2003 CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT RESULTS
A. Dec. 13, 2003 Parksville-Qualicum (Coordinated by Sandra Gray)
B. Dec. 20, 2003 Nanoose-Lantzville (Coordinated by Guy Monty)
C. Dec. 28, 2003 Nanaimo (Coordinated by Guy Monty)
2003 SIGNIFICANT MID-ISLAND BIRD SIGHTINGS
Note: As I am not aware of any official registry for bird sightings on the Mid-Island, this information is compliled mainly from reported sightings on the bcbirdingvanisland eGroup. If there is any official information available, I would be happy to include it.
Rock Wren
Day total = 117 ( a new record for the area - previous best was 109)
Week total = ???
Highlights included:
Snow Goose,
Brant,
Wood ducks,
Gadwall,
Northern Shovelers,
Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-Tailed Hawk, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Bald Eagles, American Coot, Greater Yellowlegs, Sanderling, Dunlin, Rhinocerous Auklet, Great-horned Owl, Western Screech Owl, Saw-whet owls, Northern Shrike, Hutton's Vireo, Hermit Thrush, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, Savannah Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, White- Crowned Sparrow, Gold-crowned Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, Red Crossbill, Pine Siskin, and American Goldfinch
Day total = 102
Week total = ???
Highlights included:
Yellow-billed Loon,
Virginia Rail,
Rock Sandpiper,
Ring-billed Gull,
Great Horned Owl,
Barred Owl,
Northern Saw-whet Owl,
Anna's Hummingbird,
Hutton's Vireo,
Hermit Thrush, and
Common Yellowthroat
Day total = 125
Week total = 128 (1 short of the previous high)
Highlights included:
Yellow-billed Loon,
Eared Grebe,
Spotted Sandpiper,
Ruddy Turnstone,
Ring-billed Gull,
California Gull,
SLATY-BACKED GULL,
Glaucous Gull,
Band-tailed Pigeon,
Western Screech-Owl,
Great Horned Owl,
Northern Pygmy-Owl,
Northern Saw-whet Owl,
Anna's Hummingbird,
Horned Lark,
Hermit Thrush,
Cedar Waxwing,
Yellow-rumped Warbler,
Townsend's Warbler,
American Tree Sparrow,
Savannah Sparrow,
Lincoln's Sparrow,
Western Meadowlark,
Common Redpoll, and
American Goldfinch
Location: French Creek Marina - beside creek and on breakwater
Initial sighting by:Guy Monty, Feb. 9, 2003
Confirmation by: Nathan Hentze and Jamie Fenneman, Feb. 9, 2003
Documentation: Report on bcbirdingvanisland by Nathan Hentze, Feb. 9, 2003
Long-billed Curlew
Northern Parula
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Location: Rathtrevor Beach
Initial sighting by: A&S Shaw, May 11/03
Confirmation: photo
Documentation: Reported in bcbirdingvanisland on May 11/03
Location: Qualicum Beach - Garret & Belyea Road
Initial sighting by: Guy Monty, May 17/03
Confirmation: n/a
Documentation: Reported in bcbirdingvanisland on May 17/03
Location: Admiral's Lagoon
Initial sighting by: M. Yip, Jul. 4/03
Confirmation & documentation: photo posted on bcbirdingvanisland, Jul. 4/03
Pacific Golden Plover
Sanderling
Location: Admiral's Lagoon
Initial sighting by: Guy Monty
Confirmation: n/a
Documentation: Report on bcbirdingvanisland, Jul. 31/03
Location: Admiral's Lagoon, Aug. 2/03
Initial sighting by: Mike Yip
Confirmation & documentation: Photo posted on bcbirdingvanisland
American Redstart
Ruddy Turnstones (2)
Location: Dyke Slough, Courtenay, Aug. 25/03
Initial sighting by: J. Fenneman
Confirmed by: n/a
Documentation: Report posted on bcbirdingvanisland, Aug.25/03
Location: Admiral's Lagoon, Aug. 27/03
Initial sighting by: Mike Yip
Confirmation: Sunday Bird Walk group, Sept. 1/03
