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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, COLONY FARM REGIONAL PARK, COQUITLAM, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 6/11/2022




 

EUROPEAN STARLING, COLONY FARM REGIONAL PARK, COQUITLAM, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 6/11/2022


 

EASTERN KINGBIRD, COLONY FARM REGIONAL PARK, COQUITLAM, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 6/11/2022


 

MALE COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, COLONY FARM REGIONAL PARK, COQUITLAM, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 6/11/2022



 

MALE NORTHERN FLICKERS, COLONY FARM REGIONAL PARK, COQUITLAM, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 6/11/2022


 

MALE RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, COLONY FARM REGIONAL PARK. COQUITLAM, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 6/11/2022 - PHOTOGRAPHIC LIFE LIST SPECIES # 1,024

   We can ID this hummingbird as a male Rufous Hummingbird as follows:
  • Straight,smooth bill
  • Almost entirely rufous with white chest
  • White spot in back of dark eye
  • Throat is irredescent and can look from dark to light and various colors depending on light

   The Rufous Hummingbird is a new species to our Photographic Life List,  which now stands at 1,024.



 

WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE, COLONY FARM REGIONAL PARK, PORT COQUITLAM, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 6/11/2022 - PHOTOGRAPHIC LIFE LIST SPECIES # 1023

   We can ID this tyrant flycatcher as a Western Wood-Pewee as follows:
  • Overall gray, with upperparts and head darker gray and underparts and neck lighter gray
  • Two pale wing bars
  • Small, dark bill
  • Dark eye
  • Our birding guide, Mike Klotz was able to hear this bird's call and ID it as a Western Wood-Pewee. We would like to thank Mike for finding this and other species.  He knew where to find them!

   The Western Wood-Pewee is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,023.