Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver Island
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Vancouver Island
Materials recorded in Vancouver Island
List of all the materials recorded in Vancouver Island, sorted by rating.23 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
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
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
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
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
A group of winter-plumeged birds feeding on the grass
LocalityVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada David Quinn 31 October 1997 33 sec 3.7
Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
Feeding in Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum)
LocalityVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Jeremy Gatten 08 May 2011 33 sec 3.7
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
Bird dangles from the end of a small branch, feeding, then flies to another branch and moves through the tree, calling and looki
LocalityButchart Gardens, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (ssp rufescens) Joe Angseesing 26 July 2007 36 sec 3.5
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
A hybrid Larus glaucescens x Larus occidentalis, foraging on the ground
LocalityVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada David Quinn 31 October 1997 9 sec 3.5
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
A close-up of an immature bird
LocalityVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species) David Quinn 31 October 1997 18 sec 3.4
28 Photographs
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
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
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Breakfast time, they have been feeding on hawthorn berries.
LocalityNanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Keith MacDonald 11 January 2012 3.9
Common Teal (Anas crecca)
A male Green-winged Teal in breeding plumage is foraging near a small stream.
LocalityVictoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (ssp Carolinensis) Michel Brochu 10 March 2012 3.8
Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
A male Eurasian Wigeon photographed at the Esquimalt Lagoon Migrating Bird Sanctuary (a salt water lagoon near Victoria BC).
LocalityVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (ssp Anas penelope) Michel Brochu 14 January 2009 3.8
American Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
A nice male Wood Duck in breeding plumage is stretching his neck to impress a female to the right.
LocalitySaanich, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species) Michel Brochu 28 March 2011 3.8
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Male Anna's Hummingbird that appears to be getting ready for the breading season. The Anna's start nest building and breeding in
LocalityNanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Keith MacDonald 01 January 2012 3.7
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
Photographed during our first snowfall of the year.
LocalityNanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Keith MacDonald 18 January 2012 3.7
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
A male White-cheeked Pintail
LocalityVictoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Michel Brochu 03 November 2008 3.7
Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
A Bar-headed goose at Esquimalt Lagoon.
LocalityVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Michel Brochu 19 October 2008 3.4
Common Teal (Anas crecca)
A female Common Teal seeking food at Cecelia Stream in Victoria.
LocalityVictoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (ssp carolinensis) Michel Brochu 10 March 2012 3.4
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
A male Black Brant Goose (Canadian name of Brent Goose).
LocalityVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Michel Brochu 18 February 2009 3.3
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
adult, in summer plumage
LocalityVictoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species) Fran Trabalon 07 July 1994 3.3
1 Sounds
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House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
Singing
Locality:Sidney, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Andrew_Davis 23 April 2004 3
List of the species with videos, photos and sounds taken in Vancouver Island
Species with materials recorded in Vancouver Island
List of species with materials recorded in Vancouver Island. Species that occur in Vancouver Island but that do not have materials recorded there will not be included in the list.- Divers (Gaviidae)
- Black-throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
- Herons (Ardeidae)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
- Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
- Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
- American Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
- American Wigeon (Anas americana)
- Common Teal (Anas crecca)
- White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
- 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)
- Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
- Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
- Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
- Auks (Alcidae)
- Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)
- Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- Barred Owl (Strix varia)
- Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- Woodpeckers (Picidae)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
- Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
- Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
- Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
- Tits and Chickadees (Paridae)
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
- Crows (Corvidae)
- 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)
- Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)