with any information I can find out. ? Thanks again. ? Derek <image006.png> | Derek J. Matthews
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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? A few weeks ago I photographed a banded adult Cooper’s Hawk at the sanctuary at Hastings Park. ?Unfortunately I could only read the last three numbers on the band, which were 535, I believe. ?I did get a view of the opposite side of the band but it was very hard to read the numbers. ?They may have been 123, but that is only a guess. ?I reported the sighting to the Geological Survey banding centre, but they weren’t able to find at the particular bird because of the incomplete numbers for the band. ?I’m posting here just in case whoever banded it might be local and can perhaps identify the individual. Much manipulated view of the other side of the band.
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Re: Banded Cooper's Hawk at Hastings Park
Hi Doug, ? Thanks for the post of the banded Cooper’s hawk. We band COHA ?at Colony Farm and also band all of the rehabbed raptors at Orphaned Wildlife (O.W.L.) in Delta prior to release, so there is a good chance it’s one of ‘our’ birds. ? We are often successful in tracking band numbers from partially read bands so let me look through our data and I’ll get back to you with any information I can find out. ? Thanks again. ? Derek 
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Doug Cooper
Sent: December 6, 2021 5:20 PM
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Subject: [vanbcbirds] Banded Cooper's Hawk at Hastings Park? A few weeks ago I photographed a banded adult Cooper’s Hawk at the sanctuary at Hastings Park. ?Unfortunately I could only read the last three numbers on the band, which were 535, I believe. ?I did get a view of the opposite side of the band but it was very hard to read the numbers. ?They may have been 123, but that is only a guess. ?I reported the sighting to the Geological Survey banding centre, but they weren’t able to find at the particular bird because of the incomplete numbers for the band. ?I’m posting here just in case whoever banded it might be local and can perhaps identify the individual. Much manipulated view of the other side of the band.
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Banded Cooper's Hawk at Hastings Park
A few weeks ago I photographed a banded adult Cooper’s Hawk at the sanctuary at Hastings Park. ?Unfortunately I could only read the last three numbers on the band, which were 535, I believe. ?I did get a view of the opposite side of the band but it was very hard to read the numbers. ?They may have been 123, but that is only a guess. ?I reported the sighting to the Geological Survey banding centre, but they weren’t able to find at the particular bird because of the incomplete numbers for the band. ?I’m posting here just in case whoever banded it might be local and can perhaps identify the individual.
Doug Cooper East Vancouver
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Wayne states "if the redpolls are lumped, it won't affect the lists of most BC birders, because?most of us have never seen a Hoary". ?Perhaps he does not recall the one discovered at QE Park on Dec 20, 2015 (if I remember correctly, found by Jeremiah Kennedy, on the CBC). ? That bird was observed and photographed by many birders, and eBirded by about 50 of them, including Wayne. ?Otherwise, he is correct in implying that Hoaries are very scarce in southern BC.
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Vancouver Birders,
Common Redpoll and Hoary Redpoll were proposed for "lumping" 4 or 5 years ago. I was surprised when it did not happen. The status of these 2 redpolls has always been contentious, with some taxonomists considering them conspecific.
I don't think there is a current proposal for the NACC (North American Checklist Committee) to lump these 2 species, but it may come up in the next round of proposed changes, based at least in part on the study Daniel referred to.
It is unfortunate that nobody currently seems to be studying species involved in the possible splits that I mentioned earlier. Unless further scientific studies are done, there will be no changes in the status quo (and there may not be even if further studies are done).
At any rate, if the redpolls are lumped, it won't affect the lists of most BC birders, because most of us have never seen a Hoary. The only ones who have, for the most part, are those who have been birding for a long time or who have spent some time in winter in northern and central BC, because Hoary Redpolls almost never make it to southern BC.
Wayne Weber
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-----Original Message----- From: Daniel Bastaja [mailto:danielbastaja@...] Sent: Friday, November 26, 2021 8:06 AM To: Vanbirds Cc: Wayne Weber Subject: Re: [vanbcbirds] Taxonomy of the Northwestern Crow Corvus caurinus Maybe B.C. listers are going to lose another species. :D danielbastaja@... On Nov 20, 2021, at 7:36 PM, Daniel Bastaja <danielbastaja@...> wrote:
Yes… I forgot about the Thayers Gull.
