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British Columbia\/Yukon Region (PJW)provided the Region's first migrant Loons to Herons Marchrecords. Surprisingly, theonly Bram- A pairof Red-throatedLoons on LaceyL. blingreport came in fromGambell, where a British nearPort Alberni May 13 (MB) was thought youngmale appeared June 3-4 (WINGS, to be nesting.Staging Pacific Loons off AK).The Ketchikanwinter feeder Purple Reifelincreased from 2500 Apr. 14 to 6000 Finches(a maleand two females)remained Columbia/ byApr. 25th (JI), likely catching the last of togetherto Mar. 31 and a femalelingered to the eulachon run at the mouth of the Fraser Apr.12 (JP, SCH). White-winged Crossbills R. Twounaged Yellow-billed Loons were at remainedlocally common (in the e. Inte- Yukon TorinoMar. I 1 (JJ),while an immature was rior)to nearlyabsent from most the North onKalamalka L. nearVernon Apr. 21-May Gulf Coast(m.ob.). 14 (PG, MCo, C S, RJC).A singlePied- billed Grebewas at Rat L., Carcrossin s.w. Contributorsand Observers:J. B. Allen, Region YukonMay 2-12 (LS, MaW, HG), the ATTOUR (P.J. Baicich,S.C. Heinl, M. sceneof theterritory's first nesting last year; Toochin),E. E. Burroughs,K. Brock,C. P. it wasnot seenthereafter. A singleEared Dau, T. J. Doyle (EasternInterior Subre- Grebeon Arrow L. atNakusp May 7 (GSD) gionalCompiler), FIELD GUIDES(D. Ste- wasa good find. There was a noticeable stag- jskal,J. Pierson), D. Fox, D. D. Gibson,R.J. ingof W. Grebesin GeorgiaStrait, with a Gordon,J. Haaga, C. Harwood,S. C. Heinl, peakof 3000 Mar. 26 (RSw).Another high IC Holder,A. Holm, E Hunter,I. L. Jones, JACK BOWLING countwas of 1200off EnglishBay, Van., A. Kraynik,R. Lewis,R. E. Lowell,R. A. Thewaning of El Nifioallowed for some in- Mar.30 (CAi).As usual, the interior buildup Macintosh,B. J. McCafiery,L. Meehan,J. terestingweather in March--stormyon the of W. Grebesoccurred later, as on Arrow L. at Morgart,W. Mueller,N. Osgood,H. Parker, coastduring the first half, then ending with a Nakuspwhere 455 Apr.28, 285 Apr.30, M. Parker,J. Pondi,L. Scharf,R. L. Scher,R. heatwave for southern areas and a coldsnap 1250May6, and>1000 May7 (GSD)were A. Schulz,S. Smith, D. W. Sonneborn,G. intothe -30s ø E forYukon. April began un- recorded VanVliet, VENT (K. J. Zimmer,D. Wolfe), setdedbut became sunny and warm during A flock of three Am. White Pelicans flew P.J. Walsh, G. C. West,J. Williams, WINGS thethird week as a ridgeof highpressure N overPitt L., n.e. of Van.,May 13 (•'K. (J.L. Dunn,G. H. Rosenberg,M. O'Brien). built over Yukon and northern British Co- McEachern,LC, AM, M&E Merry), the Details,specimens, and photographs refer- lumbia.This pattern lasted into the middle 5th or 6th springchecklist record for which encedare on file at Universityof Alaska Mu- of May,resulting in a prolongedepisode of a clearpattern of mid-Mayvisitations has seum(Fairbanks). brisk northeast winds acrossthe southern unfolded. This is a bit later than the s. inte- -- T. G. •bbish,Jr., 2510 ForakerDrive, An- halfof the region. The effect on northbound riorvalleys, where seven were seen winging chorage,Alaska 9951Z migrantswas clear: Many of theMarch and N overOk. L. fromWestbank May 9 (EF). earlyApril arrivals were early, while subse- Theincreased spring sightings ofthis species quentwaves became progressively later, caus- suggestthe population may be increasing in ingmuch anxiety in thebirding world. Also the Region.A wanderingsingle first-year noticeable was the reluc- Double-crested Cormorant made it to a tanceof manyof thelate-ar- NORTHWEST pondon the Commonage near Vernon May rivingsongbirds to sing,al- 21 (CS, m.ob.), while an adult travelledfar mostas if theyhad all their northto L. Laberge,s.w. Yukon May 25 strengthsapped fighting the (BD, HG), a locationwhere one had been :'•;.