Birders,

Carol Pettigrew reports that the BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER at
Balfour, B.C. was still there as of December 4th. With luck, this bird
may remain for a while yet.

Thanks for the report, Carol!

Wayne C. Weber
Kamloops, BC
wayne_weber at bc.sympatico.ca


-----Original Message-----
From: WAYNE WEBER <wayne_weber at bc.sympatico.ca>
To: BCINTBIRD <bcintbird at egroups.com>; VANBIRDS
<bcvanbirds at egroups.com>; NCENBIRD <ncenbird at strider.pgfn.bc.ca>;
TWEETERS <tweeters at u.washington.edu>; INLAND NW BIRDERS
<inland-nw-birders at uidaho.edu>
Date: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 8:28 AM
Subject: [bcintbird] Fw: [wkbirds] BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER AT
BALFOUR, B.C.


>Birders,
>
>I am forwarding the attached message about a BLACK-THROATED BLUE
>WARBLER present at Balfour, B.C. (near Nelson) from about November 24
>through December 1. There are only 2 or 3 previous records for B.C.
>
>I'm not sure if the bird is still present there, but I hope someone
>can give us an update soon!
>
>Wayne C. Weber
>Kamloops, BC
>wayne_weber at bc.sympatico.ca
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Spitler <spitler at direct.ca>
>To: wkbirds <wkbirds at egroups.com>
>Date: Friday, December 01, 2000 1:15 PM
>Subject: [wkbirds] Black-throated Blue Warbler
>
>
>Hi All
>Yesterday I got a call from a fellow in Balfour about a bird coming
to
>his feeders for about the last week. He thought it was a BTBW. His
>detailed description certainly sounded like a BTBW. This morning I
>drove down to Balfour and within minutes there it was. Based upon the
>slight mottling of the black throat area and the kind of drabness of
>the blue areas, I would guess this is a first-year male. It was
eating
>a mixture of suet & seeds provided by the home owners. It was very
>cooperative, showed up almost as soon as I got there. I was able to
>watch it for a half hour out of 1.5 hours from a distance of about
15'
>through the kitchen/dining room windows. Got a cup of coffee too. Boy
>this bird watching is tough :-)
>
>The home owners, Gene DeMott and his wife (whose name escapes me)
>would be happy to let others get a look. You can phone them at
>229-5371. Their fire address is 6728. Their place is just 2
properties
>from the Grandview Properties heading toward Nelson on the lake side.
>
>Cheers
>Gail Spitler
>mailto spitler at direct.ca
>Johnsons Landing, BC
>
>
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