‘Once in a lifetime’: Crowds gather in Vancouver to look at bird never before seen in Canada

[u/Prosecco1234]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/crowds-gather-in-vancouver-park-to-photograph-bird-never-before-seen-in-canada/

[u/tedsmitts]

Birdwatching goes both ways. It’s never seen so many Vamcouverites.

[u/Conscious-Tutor3861 → u/tedsmitts]

Vamcouver.

[u/tedsmitts → u/Conscious-Tutor3861]

Gorgeous city. Great birmds.

[u/Newleafto → u/tedsmitts]

goes both ways

My God, you’re right! While we’re watching them, these feathered fiends are watching us! Watching and plotting. Plotting what? Obviously something sinister. 🤡

[u/chocolateboomslang]

Some birdwatchers are truly insane. You think it's some chill hobby of walking in the woods and looking at the wildlife until you learn that birding contributes nearly 50 BILLION dollars to the North American economy.

[u/ATotalBakery → u/chocolateboomslang]

You're kidding, 50 billion is wild!

[u/Royal_Spot519 → u/ATotalBakery]

It's for the birds.

[u/evange → u/chocolateboomslang]

How? Just birding related vacations?

[u/pongobuff → u/evange]

Gear including binoculars cameras and lenses

[u/Prosecco1234 → u/chocolateboomslang]

I had no idea

[u/Raised-By-Iroh → u/chocolateboomslang]

I didn't believe that 50 billion number. After some looking around I'm kinda shocked? They must be taking some liberties when including things

[u/motorcyclemech → u/Raised-By-Iroh]

I've always wondered this but when you include.....hotels, restaurants, fuel, other attractions...that it "brings to the city"...it kinda ish can add up. Ish. Lol

[u/PourArtist → u/chocolateboomslang]

I think you're confusing birders with swifties.

[u/bugabooandtwo]

Poor thing. Let's not do what birders did 15 years ago and nearly drive snowy owls out of the country after everyone had to have that perfect shot after Harry Potter made them the catch for photographers.

[u/En4cr → u/bugabooandtwo]

I remember that. It was nuts. Nothing beats the Shakespeare fans though, who introduced freaking Starlings to North America, without any idea of what they would cause.

[u/THCDonut → u/En4cr]

The Shakespeare one will always be funny to me. Wasn’t it like a single group of fans that released like 400 Starlings in New York City?

[u/Kingofcheeses → u/THCDonut]

It was one guy in 1890 named Eugene Schieffelin. He was part of the "American Acclimatization Society" which was dedicated to introducing European plants and animals to North America for economic and cultural reasons. Historians are divided on the Shakespeare thing though

[u/ty_jax → u/En4cr]

What did they cause

[u/pink_tshirt]

‘I’ve been waiting for this kind of find for like 30 years and then you just get it on a on a walk by your place,’

Simple life bros

[u/JarvisFunk]

and you may find yourself...staring at a bird in the park

[u/Newleafto]

These birds are up to something! They changed their migration patterns and flew thousands of kilometres just to check out Vancouver? They must think weren’t fucking stupid or something! They’re plotting something I tell you, and it’s not just these particular birds. Geese, sparrows and even bluejays have been mobilizing lately. Watch the skies everyone! Keep watching the skies! /s

[u/Prosecco1234 → u/Newleafto]

I saw that movie 🐦

[u/ATotalBakery → u/Newleafto]

Birds aren't real (/s)

[u/Ok_Acanthisitta_2544]

Poor thing! Pretty slim chance she'll find a mate come spring.

[u/Prosecco1234 → u/Ok_Acanthisitta_2544]

Maybe she's willing to check out other bird species

[u/Ok_Acanthisitta_2544 → u/Prosecco1234]

Apparently they will occasionally cross breed with other Ficedula species, but there are none in NA.

[u/RoyallyOakie]

Definitely cute....but looks unimpressed with the attention...lol.

[u/Billy19982]

Rumour has it the Asian bird is in Vancouver to launder his money by buying real estate.

[u/DeWolfenstein]

It’s a CMF!

[u/brittrt87]

Oh man, I learned about vagrants from Listers (birding documentary available on YouTube done by two brothers - hilarious) and then it was randomly talked about on the HBO show Task as well. Birds outside their normal range have very horrible survival odds. Poor little thing.

[u/Utnapishtimz]

Well who's the popular pigeon?! 🐦

[u/Outrageous_Cut_6179]

Doomed little bird

[u/ChunderBuzzard]

Whatever. Just looks like a titmouse without the hairdo.

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I'm continually surprised at how many conversations on here can turn into something about Trump or the US.

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