This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Saturday March 22 08:41 PM update.
To report call: (604) 737-3074

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Birds mentioned:

YELLOW BILLED LOON=20
Sandhill Crane
Brant
Turkey Vulture
Rough-legged Hawk
PRAIRIE FALCON
Great Horned Owl
Rufous Hummingbird
Pileated Woodpecker
American Dipper=20
Mountain Bluebird
Hutton=92s Vireo
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
VESPER SPARROW
American Tree Sparrow

Sightings for Saturday March 22=20

3 spring arrival TURKEY VULTURES were soaring very high over South Surrey.
The birds were seen from Serpentine Fen and were so high that they were not
visible to the naked eye. Also at Serpentine Fen were 200 - 300 Violet
Green Swallows and a SAVANNAH SPARROW. 2 MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS were at Colony
Farm. The birds were on a fence line to the east of the second tower in
from Mary Hill road. 2 HUTTON=92S VIREOS were at Burns bog near the Nature
house and an AMERICAN DIPPER was in the stream that empties into the Fraser
river under the Alex Fraser bridge. An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW and a
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was on the north side of the Scotch Pond slough which
is just north of Garry Point in Richmond. 2000 BRANT were on Boundary Bay
and 1500 birds were off Lily Point at Point Roberts.

In a Late report from Friday, 2 Short-eared Owls were at Boundary Bay Park
and a Bald Eagle was seen taking a juvenile Brant in Boundary Bay.

Sightings for Friday March 21=20

A VESPER SPARROW was on the Aloette river dike. The bird was at the first
bridge on Neves road in Pitt Meadows. 2 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were about a
=BC mile north along the north dike at this location. Also seen in the Pitt
Meadows area were 5 SANDHILL CRANES and a PRAIRIE FALCON. 3 spring arrival
SAVANNAH SPARROWS were at Blackie Spit. 2 PILETATED WOODPECKERS and a
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD were in Port Moody. 2 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and a
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD were in the wood lot at Ferguson Rd and the sea island
causeway and a YELLOW BILLED LOON was on the middle arm of the Fraser River.
Large numbers of BRANT were on Boundary bay and between the Tsawwassen and
Roberts Bank jetties. =20

Sightings for Wednesday March 19=20

A GREAT HORNED OWL was in the lane on the south side of 1st Avenue between
Clark Drive and Mclean in Vancouver. The bird was perched on a telephone
pole for the day, finally flying at dusk.

If you have a query about Vancouver Birds or birding please call:
John 274-8777 Dave 929-4310
Larry 942-0931 John 857-1768

Thank you for calling the Vancouver Bird Alert & good birding.

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John Chandler
Alandale Training Corporation
Richmond, BC, Canada
Phone: 604-274-8777
Email: chandler at uniserve.com