You are absolutely right Wayne that the splitters have the upper hand right now. I don’t know about NA but in the Western Palearctic they are split-happy! And tick obsessed! :D
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?Daniel and Vancouver Birders,
Don't forget about the questionable lumping of Thayer's Gull with Iceland Gull, which cost us another species.
Despite the fact that "splitters" are winning the war on a worldwide basis, the "lumpers" seem to be winning in North America at the moment. Phooey!!
There have been numerous serious proposals to split several North American bird species which have not yet been accepted. This includes Spruce Grouse, Warbling Vireo, Canada Jay, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red Crossbill, Fox Sparrow, Nashville Warbler, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. Some of these are almost certain to be accepted in future. However, the North American Checklist Committee (NACC) is apparently waiting for stronger evidence for some of these splits. With luck, it will come soon.
Long live the splitters!
Wayne Weber
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Subject: Re: [vanbcbirds] Taxonomy of the Northwestern Crow Corvus caurinus
Thanks for sharing that Pamela. Interesting.
I think it was only in June 2020 that it lost its species status, was it not? Wouldn’t reversing it so soon after lumping be tantamount to admitting a mistake? That’s why I think the AOS may be in no rush to act on this. :) I guess we’ll see.
This is the second ding for hardcore lister in Vancouver. First they lost Crested Myna and now Northwestern Crow. :D
Daniel Bastaja
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On Nov 18, 2021, at 10:26 PM, Pamela Zevit via groups.io <pamela.zevit@...> wrote:
The 2020 genetic analysis spurred some interesting discussion on this, and it has influenced how Pacific Northwest crows have been ID’d by the public on platforms like iNaturalist (not sure about eBird?). So interesting to see this recent discussion spurred by Rob Butler’s work.
nkdawe posted: "Currently there is a proposal to The North American Classification Committee to consider re-splitting Northwestern Crow from American Crow. This proposal has garnered interest in a recent article by Robert W. Butler, published in British Columbia Birds,"
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Maybe B.C. listers are going to lose another species. :D
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On Nov 20, 2021, at 7:36 PM, Daniel Bastaja <danielbastaja@...> wrote:
Yes… I forgot about the Thayers Gull.
You are absolutely right Wayne that the splitters have the upper hand right now. I don’t know about NA but in the Western Palearctic they are split-happy! And tick obsessed! :D
Daniel Bastaja
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On 2021. Nov 20., at 9:05, Wayne Weber <contopus@...> wrote:
?Daniel and Vancouver Birders,
Don't forget about the questionable lumping of Thayer's Gull with Iceland Gull, which cost us another species.
Despite the fact that "splitters" are winning the war on a worldwide basis, the "lumpers" seem to be winning in North America at the moment. Phooey!!
There have been numerous serious proposals to split several North American bird species which have not yet been accepted. This includes Spruce Grouse, Warbling Vireo, Canada Jay, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red Crossbill, Fox Sparrow, Nashville Warbler, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. Some of these are almost certain to be accepted in future. However, the North American Checklist Committee (NACC) is apparently waiting for stronger evidence for some of these splits. With luck, it will come soon.
Long live the splitters!
Wayne Weber
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Subject: Re: [vanbcbirds] Taxonomy of the Northwestern Crow Corvus caurinus
Thanks for sharing that Pamela. Interesting.
I think it was only in June 2020 that it lost its species status, was it not? Wouldn’t reversing it so soon after lumping be tantamount to admitting a mistake? That’s why I think the AOS may be in no rush to act on this. :) I guess we’ll see.
This is the second ding for hardcore lister in Vancouver. First they lost Crested Myna and now Northwestern Crow. :D
Daniel Bastaja
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On Nov 18, 2021, at 10:26 PM, Pamela Zevit via groups.io <pamela.zevit@...> wrote:
The 2020 genetic analysis spurred some interesting discussion on this, and it has influenced how Pacific Northwest crows have been ID’d by the public on platforms like iNaturalist (not sure about eBird?). So interesting to see this recent discussion spurred by Rob Butler’s work.
nkdawe posted: "Currently there is a proposal to The North American Classification Committee to consider re-splitting Northwestern Crow from American Crow. This proposal has garnered interest in a recent article by Robert W. Butler, published in British Columbia Birds,"
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Yes… I forgot about the Thayers Gull.
