The Birds of British Columbia, Volume 1This first volume of a remarkable four-volume set on the birds of British Columbia covers eight-six species of nonpasserines, from loons through to waterfowl. Detailed species accounts provide unprecedented coverage of these birds, presenting a wealth of information on the ornithological history, habitat, breeding habits, migratory movements, seasonality, and distribution patterns. Introductory chapters look at the province's ornithological history, its environment and the methodology used in the volumes. |
Contents
General Introduction | 3 |
Ornithological History | 15 |
The Environment | 55 |
Checklist of British Columbia Birds | 155 |
Podicipediformes | 166 |
Procellariiformes | 182 |
Pelecaniformes | 208 |
Ciconiiformes | 234 |
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115 Data Base adult Alaska American Apr May Jun areas Aug Sep Oct autumn Barrow's Goldeneye Bellrose birds British Columbia Campbell River Canada Christmas Counts coast colonies common Comox Cormorant Count years Total Creek Creston Dec Jan Feb Duck Ecoprovince Ecoregion Ecosection eggs estuary Feb Mar Apr flocks Fraser River Goldeneye Grebe habitats Harbour Highest coastal total Highest interior total Highest provincial total Iona Island J.A. and Cowan Jan Feb Mar Jul Aug Sep Jun Jul Aug June Kamloops Kootenay Ladner lagoons males Masset migration Mountains Munro Museum Nakusp Nanaimo nests North northern NOTEWORTHY RECORDS Nov Dec Jan occurs Oct Nov Dec Pacific Penticton Pitt Meadows population province Queen Charlotte Islands RBCM Photo Saanich Sep Oct Nov Shearwater Shuswap Lake Skidegate small numbers southern interior spring Strait Strait of Georgia summer Tofino total counts Vancouver Island Vaseux Lake Vernon Victoria Wayne Campbell Wildlife Williams Lake winter young
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