2010 Nesting Season - Biodiversity Centre for Wildlife Studies

Family Vireonidae -Vireos (35): Cassin’s Vireo
- 3, Hutton’s Vireo - 3, Warbling Vireo - 25, and
Red-eyed Vireo - 4.
Family Corvidae - Jays, Magpies, and Crows
(213): Gray Jay - 6, Steller’s Jay - 12, Blue
Jay - 2, Black-billed Magpie - 47 (Figure 89),
American Crow - 50, Northwestern Crow - 52,
and Common Raven - 44.
Family Paridae - Chickadees (128): Blackcapped
Chickadee - 53, Mountain Chickadee
- 11, Chestnut-backed Chickadee - 62, and
Boreal Chickadee - 2.
Family Aegithalidae - Bushtit (32): Bushtit -
32 (Figure 91).
Figure 89. An impatient fledged Black-billed
Magpie soliciting food from its parent. Vernon,
BC. 15 June 2010 (Photo by Lloyd Atkins).
Family Alaudidae - Larks (2): Sky Lark - 2.
Family Hirundinidae - Swallows (1,588):
Purple Martin - 29, Tree Swallow - 727 (Figure
90), Violet-green Swallow - 57, Northern Roughwinged
Swallow - 39, Bank Swallow - 10, Cliff
Swallow - 472, and Barn Swallow - 254.
Figure 91. Adult Bushtit removing fecal sac
from nest in a holly tree, an unusual site for
this species in the province. Vancouver, BC. 20
May 2010 (Photo by Kevin Atkins).
Figure 90. This Tree Swallow nest was
started on 4 May 2010 and on 25 June four
well-feathered nestlings were found dead,
emphasizing the importance of follow-up visits.
Vernon, BC. (Photo by Vicky Atkins).
Family Sittidae - Nuthatches (31): Redbreasted
Nuthatch - 30 and Pygmy Nuthatch
-1.
Family Certhiidae - Creepers (38): Brown
Creeper - 38 (Figure 92).
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