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Thought this might be of interest. “ As the number of avian flu cases in B.C. climbs into the summer, the provincial SPCA is advising British Columbians to pause bird feeders and baths. But not everyone agrees.” https://www.todayinbc.com/news/national-avian-flu-outbreak-launches-b-c-bird-feeder-safety-debate/ Pamela Zevit RPBio | Biodiversity Conservation Planner T 604.590.7254 Check out how we are conserving biodiversity in Surrey I am privileged to work on the traditional territories (tém:éxw) of the s?myám? (Semiahmoo), sq??c?iy?a?? (Katzie), K?ik?????m (Kwikwetlem), q??ɑ:n????n? (Kwantlen), Qiqéyt (Qayqayt), Sc??waθ?n (Tsawwassen) and x?m?θk??y??m (Musqueam).

This morning I noticed a house sparrow exiting our backyard nestbox... that had been housing an increasingly noisy brood of violet green swallows. Thinking this very much not good, I listened for any sound from the box, then climbed up and opened it to find the four very healthy, partially feathered young, dead inside. Each of them had signs of being pecked and plucked to death...I'm assuming the house sparrow(s) had done this. Mostly just feeling gutted, but was there anything I could have done to avoid this tragedy? This is the first time we've had swallows nesting for a couple years...they are so defiinitely declining :-( Glen Thomson, South Langley

For those of you who didn’t know Wayne Weber passed away on June 27th. For those who knew Wayne, his obituary can be seen here. https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca/obituary/wayne-weber-1085609705 The BC birding community really has lost a stalwart member and he’ll be sadly missed! 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 E: Derek@... W: http://www.birdvancouver.com

From south of the border but many familiar species and potentially transferrable objectives. “This document has been prepared to stimulate and support an active approach to conservation of landbirds in prairie, oak, and riparian habitats of Western Oregon and Washington. It represents the collective efforts of individuals from multiple agencies and organizations within the Oregon-Washington Chapter of Partners in Flight. Participants included biologists and ecologists from Federal and State agencies, industry, private consulting firms, environmental organizations, and academia in order to ensure a full range of ideas, information flow, and practicalities.” https://avianknowledgenorthwest.net/resources/conservation-plans/or-wa-pif-plans/or-wa-pif-western-lowlands/ Pamela Zevit RPBio | Biodiversity Conservation Planner T 604.590.7254 Check out how we are conserving biodiversity in Surrey I am privileged to work on the traditional, unceded territories (tém:éxw) of the s?myám? (Semiahmoo), sq??c?iy?a?? (Katzie), K?ik?????m (Kwikwetlem), q??ɑ:n????n? (Kwantlen), Qiqéyt (Qayqayt), Sc??waθ?n (Tsawwassen) and x?m?θk??y??m (Musqueam).

I belong to a community garden in Vancouver. Last week, at the garden, I was dive bombed by three aggressive crows --- no doubt protecting their nest(s) nearby. The crows were asserting dominance. They actually followed me out of the garden. It would be great if someone could answer the following question: When can I expect this aggression by crows to subside so I can garden again? I assume when the baby crows are old enough to leave the nest. But not sure when this might be. Thanks in advance. Anne

Northern Spain, Pyrenees & North Norfolk coast England – Trip Report We decided to add a two-week birding trip to northern Spain and the Pyrenees to a return trip to London to see family and to bird up on the north Norfolk coast in England with friends from the US. The Pyrenees are stunning and a high recommend with amazing scenery, great hotels and roads and excellent birding. There wasn’t a lot that we could see that would be new for us so we decided to focus our attention on some hard-to-get species we hadn’t seen before. Our target list was 16 species of which we managed 13 so we were pretty happy and it was nice to be back with European birds and birdsong with Nightingales singing everywhere. Our life birds were: Greater Short-toed Lark Calandra Lark Iberian Green Woodpecker Western Bonelli’s Warbler Rock Sparrow Great Spotted Cuckoo Citril Finch Alpine Chough Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Western Subalpine Warbler Dupont’s Lark Middle Spotted Woodpecker Eurasian Eagle Owl We had a guide for just 2 days at the end of the trip to try for any of the species we’d missed and which required that super-local knowledge of specific habitat to find them. One of these was Dupont’s Lark which was epic as they are so hard to find – eBird describes them as ‘Fiendishly hard to see’ – they are in thick desert steppe scrub habitat and don’t fly much preferring to run on the ground. We put a lot of time in for this species and were on the point of finally giving up when a bird appeared in the open allowing for fantastic views and even a few photographs before running back in to the scrub. The Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush was a special birding moment too – we got it at the end of a 20k hike up in to the high alpine and watched the male doing it’s display flight right in front of us – what a stunning bird! We really only dipped on three species, Alpine Accentor, which we tried really hard for including scaling a vertical rock face with chains and ladders (thanks Aidan and George!!) and still didn’t see; White-backed Woodpecker and for the woodpecker we were with a guide who had radio-tagged them as part of an ongoing conservation project and knew precise territories but they are silent and pretty much impossible to find at this time of year. The remaining species was White-winged Snowfinch which we knew was a long shot but it’s always nice to have something to go back for another time! Our time up on the north Norfolk coast was spent in all the places I grew up birding and although there was nothing new for us, spending time there is always a pleasure and it will always be one of my favourite places to bird in the world. An evening spent at dusk on the heath at Holt Lowes SSSI watching ‘roding’ Eurasian Woodcock and Eurasian Nightjars displaying right above our heads was magical. We will post a full trip report on our birding website (www.worldbirdtraveler.com) shortly with full details of the trip itinerary along with the bird list, guide and accommodation information and, as always, happy to help and provide information for anyone thinking of planning a trip there. 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 E: Derek@... W: http://www.birdvancouver.com