•?•.•:YUKON'•-'•'TERRITOR• winds. There were few ex- theprevious year (BD). The bird was also tralimital visitors, a Costas seenthere May 26-27 (m.ob.).A sizeable Hummingbirdin Vancouver flock of 2000 Brandt'sCormorants between beingthe most obvious. Gabriola I. and Duke Pt. s.e. of Nanaimo Mar. 2 (DS) waspresumably feeding on Abbreviations:B.C. (British spawningherring. An estimated5000 '= BRI•SH COLUMBIA Columbia);D.C. (Dawson Brandt's were in Active Passbetween Salt- Creek);Ok. L. (Okanagan L.); springand Mayne Is. Mar 26 (CAi etal.), Ok.Vlly ( Okanaganl•lley); thenon-breeding season Regional strong- EG. (PrinceGeorge); p.v. holdfor the species. A new local record-high (pendingverification bygov- count for Burrard Inlet of 45 Brandt's Cor- erningBird Records Commit- morantswas tallied Apr. 8 (B.I.E.A.E).At • •nceRu•fl•m•ers;'- •aw•n. Cr•k' tee);Q.C.I. (QueenCharlotte least3 pairsof Pelagic Cormorants were seen Islands);Reifel (George C. on the cliffison the n. end of BallenasI. off Reij•l Wate•wl Sanctuary ParksvilleMar. 2 (DFF),where no nesting near Ladher, BC); R.EM.- hasbeen reported since 1987. Nesting M.S.(Rocky Point Migration Pelagicsonthe cliffs of Prospect Pt., Stanley MonitoringStation, s. tip of Park,Van., were interrupted byblasting and Van.L); S.T.E (Sewage •eat- scalingof thediffface by theParks Board mentPlant); Van. ( Vancouv- duringthe time the birds were setting up ter- --.•mo•.•ancouvet P• Cranbr•k er); Van. I. ( VancouverL); ritories.Only 10 adultswere noted there Vic. ( Victoria);Whse. ( White- duringthe height of theblasting Mar. 1, horse). while 61 birds•including10 nesting 294 FIELDNOTES FALL1995 pairs--werethere Mar. 28 (MPr).The num- berof nestswould undoubtedly have been InternationalTropical Birding Festival higherif theblasting had not occurred. City boardsneed to beeducated on therepercus- sionsof theirignorance. American Bitterns were noted from widely scatteredlocations: A singleat Viaduct Flats,Saanich, Mar. 4 (RS);another at SomenosMarsh, Duncan, Apr. 12 (DM); anunusual gathering of threein PittMead- nam ows,n.e. of Van., Apr. 21 (BD);and a single February4-11 birdcalling repeatedly from Newlands, 50 co-sponsoredby "; ' km n.e. ofP.G., May 27-28 (CA, HA, JB, The Asociaci6n Naclona! NK). Vernon's25-30 pairsof GreatBlue Herons nested at the establisheddowntown parala colony.A windstormApr. 4 flippeda nest Conservaci6n de la Naturaleza overon an incubating bird, briefly trapping (ANCON) the birdbefore the nest fell to pieces.The and heronsurvived but not theeggs (J. Boss). Victor Emanuel Nature Tours TheGreat Egret which wintered around Ab- botsfordwas last seen May 17 (MG). Did it (VENT) head back south? Green Herons became conspicuousbeginning in March,with re- portsof_<four birds at a timefrom 5 suitable Sixdays offield trips and late afternoon lectures. Anexciting opportu- locationsin thelower Fraser valley, 4 areas nityto birdwith distinguished experts and to enjoythe wealth of tropical aroundVictoria, and 2 sitesnear Courtenay birdsthat Panamahas to offer.