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British Columbia-Yukon Region •Luanel british columbia-yukon region •luaneL. '•::•'"':?::' the Blue Rock Thrush in interior British YUKON Columbia,a potentialfirst for North Amer- NORTHWESTica awayfrom Alaska, was the farthestoff LTERRiTORiEcourse. Abbreviations:a.t. (audiotaped); BBS (Breeding iWhitehørsee TERR,TORY'•:;.":•...?•....?•......Z•• BirdSurvey); B.C. (British Columbia); Delkatla .•..] •Atlin'i;?.;•! ß *Watson Lake (OelkatlaWildlife Sanctuary, Masset, O. CI.); ., . C•j..a..r .?::.. Iona (IonaL, n.w. Richmond,at the mouthof theFraser R.); Ok. L. (OkanaganL.); Ok. Vlly (OkanaganValley); NWT (Northwest Territories); RG.(Prince George); p.v. (pending verification by responsibleBird RecordsCommittee); STP (SewageTreatment Plant/Ponds); Van. (Vancou- ver);Van. I. (VancouverL); Vic. (Victoria);v.t. i (videotaped);Whse. (Whitehorse). ••,o ,• • ..-';:?;:::.:i:?'-•.':•..'"'?...."•?Z:.::?.-?.'.'-f-.:.i-i.:?;i{•{::-.'..'-::?-:•';. •,•;"•:•'":_ "-%::.?['"••?:""::'Fort StJohn •:'i LOONS TO RAILS • ?•...:i??.•.:•:;? :Z.-:•Z:."':: C.h,elwy nd. :c:..'.?.: ..... 7.'d.?.-.¾; z - Only a vagrantto insidewaters, a Sooty Rupertß '::::•;:-:--";."ii'..DawsonCreek ß • Shearwaterseen in GeorgiaStrait off the Smithers"':: \ .:•:.:. •,• Iona JettyJune 8 (RTo) was a surprise.A Buller's Shearwater 180 km w. of the mouth of Juande FucaStrait July 15 (BT) wasin •:•'d:'"?•"-i!"•-:-. PrinceGr -. B.C.waters early. Two locations along •he B.C./Alberta border recorded their first confirmed Am. White Pelicans. Six were seenin typical high circlingflight above Mt. Robson P.P.June 1 (NK, GR, MVB), anda flockof 10 appearedover Boundary L., e. of Fort St. John,July 2 (RRH. GSD, SyR,CS); likely wanderers from farthereast in both cases. The four or more Am. Bit- terns at Stone Cr. Marsh, w. of Vanderhoof, Kaiøø•monß c. B.C., June 19 (PH, MH) constituted a •. ßVancouvert,• .... ßPentict( goodfind of thisfurtive species. Possiblythe southernmostTrumpeter Swanbreeding record for the Region,2 adults and two small cygnetswere on MuskegL., 40 km n.e. of TumblerRidge, lACK BOWLING heavierrains. Temperatures as a wholewere n.e.B.C.,July 10 (CH). TwoOldsquaw, usu- nearnormal or slightlyabove. ally noted only during migration in s. Whilesome may think that a rainysum- Yukon,were observed at the unlikelydate tColumbia wasanotheras a processionwetoneof for slow-mov- British mer hasonly negative impacts on birds,the of July2 at SwanL. nearWhse. (JG, HG). ing and powerful"cold low" pressuresys- realstory may be morecomplex. Although The now famousyoung male Common tems moved in from the Pacific. The north- some first broods suffered from the cold Eider which overwintered in the Van. area east fared the worst, with Fort Nelson's and wet, the lush vegetationand higher reappearedoff the Iona Jettyin earlyJuly monthlyrainfall totaling 300% of normal watertables may have helped other species and was presentthrough month's end in June,and almost200% in July.Vancou- expandinto newterritory. Thanks to an in- (m.ob., tMPr). ver Airport recordedits wettestJuly ever. creasednumber of surveys,a few holesin Fifty-oneBald Eagles, six adultsand 46 Most of the Yukon, save for the extreme observercoverage were filled in this year, immatures, at Corkscrew Cr., s. of Vander- south,was far enoughnorth to escapethe with