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Welcome to the world of Birds ~ Armchair birding via upclose videos. Adding quality to our life one bird at a time.
Seniors enjoy the gift of healthy memory activity they recieve from watching the theatre of nature. Test yourself to see how many birds you can remember. All shut-ins love the challenge of birdwatching from their windows, TV and computers.
Learn to identify the birds and they will soon feel like new friends.
We can only live one moment at a time. The birds will help us enjoy it as it reduces the fear that comes with memory loss.
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Saturday, December 6, 2014

Introduction to the Most Common Vancouver, BC Birds

Armchair birdwatching is a new activity for many and so I am going to start this bird series with a review of what is the most common in the Greater Vancouver area.
The Greater Vancouver area is from the International Boundary (including Point Roberts, WA) North to 49°. 35' N West to the eastern shoreline of Howe Sound (including Bowen Island) and to the middle of the Strait of Georgia. East to 122° 33' W (260th St. in Langley and Maple Ridge) including all of Golden Ears Provincial Park. Nature Vancouver

You will enjoy seeing your local birds upclose on the videos from youtube.

Try this memory exercise --- Challenge yourself to remember the birds.

1. Canada Goose all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/q_BAkR-WsHE

2. Mallard Duck all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/eHevNn-AVQg

photo Cornell webcam screenshot
3. Great Blue Heron all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/sJjr64Lhk7s
http://youtu.be/TU65H7bemT8

4. Glaucous-winged Gull all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/kq4CV_ZH070

5. Rock Pigeon all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/R161oVKs7nw

6. Northwestern Crow all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/ewc_rSSUyik

7. Black-capped Chickadee all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/1Q20ZHirxZY

8. Chestnut-backed Chickadee all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/9MAAhukSZwY

9. Bushtit all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/eMeNlYzFZg8

10. Pacific Wren all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/k00xi9pNEVE


Memory exercise - How many birds can you remember?

11. Golden Crowned Kinglet all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/zsWhxYWhdYo

12. American Robin all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/D3ELutmnT8k

13. European Starling all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/eakKfY5aHmY

14. Spotted Towhee all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/68P0jYEV5fQ

15. Song Sparrow all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/wdaE7eaayKM

16. White-crowned Sparrow all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/ifVLW4fBnpk

17. Dark-eyed Junco all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/Epcf9D5t6FE

18. Red-winged Blackbird all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/q3QicOAiBXk

19. Brewer's Blackbird all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/Izqx5KOhMLY

20. House Finch all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/V-6diwfpmPY

21. Pine Siskin all year. Common.
http://youtu.be/_KjlZk-BvRU




All the photographs are either mine (gramabarb) or public domain from wikipedia.

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