$1295 fromPanama City. All profits thereafter(v.o.). The two overwintering will be donatedto ANCON. Formore information, please call or write Black-crownedNight-Herons at Reifel were to VENT: P.O. Box 33008, Austin, Texas 78764 800/328-VENT joinedby three others Mar. 11 (JI, P&BSp) Fax: 512/328-2919 email:[email protected] whichsuggested a possible influx from nearbywintering areas. The number of over- VICTOR EMANUEL NATURE TOURS winteringbirds at Reifel has shown agradual declinefrom the heyday of themid-1980s, whenone could see 10-11 birds along Fuller Slough.Does this reflect areal decline or just loops,Apr. 23 (CC, DnW,BT, JBu, GwW). 28 (AD). Perhapsthis is the same bird that dispersaltoother areas? EmperorGeese continued tomake news with wasthere in April1994. A fewnotable duck a relativelytame blue-green banded bird on crosseswere a probable d' HoodedMerganser Waterfowl then. shoreofShuswap L., Apr.21-28 (the x Corn.Goldeneye at ChinaCr. Park,s. Van. DifferentiatingwinteringTundra Swans from Clarks, SR, m.ob.), later confirmedas an I., Jan.1-Mar. 15 (BSI,R. Cripps,ph. SMcR Trumpetersrequires a lot of scopework by Alaskanbandee (FK, fide CS). This would et al.); a probabled' Com. Goldeneyex knowledgeableobservers, and a casecan be providethe first accepted B.C. interior record HoodedMerganser atStoney Creek, Vander- madethat we really do not have a goodhan- (p.v.).Another Emperor was at Somenos hoof,Apr. 9 (NK, SK,ph. MPh); anda d' dleon the species in theRegion. A countof MarshMay 15& 20 (S&EWatts). A healthy Cinnamonx Blue-wingedTeal at Lewes 105 Tundras at TsawwassenLands, Delta, 6267 Brantwere tallied by the Canadian Marsh,Marsh L., s.w.Yukon May 9 (CE). Mar.5 (DTy)was on the high side and indi- WildlifeService in theParksville-Qualicum Relativelylarge numbers of Gadwallwere catesthat the patientobserver can make Beacharea during the Brant Festival Apr. 3 seenaround the Whse. area, where the species worthwhilecontributions. Trumpeter Swans (T. Martin,fideJeA). More surprising were israre in spring, with 17 individuals noted be- departedthe winteringgrounds on the s. relativelylarge numbers inYukon, with 14at tweenMay 13-31(m.ob.). A d' Eur.Wigeon coastin March, with 175 on the Tsawwassen McClintockBay, Marsh L., anda tired-look- at D.C., Apr. 10 (MPh, SK) wasthe first Landsin DeltaMar. 5 (RSw),dwindling to ing oneat SchwatkaL. dockMay 26-27 recordedfor the area.Lost Lagoon was a threebirds there by Mar. 26 (MPL). Strag- (m.ob.).Boundary Bay harbored good num- havenfor Lesser Scaup during March, with a glerswere noted at Port Albemi until Apr. 17 bersof staging Brant, with 1300 arriving Mar. peakof 6500Mar. 5 (MPr,N. Moores).The (DGC), tyingthe latestdeparture record 13 (RSw),and a peakof 3100Mar. 27 (GAP,, duskflight of ducks into Lost Lagoon Mar. 27 there;until Apr. 20 (HVP) at Martindale RSw). Thereafternumbers declined: 2500 (MPr)brought an estimated 3000-5000 Bar- Flats,Saanich, s.e. Van. I.; anduntil May 21 Apr.20-21 (Rsw),1600 Apr. 29 (RSw),and rowsGoldeneyes tojoin the already present (D. Bastaja)in theFraser Valley at Katzie 12 birdsMay 23 (RSw).The ReifelSnow 4000 LesserSeaups. The lagoon was Marsh.A MuteSwan with two cygnets was in Goose flock, estimated at 5000 birds Mar.
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