oftensurprising results. As for rarities, hoof, June 15 (BCFO) were feedingon 1040 FIELD NOTES britishcolumbia-yukon spawningsuckers. This is a largeinland con- at Swan.L. nearWhse. July 5 (CE, HG, BM, riphery of the main push.Consider the gregationfor any season.A Cooper'sand a LB, PS) constituted a rare summer record 5000tallied at YakounEstuary, Q.C.I., July Broad-wingedHawk were great finds in the for thes. Yukon. A Gyrfalconnest just n. of 9 (PH), thelargest number the observerhas P.G.area June 14 (BCFO).A Ministryof En- Windy Passalong the DempsterHwy con- everseen on theQueen Charlottes. Usually vironment census of N. Goshawks in the Ft. tainedtwo youngJune 13 (RDM); the male largeflocks of this peepmake landfall far- Nelson Lowlands of n.e.B.C. in lune found falconwas seen transferring a ptarmigan ther southalong the coast,as did the 7000- no activenests and had only 3 responsesto aeriallyto the female,who thencarried it to 8000at Iona STPJuly 2 (MPr). tapeplayback (SNB, PSh, VP, JS).Whether the nest. A Red-necked Stint at Reifel June 19 thiswas a poorbreeding year or relatedto Researchersstumbled upon two-three (p.v.,tJI), the 3rd earliestfor the Region, timingwill hopefullybe clarifiedby further YellowRails 30 km e. of Chetwynd,n.e. wasin a flockof W. Sandpipers.An appar- research.The elusiveBroad-winged Hawks B.C.,during surveys for batsJune 3-July 13 entLong-toed Stint showed up at Sandspit, of BoundaryL., n.e.B.C., wereunusually (p.v., a.t. tMAS, AdV, SWG, CM, BH) in Q.C.I., July1 (p.v.,MH, tPH), a potential cooperative,revealing themselves several typicalwet grasshabitat. These are the west- first for the archipelago.The observersrec- times. Single birds were seen June 16 ernmostobservations yet in the Regionof ognizedthe difficultyof differentiatingthis (BCFO), July 2 (RRH, SyR), and July25 thisextremely local species. Perhaps it is re- speciesfrom LeastSandpiper in the de- (SGC,LRR). Also,Yukon's first-ever Broad- spondingpositively to the higherwater lev- tailed notes. wingedI-Iawk was observed along the La els of the pastcouple of summersin the The 1500 Franklin's Gulls, almost all BicheR. in the s.e.corner of the Territory northeast.A Virginia Rail was heard at adults,at the Fort St. JohnN. STP July6 June 15 ('•CE). A Swainson'sHawk on Sea MooseMarsh, Mt. RobsonEP., May 31 (SK, (GSD, RRH, SyR,CS) constitutedone of I., n. of Van.Airport, July 11 provided Van's LL, J&CMcGhee), the first for thepark. the largestflocks on recordfor summer. firstrecord and possibly the first in Julyfor Usuallythe big flocksin the Peacehave a coastalarea. It was last seendrifting E SHOREBIRDS TO WOODPECKERS thinnedout by then.One-two Little Gulls alongthe Fraser R. (MKM). Jason Weir of Kelowna made the local at Iona STPJune 1 (RTo,m.ob.) were possi- A GoldenEagle near Sechelt,Sunshine breedingAm. Avocetsat the Glenmore bly the onesseen earlier in the springin Coast,June 8 (DoB) provideda rare record Landfillhis pet project. He documentedthe GeorgiaStrait. The Whse. area experienced for the area.Two Peregrine Falcons flushed 19 nestsand 85-90 eggslaid in May, and several first larid records for the season: a from the undersideof the EagleR. Bridge the hatchingof the chicksthrough June. 2nd-summer California Gull June 23, and just n. of Eagle Plains,Dempster Hwy, This is the largestavocet breeding colony an ad.Ring-billed