Thanks to Karl Ricker and the bird counters, for their ongoing observations of our habitat. Lots of commentators that 2017 was a lamentable year on many fronts. Seems the birds agreed. Here's to a more robust and thriving 2018. Pemberton Christmas Bird Count Highlights (2001 – 2017) by Karl Ricker Introduction: Year 2017 was plagued … Continue reading The Official Bird Tally: results of the 2017 Pemberton Christmas Bird Count are in and the numbers are the lowest on record
John Tschopp shared the recent news of a Great Horned Owl doing battle in a local chicken coop. It won. Meal was successfully attained. Franzy Schnyder provided these pictures of the intruder. Save the date for the Pemberton Christmas Bird Count 2017. December 15. Based on the event's longstanding track record, there is zero likelihood … Continue reading Birds can be deadly. The Christmas Bird Count won’t. Save the date. December 15.
Boxing Day we travelled to Lillooet to participate in the Christmas Bird Count. The travel checklist was varied: Bird books, binoculars, Christmas cookies for the social, pain killers in case the dog’s arthritis flared up, camera gear, hiking poles, laptops, a cheese tray (also for the social) and several layers of warm clothing. Snow swirled … Continue reading Bird Brain
The keeners were up and at it at 8am this morning... but the Christmas Bird Count is underway all week, having started on Saturday. Any species seen between Saturday and Friday can be recorded as a count week bird. Birder-wrangler, John Tschopp shared these two pics of a flock of Pine Grosbeaks and a Pygmy … Continue reading Christmas Bird Count is underway
John Tschopp, local birder extraordinaire, led the charge for the annual Christmas Bird Count for Pemberton/Mount Currie and provided the big picture summary: 13 observers covered 7 routes. On count day we found 55 species with an additional 4 species on count week. A total of 1988 birds were counted, including count week. These are very … Continue reading Birdwatch: Christmas birdcount results
The latest from our birding correspondent, John Tschopp: With the weather turning into winter, some of our Arctic guests have arrived or are passing through. Along the valley road near Erickson Rd, a Rough-legged Hawk has been seen the last few days. I went up with my camera. To get there, the road took me … Continue reading BirdWatch and the Christmas Bird Count, Dec 15
John Tschopp reported the results from Pemberton's Christmas Bird Count earlier this month. Here's a little montage to our feathered friends who were spotted out on and about on one cloudy, clear day by 16 local ornithologists. No partridges in pear trees, despite the seasonal timeliness of such visitations. (Montage created with photos from Blake … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Birds
Spotted this week, in the neighbourhood of Collins Road, a Rough-legged Hawk. A bird of the Northern Tundra, the rough-legged hawk comes South in wintertime, making this sighting rare. A big bird, the name "rough-legged" refers to the feathers which cover the legs to the base of the toes. One of the hawk's most recognizable traits … Continue reading Bird Watch: Rough Legged Hawk Sighting and Bird Count details
For some folk, the annual Christmas tradition means traipsing around in the woods to find a tree. For others, it means traipsing around in the woods to find a different kind of trophy: a bird sighting. Last year, 30,416 birds were tallied, with 131 species identified, throughout Sea to Sky in the annual Christmas bird count. … Continue reading Save the Date: Christmas Bird Count, Dec 17
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