British Columbia, Canada
British Columbia
Localities
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in British Columbia
Materials recorded in British Columbia
List of all the materials recorded in British Columbia, sorted by rating.45 Videos
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Dunlin in alternate plumage feeding.
LocalitySaanichton Spit, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Jeremy Gatten 07 May 2011 21 sec 4.5
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
An adult bird perched and looking around
LocalityVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species) David Quinn 31 October 1997 21 sec 4.3
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
A bird in a tree by day, looking to the camera
LocalityVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (ssp varia) David Quinn 31 October 1997 17 sec 4.3
Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
Individual transitioning to alternate plumage; feeding along shore.
LocalitySaanichton Spit, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Jeremy Gatten 07 May 2011 23 sec 4.3
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Male scratches itself while probing for insects, probably ants
LocalityVancouver, British Columbia, Canada (ssp cafer) Joe Angseesing 12 August 2007 38 sec 4.2
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
An adult bird walking on the ground
LocalityVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species) David Quinn 31 October 1997 16 sec 4.1
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
A juvenile bird preening and shaking its pumage
LocalityVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species) David Quinn 31 October 1997 41 sec 4.1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Juvenile (1st summer) bird stands in shallow water & feeds, then swims away
LocalityVancouver, British Columbia, Canada (ssp smithsonianus) Joe Angseesing 11 August 2007 30 sec 4
Black-footed Albatross (Diomedea nigripes)
A bird in flight, dorsal and ventral view
LocalityDixon Entrance, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species) Gary Kaiser 18 June 1999 29 sec 4
Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
A bird walking and feeding along a dock
LocalityVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species) David Quinn 31 October 1997 36 sec 4
Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
Bird swimming, then diving for food
LocalityVancouver, British Columbia, Canada (ssp resplendens) Joe Angseesing 12 August 2007 35 sec 4
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
A hybrid Larus glaucescens x Larus occidentalis, foraging on the ground
LocalityVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada David Quinn 31 October 1997 9 sec 3.9
Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)
A bird resting in the water
LocalityVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species) David Quinn 31 October 1997 24 sec 3.8
Northwestern Crow (Corvus caurinus)
Juvenile bird begs by calling & wing fluttering
LocalityVancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species) Joe Angseesing 23 July 2007 30 sec 3.8
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Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) at Galena Bay, British Columbia
LocalityBritish Columbia, Canada LHarding 01 May 2007 4.7
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Male - perched on a tree branch
LocalityHope, British Columbia, Canada Blair Wainman 16 June 2010 4.6
Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)
There was a very large irruption of Snowy Owl in the Boundary Bay salt marsh this year. This only happens every 7 to 10 years.
LocalityBoundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada Keith MacDonald 01 January 1970 4.4
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
One of a flock of Cedar waxwings that were feeding on hawthorn berries
LocalityNanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Keith MacDonald 09 January 2012 4.4
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
I spotted this guy hunting a squirrel but lost sight of him when he dove into a thicket, I found him about an hour later roostin
LocalityVictoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Keith MacDonald 23 January 2012 4.2
MacGillivray's Warbler (Oporornis tolmiei)
Male - perched on a young cedar tree
LocalityHope, British Columbia, Canada Blair Wainman 28 June 2010 4.2
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
Feeding on seed on wooden bridge
LocalityStanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Ian Maton 12 March 2011 4.2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
An adult female calling on the branch.
LocalityGeorge C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada Pikhar_Ho 01 March 2010 4.2
Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus)
adult female
LocalityPenticton, British Columbia, Canada dickcannings 26 June 2008 4.2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Northern Flicker portrait shot taken in and apple tree in my backyard
LocalityNanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Keith MacDonald 01 December 2011 4.1
American Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
Perched on rock in rain
LocalityStanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Ian Maton 13 March 2011 4.1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Male - perched on a tree branch in a meadow
LocalityHope, British Columbia, Canada Blair Wainman 30 June 2010 4
American Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
Three males - foraging along Howe Sound
LocalityBritish Columbia, Canada Blair Wainman 29 July 2007 4
Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
Male - walking along the side of a side road, watching over the female walking in the ditch.
LocalityHope, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species) Blair Wainman 12 August 2011 4
5 Sounds
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
A male giving "Seeee" call
Locality:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada lament 19 May 2012 5
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Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Adult in winter plumage calling
Locality:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Joe Angseesing 13 September 2003 4.5
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Northwestern Crow (Corvus caurinus)
A juvenile begging
Locality:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Joe Angseesing 23 July 2007 3.5
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House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
Singing
Locality:Sidney, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Andrew_Davis 23 April 2004 3
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Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
A small flock calls as it leaves a shrub and flies away
Locality:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Joe Angseesing 11 August 2007 2
List of the species with videos, photos and sounds taken in British Columbia
Species with materials recorded in British Columbia
List of species with materials recorded in British Columbia. Species that occur in British Columbia but that do not have materials recorded there will not be included in the list.- Divers (Gaviidae)
- Black-throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
- Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
- Black-footed Albatross (Diomedea nigripes)
- Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
- Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
- Herons (Ardeidae)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
- Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
- American Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
- Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
- American Wigeon (Anas americana)
- Common Teal (Anas crecca)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
- Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
- White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
- Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
- Hooded Merganser (Mergus cucullatus)
- Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- Grouse (Tetraonidae)
- Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis)
- Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
- Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
- American Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
- Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
- Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
- Gulls (Laridae)
- Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni)
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
- Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
- Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
- Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
- Auks (Alcidae)
- Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)
- Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)
- Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus)
- Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)
- Barred Owl (Strix varia)
- Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
- Woodpeckers (Picidae)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
- Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
- Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
- Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
- Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Wrens (Troglodytidae)
- Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
- Tits and Chickadees (Paridae)
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
- Long-tailed Tits (Aegithalidae)
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Nuthatches (Sittidae)
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
- Crows (Corvidae)
- Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
- Northwestern Crow (Corvus caurinus)
- Starlings (Sturnidae)
- Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Finches (Fringillidae)
- House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
- New World Warblers (Parulidae)
- Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
- Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
- Black-throated Grey Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens)
- MacGillivray's Warbler (Oporornis tolmiei)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
- Cardinals (Cardinalidae)
- Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
- New World Blackbirds (Icteridae)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
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- Liam Hughes ·
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