You are absolutely right Wayne that the splitters have the upper hand right now. I don’t know about NA but in the Western Palearctic they are split-happy! And tick obsessed! :D
Daniel Bastaja
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On 2021. Nov 20., at 9:05, Wayne Weber <contopus@...> wrote:
?Daniel and Vancouver Birders,
Don't forget about the questionable lumping of Thayer's Gull with Iceland Gull, which cost us another species.
Despite the fact that "splitters" are winning the war on a worldwide basis, the "lumpers" seem to be winning in North America at the moment. Phooey!!
There have been numerous serious proposals to split several North American bird species which have not yet been accepted. This includes Spruce Grouse, Warbling Vireo, Canada Jay, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red Crossbill, Fox Sparrow, Nashville Warbler, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. Some of these are almost certain to be accepted in future. However, the North American Checklist Committee (NACC) is apparently waiting for stronger evidence for some of these splits. With luck, it will come soon.
Long live the splitters!
Wayne Weber
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel Bastaja
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2021 7:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [vanbcbirds] Taxonomy of the Northwestern Crow Corvus caurinus
Thanks for sharing that Pamela. Interesting.
I think it was only in June 2020 that it lost its species status, was it not? Wouldn’t reversing it so soon after lumping be tantamount to admitting a mistake? That’s why I think the AOS may be in no rush to act on this. :) I guess we’ll see.
This is the second ding for hardcore lister in Vancouver. First they lost Crested Myna and now Northwestern Crow. :D
Daniel Bastaja
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On Nov 18, 2021, at 10:26 PM, Pamela Zevit via groups.io <pamela.zevit@...> wrote:
The 2020 genetic analysis spurred some interesting discussion on this, and it has influenced how Pacific Northwest crows have been ID’d by the public on platforms like iNaturalist (not sure about eBird?). So interesting to see this recent discussion spurred by Rob Butler’s work.
nkdawe posted: "Currently there is a proposal to The North American Classification Committee to consider re-splitting Northwestern Crow from American Crow. This proposal has garnered interest in a recent article by Robert W. Butler, published in British Columbia Birds,"
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Daniel and Vancouver Birders,
Don't forget about the questionable lumping of Thayer's Gull with Iceland Gull, which cost us another species.
Despite the fact that "splitters" are winning the war on a worldwide basis, the "lumpers" seem to be winning in North America at the moment. Phooey!!
There have been numerous serious proposals to split several North American bird species which have not yet been accepted. This includes Spruce Grouse, Warbling Vireo, Canada Jay, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red Crossbill, Fox Sparrow, Nashville Warbler, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. Some of these are almost certain to be accepted in future. However, the North American Checklist Committee (NACC) is apparently waiting for stronger evidence for some of these splits. With luck, it will come soon.
Long live the splitters!
Wayne Weber
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto: [email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel Bastaja Sent: Friday, November 19, 2021 7:59 AM To: Vanbirds Subject: Re: [vanbcbirds] Taxonomy of the Northwestern Crow Corvus caurinus Thanks for sharing that Pamela. Interesting. I think it was only in June 2020 that it lost its species status, was it not? Wouldn’t reversing it so soon after lumping be tantamount to admitting a mistake? That’s why I think the AOS may be in no rush to act on this. :) I guess we’ll see. This is the second ding for hardcore lister in Vancouver. First they lost Crested Myna and now Northwestern Crow. :D Daniel Bastaja danielbastaja@... On Nov 18, 2021, at 10:26 PM, Pamela Zevit via groups.io <pamela.zevit@...> wrote:
The 2020 genetic analysis spurred some interesting discussion on this, and it has influenced how Pacific Northwest crows have been ID’d by the public on platforms like iNaturalist (not sure about eBird?). So interesting to see this recent discussion spurred by Rob Butler’s work.
nkdawe posted: "Currently there is a proposal to The North American Classification Committee to consider re-splitting Northwestern Crow from American Crow. This proposal has garnered interest in a recent article by Robert W. Butler, published in British Columbia Birds,"
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Thanks for sharing that Pamela. Interesting.
