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jdlenton
12-06-2006, 11:18
my sister is new to British Colombia having just emigrated there the lucky !£"%"^$£&^ this bird knocked its self out on her window as I'm not familliar with the birds of bc can anyone tell me what it is
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y214/jdlenton/bushcraft/DSC_0041.jpg
thanks James
I'm no expert, But I think this is it
Yellow Rumped Warbler (http://www.bdi.org/Birdkey/Detail.cfm?ID=2041&Area_Name=British%20Columbia&DepthToSearch=1&Passed_Genus=Dendroica&Passed_Species=coronata)
jdlenton
12-06-2006, 12:50
thanks stovie that looks like the boy
James
Pretty little thing...................Jon
Fenlander
12-06-2006, 14:56
I've seen one of these in the UK a few year ago, when i used to travel around looking at rare birds. Now they come to me.....had a Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) over my garden last Tuesday evening :)
jdlenton
12-06-2006, 16:27
wow kevin how did he get over here i didn't think storks liked crossing water!!!!!
yeh john thats exaxtly what i thought when i got the mail this morrning
James
Fenlander
12-06-2006, 17:31
wow kevin how did he get over here i didn't think storks liked crossing water!!!!!
James
There was a southerly wind early last week which would have helped it on it's way. It was seen in Kent the previous day apparently.