Derek, As the main person who has kept track of rare bird sightings in Metro Vancouver since the 1960s, I can give a very definite answer to your question. It is an unqualified YES! Since May 4th this year, there have been 14 reports of Dusky Flycatcher in our area, which is an all-time high. (All of these were single birds, and it doesn’t include the birds your team banded). A normal number of sightings would be 1 to 5 in a year, almost all of them in May. By most definitions, this is rare, especially because it is very unusual to find more than one Dusky Flycatcher at once. All or nearly all of this year’s sightings were by experienced and capable birders, and/or were photographed. It looks like an abnormally high number of Duskies migrated west of the Cascades this year. You can see a list of the dates and locations of these sightings on the “Vancouver Rare Bird Alert” webpage, maintained by Melissa Hafting. It is at this location: https://bcbirdalert.blogspot.com/p/vancouver-and-fraser-valley.html . From the top of the listing, scroll down about 3 screens and you will find the list of all the recent Dusky Flycatcher sightings. Dusky Flycatcher is an abundant breeding bird in the BC Southern Interior. (I have run a BBS route near Merritt since 1974, and the first year I surveyed it, I recorded 44 Dusky Flycatchers— the commonest bird on the route!) However, the species does not breed west of the Cascades, and is consistently a rare migrant, more in spring that fall. The status of Dusky Flycatchers in Seattle, WA and Portland, OR is pretty much the same as around Vancouver. As you know, Dusky Flycatcher is very difficult to identify in the field, especially from Hammond’s, which is common here. As you say, the wing formula of the two is different, making it possible to reliably identify them in the hand. Even after 60 years of birding experience, I often have difficulty separating these two on visual characters alone. However, the songs and call-notes of these two are quite different, and make it easy to separate them IF they are vocalizing. I first recorded Dusky Flycatchers in the field (by their call-notes) in our area at Pitt Meadows in 1972, and I usually manage to find one or two myself every spring. Even though I’ve rarely visited the Colony Farm banding station, I am well aware of the work that you and your cooperators are doing. This work is very important and valuable, and documenting records of rare and accidental species, even if it’s a tiny part of the work you do, is important nonetheless. Can you give us the dates of Dusky Flycatchers you’ve banded this year? I gather that each time it was a single bird, except for today. Keep up the outstanding work you are doing at VARC!! Wayne Weber, Ph.D. Delta, BC contopus@... From: It turns out that there is also one of these roosts known in BC, at the Courtenay Museum in Courtenay, and that one is active right now. [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Derek Matthews Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2022 3:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [vanbcbirds] Empid Question! Hi Vanbirders! Are there any Empid experts out there who have noticed a lot of Dusky Flycatchers in the lower mainland this spring? For us as banders with birds in the hand, we can fairly easily separate Dusky from Hammond’s based on wing morphology. This spring, along with a good number of Hammond’s, we have banded multiple Dusky Flys and this morning banded two Dusky along with several Hammond’s. This is highly unusual for us; we normally catch the odd Dusky in Spring, and treat it as an uncommon if not rare bird here, but not multiple birds and never two in the same morning! I was just wondering if anyone has noticed an increase or had any thoughts? Thanks! 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 E: Derek@... W: http://www.birdvancouver.com

Can anyone help identify these birds please? 1) Flycatcher today in White Rock. The bird was perched above a small pond. Attached is a small video as well as pictures. I'm leaning towards Western Wood-Pewee but the field guide (Sibley's) shows grey frontal parts while the bird here has a contrast between dark upperparts and pale underparts. 2) It's one of the Goldeneyes, also from White Rock today. There were 3 individuals. Yellow eye. The shape of the white spot is more round than it is like a comma suggesting Common, however the wing pattern and upperparts look more like a Barrow's. The in-flight photos came out all blurred but the pattern (white patch on upperwing) is visible. Thanks, Nikhil Patwardhan

Hi Vanbirders! Are there any Empid experts out there who have noticed a lot of Dusky Flycatchers in the lower mainland this spring? For us as banders with birds in the hand, we can fairly easily separate Dusky from Hammond’s based on wing morphology. This spring, along with a good number of Hammond’s, we have banded multiple Dusky Flys and this morning banded two Dusky along with several Hammond’s. This is highly unusual for us; we normally catch the odd Dusky in Spring, and treat it as an uncommon if not rare bird here, but not multiple birds and never two in the same morning! I was just wondering if anyone has noticed an increase or had any thoughts? Thanks! 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 E: Derek@... W: http://www.birdvancouver.com