I think it was only in June 2020 that it lost its specie status, was it not? Wouldn’t reversing it so soon after lumping be tantamount to admitting a mistake? That’s why I think the AOS may be in no rush to act on this. :) I guess we’ll see.
This is the second ding for hardcore lister in Vancouver. First they lost Crested Myna and now Northwestern Crow. :D
Daniel Bastaja
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The 2020 genetic analysis spurred some interesting discussion on this, and it has influenced how Pacific Northwest crows have been ID’d by the public on platforms like iNaturalist (not sure about eBird?). So interesting to see this recent discussion spurred by Rob Butler’s work.
nkdawe posted: "Currently there is a proposal to The North American Classification Committee to consider re-splitting Northwestern Crow from American Crow. This proposal has garnered interest in a recent article by Robert W. Butler, published in British Columbia Birds,"
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Hahaha – too funny Perry – thanks! ? Jim Pike is a neighbour and a big supporter of VARC. He did a fundraiser for us last year and said his customers loved it - a lot of them came in to his restaurants and said “Good for you for helping the songbirds” so I think it’s good PR for Jim and McD’s too! ? The campaign runs for a week and is only in Jim’s stores which are all the ones on the north shore up to Squamish. ? So, stock up on those apple pies Perry – only 270 calories! (lol) ? Take care. ? Derek ? 
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Subject: [vanbcbirds] “Save Our Songbirds” ? Get an early start on your holiday season weight-gain program!? The North Shore & Squamish ‘Jim Pike’ chain of McDonalds restaurants are continuing with their 50 cents per: apple pie fundraiser for VARC. ? Derek: how widespread is the campaign and for how long? (.. starting to run out of space in the fridge!) ? Perry Edwards North Vancouver ? ? ? ? ? ?
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Get an early start on your holiday season weight-gain program! The North Shore & Squamish ‘Jim Pike’ chain of McDonalds restaurants are continuing with their 50 cents per: apple pie fundraiser for VARC.
Derek: how widespread is the campaign and for how long? (.. starting to run out of space in the fridge!)
Perry Edwards
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BIRDING EVENT: Fraser IBA eBird count – 20 November 2021!
Dear members of the birding group of Metro Vancouver area,
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I wanted to inform you that?Birds Canada organizes a?birding event?in the Fraser Estuary Important Bird Area on Saturday, November 20th. This exciting annual eBird count is not only important to monitor bird species and abundance in the Fraser?Delta, but also to gather the members of the birding community together, either new or experienced birders.
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Each one of the 26 zones of the Fraser Delta?area is surveyed by a group of birders during that day (see map in the sign-up page), and we traditionally all meet at the end of the day for a conclusion. Bird data are recorded using multiple checklists submitted within the?different zones (usually with the eBird app), so that birds are not double counted between different areas.?Coffee is offered all day to all?participants at the Birds Canada office location?in Ladner, Delta.
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Please find attached a flyer that you can circulate to interested people. Participants should register on this sign-up page, and will be contacted later on for details about the event:
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If you have any questions about the event, feel free to reach me at:?rtorrenta@...
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Thank you very much for promoting this event, and happy birding to all!
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Cheers,
Rémi Torrenta,?BC Projects Coordinator,?Birds Canada
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BIRDING EVENT: Fraser IBA eBird count – 20 November 2021!
Dear members of the birding group of Metro Vancouver area,
I wanted to inform you that Birds Canada organizes a birding event in the Fraser Estuary Important Bird Area on Saturday, November 20th. This exciting annual eBird count is not only important to monitor bird species and abundance in the Fraser Delta, but also to gather the members of the birding community together, either new or experienced birders.
Each one of the 26 zones of the Fraser Delta area is surveyed by a group of birders during that day (see map in the sign-up page), and we traditionally all meet at the end of the day for a conclusion. Bird data are recorded using multiple checklists submitted within the different zones (usually with the eBird app), so that birds are not double counted between different areas. Coffee is offered all day to all participants at the Birds Canada office location in Ladner, Delta.
Please find attached a flyer that you can circulate to interested people. Participants should register on this sign-up page, and will be contacted later on for details about the event:
If you have any questions about the event, feel free to reach me at: rtorrenta@...
