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| Swan Lake |
Species: Vireo gilvus Lifespan: up to 13 years Length: 5 1/2 inches Wingspan: 8 1/2 inches
Pied-billed Grebe
Black-bellied Plover
Species: Pluvialis squatarola Lifespan: up to 12 years Length: 10 1/2 - 12 inches Wingspan: 29-32 inches
Downy Woodpecker
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| Female |
They are the smallest North American Woodpecker
Species: Picoides pubescens Lifespan: up to 11 years Length: 6-7 inches Wingspan: 10-12 inches
White-cheeked Pintail
This little duck showed up at King's Pond in August 2007. It was never seen in our area before and it was not verified that it was wild or had escaped someones cage. It had no leg band to indicate a captured bird. They normally live in the Caribbean, South America and the Galapagos
Species: Anas bahamensis Lifespan: up to 6 years Length: 16-18 inches Wingspan: 26-28 inches
American Robin
Species: Turdus migratorius Lifespan: up to 13 years Length: 8-11 inches Wingspan: 12-16 inches
Brown-headed Cowbird
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| Male - Reifel Bird Sanctuary |
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| Male - Reifel Bird Sanctuary |
Species: Molothrus ater Lifespan: up to 16 years Length: 6-8 inches Wingspan: 11-13 inches
Tree Swallow
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| Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Ladner |
Species: Tachycineta bicolor Lifespan: up to 11 years Length: 5-6 inches Wingspan: 12-14 inches
American Goldfinch
Species: Carduelis tristis Lifespan: up to 11 years Length: 4 1/2 - 5 inches Wingspan: 7-9 inches
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Species: Poecile rufescens Lifespan: up to 9 years Length: 4 1/2 inches Wingspan: 7 1/2 inches
Hooded Merganser Duck
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| Hooder Merganser male |
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| Hooded Merganser female |
Species: Lophodytes cucullatus Lifespan: 11-12 years Length: 15 1/2 - 19 1/2 inches Wingspan: 23-26 inches
Northern Shoveler Duck
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| Northern Shoveler pair |
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| Northern Shoveler female |
Species: Anas clypeata Lifespan: up to 18 years Length: 17 1/2 - 20 inches Wingspan: 27-33 inches
Long-tailed duck
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| Fort Rodd Hill 2018-06-12 |
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| Fort Rodd Hill 2018-06-12 |
Former name: Oldsquaw
Is a small pudgy sea duck
Species: Clangula hyemalis Lifespan: up to 22 years Length: 14-23 inches Wingspan: 28 inches
American Pipit
Species: Anthus rubescens Lifespan: up to 6 years Length: 6-8 inches Wingspan: 10-11 inches
Winter Wren
Bushtit
Species: Psaltriparus mimimus Lifespan: up to 8 years Length: 4 1/2 inches Wingspan: 6 inches
Anna's Hummingbird
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| male showing his colors when the sun hit him |
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| Female Anna's Hummingbird |
Species: Calypte anna Lifespan: up to 8 years Length: 4 inches Wingspan: 5 inches
Killdeer
Species: Charadrius vociferus Lifespan: up to 10 years Length: 9-10 inches Wingspan: 23-25 inches
American Coot
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| Esquimalt Lagoon |
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| Esquimalt Lagoon 2023-10-13 |
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| Esquimalt Lagoon 2023-10-13 |
Species: Fulica americana Lifespan: up to 22 years Length: 15 1/2 inches Wingspan: 24 inches
Whimbrel
Species: Numenius phaeopus Lifespan: Up to 19 years Length: 15 1/2 to 16 1/2 inches Wingspan: 30-35 inches
Rudy Turnstone
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| Esquimalt Lagoon |
Species: Arenaria interpres Lifespan: up to 7 years Length: 8-10 1/2 inches Wingspan: 20-22 1/2 inches
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Species: Dendroica coronata Lifespan: up to 7 years Length: 5 inches Wingspan: 9 inches
Northern Flicker
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| Often found on the ground foraging for ants |
These are medium sized woodpeckers
Species: Colaptes auratus Lifespan: up to 9 years Length: 12-13 inches Wingspan: 19-21 inches
Caspian Tern
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| Esquimalt Lagoon |
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| Nag Nag Nag |
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| Coming out of the water after diving for his fish |
These are the largest of the tern species in the world
Species: Hydroprogne caspia Lifespan: up to 30 years Length: 18 1/2 - 21 1/2 inches Wingspan: 4 1/2 - 5 feet
Bufflehead Duck
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| Male |
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| Female |
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| Female |
These are one of our smallest diving sea ducks
Species: Bucephala albeola Lifespan: up to 15 years Length: 12 1/2 - 15 1/2 inches Wingspan: 21 1/2 - 24 inches
Steller's Jay
This is the provincial bird for British Columbia
Species: Cyanocitta stelleri Lifespan: up to 15 years Length: 11-12 inches Wingspan: 19 inches
American Dipper
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| Goldstream Park |
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| Eating a salmon egg |
They plunge into fast moving streams foraging for insect larvae under stones or in the streambed. When on shore they constantly "bob" up and down
Species: Cinclus mexicanus Lifespan: up to 7 years Length: 7 1/2 inches Wingspan: 11 inches
Red-breasted Sapsucker
These are medium sized woodpeckers
Species: Sphyrapicus ruber Lifespan: 2-3 years Length: 8-9 inches Wingspan: 15-16 inches
Spotted Towhee
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| 2021-02-20 |
Species: Pipilo maculatus Lifespan: up to 11 years Length: 8 inches Wingspan: 10 1/2 inches
Spotted Sandpiper
Species: Actitis macularia Lifespan: up to 12 years Length: 7-8 inches Wingspan: 15-16 inches
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Species: Zonotrichia atricapilla Lifespan: up to 10 years Length: 7 inches Wingspan: 9-10 inches
Dunlin
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| In his breeding colors |
Dunlin are small chunky shorebirds with medium length legs, a short neck and a long bill that is curved toward the tip
Species: Calidris alpina Lifespan: up to 24 years Length: 6 1/2 - 8 1/2 inches Wingspan: 12 1/2 - 17 1/2 inches
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