The Backyard's weekly bird walks go out on Tuesdays out of Parksville and Sundays out of Nanaimo. For walk locations, check out our most recent Bird Report.

Thursday, 17 January 2013

"RARE BIRD-Red-flanked Bluetail"

Rare bird alert”


13 Jan - 17 Jan -- RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL in Vancouver!


A first-winter Red-flanked Bluetail is currently showing well in Queens Park, New Westminster, Vancouver (https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=209184547269960571857.0004d346cbbf81bb15d10&msa=0&ll=49.216111,-122.907829&spn=0.014997,0.042272).
From the main parking lot, walk 1 minute north towards the playground where the bird was seen feeding around the picnic tables and the base of conifers as of 8 am on January 16.

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