Thank you very much for promoting this event, and happy birding to all!
Cheers,
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Rémi Torrenta, Ph.D.
BC Projects Coordinator
Birds Canada/Oiseaux Canada
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Thanks Derek, that’s awesome!
On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 6:22 PM Derek Matthews < Derek@...> wrote: Hi Vancouver birders, ? Quite a lot of people have asked when our full Kenya trip report would be available with the bird list and information on guides and accommodations etc. so here it is for anyone interested: ?
? Happy fall birding in the rain! ? Derek ? 
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Hi Vancouver birders, ? Quite a lot of people have asked when our full Kenya trip report would be available with the bird list and information on guides and accommodations etc. so here it is for anyone interested: ?
? Happy fall birding in the rain! ? Derek ? 
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Haha, thanks Nikhil! ? ESP is ‘Extrasensory perception’ and you can only explain it as a sixth sense expert guides have. Not only do they know every call and vocalization but they seem to spot birds before they’re even there! We consider ourselves to be pretty reasonable birders but they’re ability to locate them is crazy. ? Derek ? ?
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Subject: Re: [vanbcbirds] Birding Kenya? Thanks Derek, I am now green with envy :-) What is ESP spotting btw? ? On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 3:10 PM Derek Matthews <Derek@...> wrote: We have just finished a 28-day birding tour of Kenya and here is a short trip report for anyone interested. ? It was a full-on birding tour covering some 4,000 kms of the diverse habitats of Kenya - our travels took us from Nairobi NP to Naivasha and on to the Masai Mara before heading to the Kakamega Forest and Lake Baringo, we birded our way from there to Buffalo Springs and Samburu NP, through Shaba and Aberdare NPs and on to Mount Kenya, then to the Taita Hills and Tsavo East NP, on to Malindi and the Arabuko Sokoke Forest before returning to Mombasa for our connecting flight back to Nairobi and home to Vancouver via Paris. ? Our guide was Crammy Uganda Wanyama ably assisted by Moses Kandie and his team of local guides on the ground. We used Crammy for our Uganda trip 4 years ago and were very impressed with his guiding skills. His knowledge of the taxonomy of African birds, the ranges, races and sub-species groups, splits and likely future splits is truly impressive. Add to that his ESP spotting skills and knowledge of all the flora and fauna of Africa and it was a privilege to bird with him again (#bestbirdguideinafrica). Moses and his local guides knowledge enabled us to see many of the endemics we would have undoubtedly otherwise missed, many existing in micro-habitats that require that super-local knowledge in order to find them. ? We managed 625 species of which 170 were new for us. There were numerous highlights both bird and mammal – watching the Buffalo and Wildebeest migration in the Masai Mara was a magical experience, an encounter with a lioness and two cubs one morning with thousands of Black-faced and Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse streaming? overhead to the waterholes, watching two Sokoke Scops-Owls at a day roost a local guide knew – these tiny scops-owls are endemic and almost impossible to see and he found a rufous morph and grey-brown morph snuggled up next to each other a few feet above our heads. The same guide also found Sokoke Pipit for us, another endemic and tiny forest dwelling pipit which is shy and very difficult to see as they creep through the leaf litter like mice. And a different local guide found a Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse – another super tricky bird to see as they drink before dawn or just after dusk, so although it wasn’t new for us, to see a male during the day was really special, this same guide also found a group of roosting Three-banded Courser and a roosting Standard-winged Nightjar in the same location. Kenya is amazing not only for its birds but also its mammals and we had multiple encounters with lion as well as the rest of the ‘Big 9’ which includes elephant, rhino, leopard, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe, hippo and zebra. As my friend and senior VENT bird guide Andy Whittaker says “Kenya rocks!” ? We will post a full trip report on our birding website () shortly with full details of the trip itinerary along with the bird and mammal lists, guides and accommodations etc. and as always happy to help and provide information for anyone thinking of planning a trip there. ? You know you’ve birded hard when you find experienced guides life birds – nice to be home for a rest! ? Derek ? 
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Vancouver?Avian Research Centre
Registered Canadian Charity #82118 2656 RR0001
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Thanks Derek, I am now green with envy :-) What is ESP spotting btw?
