Subject: Re: RBA Vancouver, July 19
Date: Jul 20 10:55:27 1997
From: Mike Patterson - mpatters at orednet.org




What ever browser you're using for this. It does not translate well.
I suspect that you need to convert to fixed fant and ASCII.

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>This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Saturday, July 19th, 7:00 A.M.=
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>Sunday update.=0D
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>BIRDS MENTIONED=0D
>Red-throated Loon=0D
>Common Loon=0D
>MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD=0D
>Green Heron=0D
>Greater White-fronted Goose=0D
>Brant=0D
>COMMON EIDER=0D
>Osprey=0D
>Peregrine Falcon=0D
>Semipalmated Plover=0D
>Black Oystercatcher=0D
>Black Turnstone=0D
>Baird's Sandpiper=0D
>Pectoral Sandpiper=0D
>Red-necked Phalarope=0D
>POMARINE JAEGER=0D
>Caspian Tern=0D
>HORNED PUFFIN=0D
>Common Nighthawk=0D
>Eastern Kingbird=0D
>Gray Catbird=0D
>Yellow-rumped Warbler=0D
>Lazuli Bunting=0D
>Bullock's Oriole=0D
>HOODED ORIOLE=0D
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>Featured birds this evening are out of town HOODED ORIOLE and HORNED =0D
>PUFFIN=0D
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>There will be an important message after tonight=92s sightings.=0D
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>Sightings for Saturday, July 19th=0D
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>A HOODED ORIOLE was reported visiting a feeder at 3375 Anchorage Ave. in =
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>Victoria. The home owner will not be allowing people on the property Sund=
>ay but =0D
>may allow people on Monday. This will be updated on this evenings alert.=0D=
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>Also on Vancouver Island west coast is a HORNED PUFFIN. Anyone interested=
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>in seeing this bird should contact either Richard at 250-725-2132 or Adri=
>an Dorst =0D
>at 250-725-1243. The bird is on an off shore Island assessible only by bo=
>at.=0D
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>At Colony Farm were a GRAY CATBIRD, GREEN HERON, 4 BULLOCK=92S =0D
>ORIOLES and an OSPREY.=0D
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>Another OSPREY and an imm PEREGRINE were observed NW of Coquitlam=92s =0D=
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>Lougheed Mall.=0D
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>On the NW pond at Iona was a PECTORAL SANDPIPER.=0D
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>A LAZULI BUNTING was sighted at the Premier Street Landfill site in North=
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>Vancouver.=0D
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>Friday, July 18th=0D
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>A MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD was seen near the Pacific Sands Resort on =0D
>the west coast of Vancouver Island.=0D
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>In a late report the COMMON EIDER was again located at the end of the Ion=
>a S. =0D
>Jetty along with 2 BAIRD SANDPIPERS.=0D
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>Seen at from the Tsawwassen to Nanaimo ferry sailing were a POMARINE =0D
>JAEGER, RED-THROATED, and a COMMON LOON. =0D
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>Two OSPREY were observed near Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam.=0D
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>On a survey of the Bird & Grebe Islets off West Vancouver were 5 BLACK =0D=
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>OYSTERCATCHERS and 3 BLACK TURNSTONES.=0D
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>At the Reifel Refuge were 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES and a nesting pair of =0D=
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>EASTERN KINGBIRDS.=0D
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>Thursday, July 17th=0D
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>=46rom Pitt Meadows 2.2 km south of Grant Narrows were 2 EASTERN =0D
>KINGBIRDS and a GRAY CATBIRD.=0D
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>The COMMON EIDER continued at the end of the Iona South Jetty along with =
>3 =0D
>CASPAIN TERNS.=0D
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>In North Vancouver=92s Inter River Park was the LAZULI/INDIGO BUNTING =0D=
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>HYBRID.=0D
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>At Maplewood were 2 LAZULI BUNTINGS.=0D
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>Wednesday, July 16th=0D
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>The COMMON EIDER was seen at the tip of the Iona South Jetty. A =0D
>SEMIPALMATED PLOVER was seen on the North Iona Jetty.=0D
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>At the Reifel Refuge were a breeding plummage RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, 2 =0D=
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>EASTERN KINGBIRDS, and 2 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS.=0D
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>Sighted from the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty were 2 BRANT, 11 CASPIAN TERN =0D=
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>and 4 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS.=0D
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>Another 9 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were recorded from the Grebe and Bird =0D
>Islets off West Vancouver.=0D
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>A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen with Canada=92s on False =0D
>Creek.=0D
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>A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen over the Mary Hill area of Port Coquitlam.=0D=
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>A very important public meeting about the unrestricting and/or modifying =
>of the =0D
>current dog leash restraint laws in the Vancouver Parks System takes plac=
>e =0D
>tomorrow, Monday, July 21st at the Judge McGill Theatre in the Robson Squ=
>are =0D
>Conference Centre starting at 7:00 P.M. Speaker sign up will start at 6:0=
>0 P.M.=0D
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>The Vancouver Dog Owners Association is proposing several designated off =
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>leash areas, dogs be permitted off leash in ANY park area before 9:00 A.M=
>=2E, and =0D
>designated beach areas for dogs to swim. The VNHS is strongly opposed to =
>the =0D
>off leash before 9:00 A.M. and has strongly recommended much thought be =0D=
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>taken into selecting any designated off leash areas.=0D
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>It cannot be stressed enough the impact these changes would have our alre=
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>beleaguered park wildlife. Please plan to attend or phone, fax or write y=
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>concerns to:=0D
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>Chairman Duncan Wilson & Commissioners,=0D
>Vancouver Park Board=0D
>2099 Beach Avenue,=0D
>Vancouver, B.C. V6G 1Z4=0D
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>FAX - 257-8427=0D
>PHONE - 257-8440.=0D
>If you have a query about Vancouver birds or birding, please call=0D
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>Jo Ann or Hue 538-1676 Catherine 685-7460=0D
>John 737-1611 Larry 942-0931 =0D
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>Thank you for calling the Vancouver Bird Alert & good birding. If you wou=
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>to leave a message please stay on the line for instructions.=0D
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