and a first-summerCali- Yukon,June 18 (RDM). An imm. Peregrine yet recordedin the Region.A late entry fornia June24 (CE). An ad. LesserBlack- from the previousseason, a pair of territo- backedGull firstdiscovered in Whse. July 2 rial GreaterYellowlegs frequented Delkatla (ph.tCE, tPS,ph. triG) wasrelocated July 23-25 (CE), perhaps the Yukon's first. $I•]'• cameHughupJennings •o Eliguk ofBellevue,L. alongWA, the through May (MH, PH, AD). Thereare no e. sideof B.C'sTweedsmuir P.P. in June breedingrecords for the Q.C.I., and no nest SlatT-backedGulls wandered E and S dur- was found in this instance. A Willet at Gis- to do a little fishing.What he learned ing the period,unusual in summer.An im- come, e. of P.G., June3 (DG, SK, LL, MPh, there is worth relating:"About 7-10 maculateadult was a surpriseat Inuvik, NWT, June 15 (RDM), while a 2nd-sum- daysbefore I arrivedat EligukL. on June SPh)was only the 2nd for the localcheck- 10,• piecgof grassymuskeg broke away listarea. An ad.Spotted Sandpiper with two met bird at Whse.July 30 (ph. tCE, tPS) fromthe shoreline on a windyday and chickson a gravelbar at theYakoun R. near established a first documented record for driftedonto the dock at thelodge. It was PortClements July 9 provideda rarebreed- theYukon. Perhaps part of the samemove- about 10 ft. sq.and had a nestwith two ing recordfor the Q.C.I. The sevenLong- mentwhich brought the bird to Whse.,an Corn.Loon eggs. The adults were on the billed Curlews at Vanderhoof June 15 ad. Slaty-backedat RoseSpit on Aug. 1 lakea shortdistance away. A coupleof (BCFO) constitutedthe largestflock on (tPH, MH), provideda first recordfor the men hookedan anchorinto the way- recordfor the area,strong confirmation of Q.C.I. Two sub-ad. W. Gulls were on the e. side ward grassisland and tried to tow it up its recentsurge into c. B.C.A Surfbirdatop the shoreline.This didn't work very Mt. Goldenside,km 72 DempsterHwy, July of GwaiiHaanas N.P. ReserveMay 26-27 wellso they proceedeS to pushit in- 17 (LS)had the observer"cryingand jump- (AD). The onlyother sighting on recordfor stead. The loons swam a little distance ing;"any Yukon sighting of this speciesis MoresbyI., Q.C.I., is for the winter period. aheadof them.After pushingit about noteworthy, especially near potential Way n. of its establishedrange was a Glau- 200 yards,the loonsby their actionsof breedinggrounds. cous-wingedGull at Inuvik,NWT, June16 swimmingtoward the shoreindicated A beach shorebird census on the n.e. (RDM). Casual during summer in the thatthey seemed towant the nest left at Q.C.I. Aug. 1 (PH, MH) turnedup a high Whse. area, two first-summer Glaucous thebase of a largerock where protective 4899Sanderlings. Single juv. Semipalmated Gullswere present there through July (ph. treesprovided some shade. The grass is- Sandpiperswere at DelkatlaJuly 1 and at CE, HG). land was tethered to the trees to hold it SandspitAug. 1 (MH, PH), the first sight- The first-evernests of Black-legged in place.It tookonly about 20 minutes ingson the Q.C.I. in 3 years.The southern Kittiwake in B.C. were discovered on Hol- after'the •en backed off before one of sweepof W. Sandpipersappears to have land Rock in Chatham Sound off Prince the loonshopped back on the nest..:' been displacedsomewhat east this season. Rupert June 23 (DC, LG, '•PH, B.
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