This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Sunday March 23 08:01 PM update.
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Birds mentioned:

YELLOW BILLED LOON=20
Sandhill Crane
Brant
Eurasian Wigeon
Ring-necked Duck
Turkey Vulture
Rough-legged Hawk
PRAIRIE FALCON
American Kestral
Virginia Rail=20
Barred Owl
Short-eared Owl
Rufous Hummingbird
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
American Dipper=20
Mountain Bluebird
Hutton=92s Vireo
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
VESPER SPARROW
American Tree Sparrow

Sightings for Sunday March 23=20

On a Vancouver Natural History Society field trip to Boundary Bay regional
park, more than 1000 BRANT were on the bay and a SHORT-EARED OWL and a
SAVANNAH SPARROW were in the park. A VIRGINIA RAIL was calling in the pond
near the gravel parking lot. The spring arrival NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED
SWALLOW was over the inner ponds at Iona. An AMERICAN KESTRAL was in
Tsawwassen east of 56th street at 4th Ave. RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS were at
Campbell Valley Park and in the wood lot at Ferguson Rd and sea island
causeway on Sea Island. A BARRED OWL and a HUTTON=92S VIREO were at Pacific
Spirit Park and 2 EURASIAN WIGEON were at Jericho Park. 35 pairs of
RING-NECKED DUCKS were at Cheam Lake regional park. =20

Sightings for Saturday March 22=20

The spring arrival Barn Swallow was at Serpentine Fen. 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

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