On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 3:10 PM Derek Matthews < Derek@...> wrote: We have just finished a 28-day birding tour of Kenya and here is a short trip report for anyone interested. ? It was a full-on birding tour covering some 4,000 kms of the diverse habitats of Kenya - our travels took us from Nairobi NP to Naivasha and on to the Masai Mara before heading to the Kakamega Forest and Lake Baringo, we birded our way from there to Buffalo Springs and Samburu NP, through Shaba and Aberdare NPs and on to Mount Kenya, then to the Taita Hills and Tsavo East NP, on to Malindi and the Arabuko Sokoke Forest before returning to Mombasa for our connecting flight back to Nairobi and home to Vancouver via Paris. ? Our guide was Crammy Uganda Wanyama ably assisted by Moses Kandie and his team of local guides on the ground. We used Crammy for our Uganda trip 4 years ago and were very impressed with his guiding skills. His knowledge of the taxonomy of African birds, the ranges, races and sub-species groups, splits and likely future splits is truly impressive. Add to that his ESP spotting skills and knowledge of all the flora and fauna of Africa and it was a privilege to bird with him again (#bestbirdguideinafrica). Moses and his local guides knowledge enabled us to see many of the endemics we would have undoubtedly otherwise missed, many existing in micro-habitats that require that super-local knowledge in order to find them. ? We managed 625 species of which 170 were new for us. There were numerous highlights both bird and mammal – watching the Buffalo and Wildebeest migration in the Masai Mara was a magical experience, an encounter with a lioness and two cubs one morning with thousands of Black-faced and Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse streaming? overhead to the waterholes, watching two Sokoke Scops-Owls at a day roost a local guide knew – these tiny scops-owls are endemic and almost impossible to see and he found a rufous morph and grey-brown morph snuggled up next to each other a few feet above our heads. The same guide also found Sokoke Pipit for us, another endemic and tiny forest dwelling pipit which is shy and very difficult to see as they creep through the leaf litter like mice. And a different local guide found a Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse – another super tricky bird to see as they drink before dawn or just after dusk, so although it wasn’t new for us, to see a male during the day was really special, this same guide also found a group of roosting Three-banded Courser and a roosting Standard-winged Nightjar in the same location. Kenya is amazing not only for its birds but also its mammals and we had multiple encounters with lion as well as the rest of the ‘Big 9’ which includes elephant, rhino, leopard, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe, hippo and zebra. As my friend and senior VENT bird guide Andy Whittaker says “Kenya rocks!” ? We will post a full trip report on our birding website () shortly with full details of the trip itinerary along with the bird and mammal lists, guides and accommodations etc. and as always happy to help and provide information for anyone thinking of planning a trip there. ? You know you’ve birded hard when you find experienced guides life birds – nice to be home for a rest! ? Derek ? 
| Derek J. Matthews
Chairman, ?Director Communication
NABC Certified Trainer
Vancouver?Avian Research Centre
Registered Canadian Charity #82118 2656 RR0001
4115, East Braemar Road, North Vancouver, BC, V7K 3C9
T: (604) 218-1191
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We have just finished a 28-day birding tour of Kenya and here is a short trip report for anyone interested. ? It was a full-on birding tour covering some 4,000 kms of the diverse habitats of Kenya - our travels took us from Nairobi NP to Naivasha and on to the Masai Mara before heading to the Kakamega Forest and Lake Baringo, we birded our way from there to Buffalo Springs and Samburu NP, through Shaba and Aberdare NPs and on to Mount Kenya, then to the Taita Hills and Tsavo East NP, on to Malindi and the Arabuko Sokoke Forest before returning to Mombasa for our connecting flight back to Nairobi and home to Vancouver via Paris. ? Our guide was Crammy Uganda Wanyama ably assisted by Moses Kandie and his team of local guides on the ground. We used Crammy for our Uganda trip 4 years ago and were very impressed with his guiding skills. His knowledge of the taxonomy of African birds, the ranges, races and sub-species groups, splits and likely future splits is truly impressive. Add to that his ESP spotting skills and knowledge of all the flora and fauna of Africa and it was a privilege to bird with him again (#bestbirdguideinafrica). Moses and his local guides knowledge enabled us to see many of the endemics we would have undoubtedly otherwise missed, many existing in micro-habitats that require that super-local knowledge in order to find them. ? We managed 625 species of which 170 were new for us. There were numerous highlights both bird and mammal – watching the Buffalo and Wildebeest migration in