June 9, 2019
If you want to see Pelagic Cormorants, then Lighthouse Marine Park in Point Roberts WA is the place to go.
Pelagic Cormorant - Lighthouse Marine Park, Point Roberts WA - June 9, 2019
The white spot on the rump and the thin bill are the best field marks to distinguish this species from the more common Double-crested Cormorant.
Pelagic Cormorant - Lighthouse Marine Park, Point Roberts WA - June 9, 2019
This immature Bald Eagle was also on display.
Bald Eagle (Imm) - Lighthouse Marine Park, Point Roberts WA - June 9, 2019
June 23, 2019
I had the good fortune to add a new bird to my life list on this day. It was a Marbled Murrelet. It is not a rare bird, but one that is rarely this close to shore.
Marbled Murrelet - Lighthouse Marine Park, Point Roberts WA - June 23, 2019
Life Bird #435
June 29, 2019
I visited Brunswick Point in Delta and took a couple of good photos of common birds.
American Robin - Brunswick Point, Delta BC - June 29, 2019
I really like this photo of a Barn Swallow about to take a bath in the Fraser River.
Barn Swallow - Brunswick Point, Delta BC - June 29, 2019
Speaking of Barn Swallows, this photo of one on nest at Reifel was a keeper.
Barn Swallow - Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta BC - June 30, 2019
To wrap up June, this photo of a Marsh Wren was taken on the same day at the same location.
Marsh Wren - Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta BC - June 30, 2019
July 2019
July is one of the quiet months of the year for birds. Most of the photos were taken in our backyard, including this Goldfinch visiting the bird bath.
American Goldfinch - Backyard, North Delta BC - July 13, 2019
Six days later, a similar photo with a House Finch.
House Finch - Backyard, North Delta BC - July 19, 2019
On the 26th I got a nice shot of our resident Hummingbird.
Anna's Hummingbird - Backyard, North Delta BC - July 26, 2019
On the 27th I was back at Reifel where I took several shots of a House Sparrow doing something with a piece of fluffy vegetation.
House Sparrow - Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta BC - July 27, 2019
On the same visit I took this shot of an interestingly coloured Pigeon scratching its eye.
Rock Pigeon - Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta BC - July 27, 2019
Also on July 27th I visited Point Roberts and recorded a few good shots there.
European Starlings - Lighthouse Marine Park, Point Roberts WA - July 27, 2019
Here's some Pelagic Cormorants on the wing:
Pelagic Cormorants - Lighthouse Marine Park, Point Roberts WA - July 27, 2019
And here they are in the water. They are much less bulky looking than the more common Double-crested Cormorants. The gulls are Glaucous-winged.
Pelagic Cormorants - Lighthouse Marine Park, Point Roberts WA - July 28, 2019
August 2019
The first shot of the month was taken in our backyard and does not feature a bird, but a common Butterfly.
Cabbage White Butterfly - Backyard, North Delta BC - August 4, 2019
Considered a pest and an invasive species, I still think that the Starling is an attractive bird.
European Starling - Blackie Spit, Surrey BC - August 5, 2019
This bird was the subject of a rare bird alert for about six months before suddenly disappearing in early January 2020. This is a bird more commonly seen in California than BC, which is where I got my lifer way back in 1989 .
Black Phoebe - Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta BC - August 11, 2019
I included this photo of a common bird just because it's a bit surreal to my eye.
Red-breasted Nuthatch - Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta BC - August 11, 2019
This is another backyard shot, a good one of our resident Anna's Hummingbird.
Anna's Hummingbird - Backyard, North Delta BC - August 17, 2019
On the same day, i visited Point Roberts and saw these birds at Lighthouse Marine Park.
Surfbird - Lighthouse Marine Park, Point Roberts WA - August 17, 2019
On the 25th I was back at Point Roberts for this Cormorant shot.
Pelagic Cormorant - Lighthouse Marine Park, Point Roberts WA - August 25, 2019
And a House Finch in an unusual setting.
House Finch (F) - Lighthouse Marine Park, Point Roberts WA - August 25, 2019
I made my way from Point Roberts to Reifel in Ladner.
There has been a Great Egret moving around the Lower Mainland for what seems like a couple of years. In August it was at Reifel.
Great Egret - Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta BC - August 25, 2019
It's nice to see a Hummingbird feeding on natural nectar, as was the case at Reifel on this day.
Anna's Hummingbird - Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta BC - August 25, 2019
I was very lucky to spot an uncommon Warbler on my visit, a Northern Waterthrush. These are not typical colourful warblers, they are quite drab and easy to miss.
Northern Waterthrush - Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta BC - August 25, 2019
And finally on August 28th, there was a large flight of ducks overhead, mostly Northern Pintail and American Wigeon.
Northern Pintail and American Wigeon - Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta BC - August 28, 2019
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