Documentation: Report & photo in bcbirdingvanisland, Aug. 27/03
Green Heron
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Little Gull & American Golden Plover
Ruff
Tropical Kingbird
Canvasback Ducks
Bohemian Waxwing
Red Phalarope
Palm Warbler
Swamp Sparrow
Slaty-backed Gull
Black Brant
White-winged Crossbills
Rock Sandpipers (2)
Yellow-billed Loons(2)
Location: Buttertubs Marsh, Sept. 1/03
Initial sighting by: Dale Whitmee
Confirmation by: Ralph Hocken, Sept. 2/03
Documentation: Reported on bcbirdingvanisland, Sept. 1/03
Location: Ucluelet, Sept. 2/03
Initial sighting by: Brian Slater
Confirmation: n/a
Documentation: Report on bcbirdingvanisland, Sept. 2/03
Location: Nanaimo River Estuary, Sept.3/03
Initial sighting by: Guy Monty
Confirmation: n/a
Documentation: Report on bcbirdingvanisland, Sept. 5/03
Location: Deep Bay, Sept.11/03
Initial sighting & confirmation by: Jamie Fenneman, Heather Pratt, and Guy
Monty
Documentation: Report on bcbirdingvanisland, Sept.11/03
Location: Courtenay Airpark Lagoon, Sept.22/03
Initial sighting & confirmation by: Art Morgan and Norma Morton
Documentation: Report on bcbirdingvanisland, Sept. 22/03
Location: Ucluelet, Sept.23/03
Initial Sighting by: Brian Slater
Confirmation: n/a
Documentation: Report on bcbirdingvanisland, Sept. 23/03
Location: Morningstar Pond, Oct.31/03
Initial sighting by: Mike Yip
Confirmed by: Guy Monty
Documentation: Report and photo posted on bcbirdingvanisland, Oct. 31/03
Location: Nanoose Estuary, Nov. 2/03
Initial sighting by: Guy Monty
Confirmed by: Sunday Bird Group
Documentation: Report photo posted on bcbirdingvanisland, Nov. 2/03
Location: Qualicum Beach, Nov. 24/03
Initial sighting by: Neil Robins
Confirmed by: Sunday Bird Group
Documentation: Report posted on bcbirdingvanisland, Nov. 24/03
Location: Little River, Nov. 25/03
Initial sighting by: J. Fenneman
Confirmed by: N. Hentze & A. Morgan Group
Documentation: Report posted on bcbirdingvanisland, Nov. 2/03
Location: Beaver Pond, Nov. 26/03
Initial sighting by: J. Fenneman
Confirmed by: n/a
Documentation: Report posted on bcbirdingvanisland, Nov. 26/03
Location: Cumberland Dump, Nov. 29/03
Initial sighting by: J. Fenneman
Confirmed by: N. Hentze & A. Morgan
Documentation: Report and photo posted on bcbirdingvanisland, Nov. 29/03
Location: Parksville Community Center field (Guy's backyard) Dec. 15/03
Initial sighting by: Guy Monty
Confirmation by: n/a
Documentation: Report on bcbirdingvanisland, Dec. 15/03
Location: Errington, Dec. 18/03
Initial sighting by: Dan ?
Confirmation by: Sandra Gray
Documentation: Report on bcbirdingvanisland, Dec. 18/03
Location: off Blueback Road, Nanoose, Dec. 18/03
Initial sighting by: Guy Monty
Confirmation by: Christmas Bird Count
Documentation: Report on bcbirdingvanisland, Dec. 18/03
Location: off Tyee Cr. & Schooner Cove, Nanoose Dec. 20/03
Initial sighting by: Christmas Bird Count
Confirmation by: Christmas Bird Count
Documentation: Report on bcbirdingvanisland, Dec. 20/03
2004 BRANT WILDLIFE FESTIVAL
Apr. 2, 3, & 4th
Parksville & Qualicum, B.C.
Photo, Art, and carving exhibitions, birding day, special events
Tentative schedule includes:
A. "Artist in Action"
B. Wildlife Carving Competition & Canadian Carving Championship
C. Wildlife Art & Photography Exhibition & Sale
D. Student Art Exhibition & Sale
E. Big Day Birding Competition
For more information, click brantfestival.bc.ca
Photo: Pandemonium at Admiral's Lagoon - Mar. 21/03
You can access the completed pages by clicking the links below.