the Masai Mara was a magical experience, an encounter with a lioness and two cubs one morning with thousands of Black-faced and Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse streaming? overhead to the waterholes, watching two Sokoke Scops-Owls at a day roost a local guide knew – these tiny scops-owls are endemic and almost impossible to see and he found a rufous morph and grey-brown morph snuggled up next to each other a few feet above our heads. The same guide also found Sokoke Pipit for us, another endemic and tiny forest dwelling pipit which is shy and very difficult to see as they creep through the leaf litter like mice. And a different local guide found a Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse – another super tricky bird to see as they drink before dawn or just after dusk, so although it wasn’t new for us, to see a male during the day was really special, this same guide also found a group of roosting Three-banded Courser and a roosting Standard-winged Nightjar in the same location. Kenya is amazing not only for its birds but also its mammals and we had multiple encounters with lion as well as the rest of the ‘Big 9’ which includes elephant, rhino, leopard, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe, hippo and zebra. As my friend and senior VENT bird guide Andy Whittaker says “Kenya rocks!” ? We will post a full trip report on our birding website (worldbirdtraveler.com) shortly with full details of the trip itinerary along with the bird and mammal lists, guides and accommodations etc. and as always happy to help and provide information for anyone thinking of planning a trip there. ? You know you’ve birded hard when you find experienced guides life birds – nice to be home for a rest! ? Derek ? 
| Derek J. Matthews
Chairman, ?Director Communication
NABC Certified Trainer
Vancouver?Avian Research Centre
Registered Canadian Charity #82118 2656 RR0001
4115, East Braemar Road, North Vancouver, BC, V7K 3C9
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FW: FYI: SCIENCE-BASED TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY INFO -- BIRDS
A Provincial colleague of mine does a weekly haul-out of recent research, articles, books etc. on biodiversity. This week’s edition is all avifauna!
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Have a great weekend, enjoy the fall migration!
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P.S. I haven’t checked to see which are open access or paywalled etc.
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2020. Ackerman. Penguin Press.
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.? Meiter. McDonald and Woodward Publishing.
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. 2021. Dillon and Conway. Ecol and Evol 11(11).?
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2021. Ruegg et al. Global Chg Biol 27(15).
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. 2021. Acevedo and Sandel. Frontiers Ecol and Evol, June 24/21.
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. 2021. Johnston et al. Divers and Distrib 27(7).
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. 2021. Donnelly et al. Ecosphere 12(6).
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2021. Stillman et al. J Animal Ecol 90(5).
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. 2021. Beam et al. Ornithol 138(2).
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2021. Zylberberg et al. J Wildlife Diseases 57(2).
2021. Tallamy and Shriver. Ornithol Apps 123(1).
2021. Smith and Edwards. Ornithol Apps 123(1).
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2021. Ruff et al. Ecol Indicat 124. OTHER KEYWDS: birds, squirrel, chipmunk
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2021. Mancuso et al. Movement Ecol 9(1): 10.
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2021. Tseng et al. Bioacoustics 30(3).
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. 2021. Yang et al. GeoHealth 5(4).
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. 2021. Verschuyl et al. Aviand Conserv and Ecol 16(1).
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. 2021. Farr et al. Ecol and Evol 11(14).
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. 2021. Wilson et al. Global Chg Biol 27(17).
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. 2021. Hallman et al. Conserv Biol
35(4).
2021. Knight
et al. Ornithol Apps 123(2).
2021. Valente et al. Ornithol Apps 123(2).
. 2021. Reimchen and Douglas. Cdn Field-Naturalist 135(1).
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. 2021. Burger. NW Naturalist 102(2).
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? 2021. Hendricks et al. NW Naturalist 102(2).
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2021. Walters et al. Cdn J Zoology 99(9).
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*TO GET COPIES OF FULL PAPERS:?
On Abstract page, find author e-address; send her/him a request. Authors love to share their work.???? OR???? Copy/paste the citation you want, send request to the ministry library ?mailto:Forests.Library@...?
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