Hi All

The country mouse from Kootenay Lake [North] is spending a bit of time in
Vancouver to visit friends and relatives and to enjoy the birds we don't
usually see. Last Thursday we ventured to Boundary Bay, Roberts Bank Jetty
and a bit of Westham Island. Today, we enjoyed the sunny breaks in Burnaby
Lake Park. I hesistate to fill up the bandwidth, so here are a few
highlights (at least they were highlights for us). Despite the weather,
there certainly are some nice birds out there.

Boundary Bay - March 11, 1999

Bald Eagles - 18
Savannah Sparrows - 7
Western Meadowlarks - 2
Lesser Yellowlegs -1
White-crowned Sparrow - 2
Golden-crowned Sparrow - 2

Roberts Bank Jetty - March 11, 1999

Eurasian Wigeon - 6
White-winged Scoter - 11
Surf Scoter - 23
Brant - 3
Pelagic Cormorant - 1
Eared Grebe - 3
Greater Scaup - 1 (female)

Westham Island (but not into Reifel)

Western Grebe - 3
Golden-crowned Sparrows - 9
Northern Shoveler - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Bald Eagle - 2

Burnaby Lake Regional Park - March 14, 1999

Bushtits - 6
Tree Swallows - 3
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Common Goldeneye - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 6
Hutton's Vireo - 1
Winter Wren - 1

Cheers
Gail Spitler
Johnsons Landing, BC
spitler at wkpowerlink.com