Subject: Fwd: [bcvanbirds] Fraser Valley birding
Date: Mar 4 21:18:01 2001
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>Subject: [bcvanbirds] Fraser Valley birding
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>Hi. This is Daniel Bastaja posting for Sunday Mar. 4th, 2001. Yesterday
>(Sat. Mar. 3rd) Heather Pratt and I spent the day checking a few spots up
>the valley. At Willband Creek Park in Abbotsford was a pair (male and
>female)of REDHEADS, 1 very active adult NORTHERN SHRIKE (singing and then
>chasing a Song Sparrow which got away after a blistering 30 second or so
>pursuit through the brambles)and several singing WESTERN MEADOWLARKS. Angus
>Campbell Road in Abbotsford had a dozen LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, 1 CEDAR WAXWING,
>several singing WESTERN MEADOWLARKS, 1 PEREGRINE FALCON and 10 AMERICAN
>PIPITS. The large wintering flock of Savannah Sparrows at this location
>appears to have cleared out. The Chilliwack landfill along Bailey Road had 3
>HERRING GULLS, 8 WESTERN GULLS, about 30 CALIFORNIA GULLS and 1 AMERICAN
>KESTREL. Cheam Lake Wetlands at Popkum just east of Chilliwack had 2 GREATER
>WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 19 TRUMPETER SWANS (plus one dead bird) and what I am
>reasonably certain was an adult GOLDEN EAGLE. This latter bird was very high
>up near the peak of Mount Cheam and gradually moving off to the west as it
>circled. I managed to observe it through the scope for about 2 minutes or
>so. Despite the distance and poor light, the size, shape and flight
>characteristics indicated a Golden Eagle and the lack of any contrast at all
>made me think it was probably an adult bird. This location is only a few
>kilometres from the Agassiz/ Rosedale bridge over the Fraser River where
>someone reported a Golden Eagle a few weeks or maybe a month ago. I don't
>know who reported that bird but I would be curious to know if it was an
>adult or immature. If it was an adult then the one on Saturday could
>possibly be the same bird.
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>After some Saturday night owling in Manning Park (didn't Elton John sing
>that song "Saturday Night's Alright For Owling") Heather split back to
>Vancouver and I continued on to Osoyoos. By Sunday morning (Mar. 4th) I was
>ready to search for the quintessential needle (ie: White-headed Woodpecker)
>in the haystack (ie: Anarchist Mountain). Met several birders on the same
>quest, including Doug Brown and Tony Greenfield. No luck but had several
>TOWNSEND's SOLITAIRES, up to 10 WESTERN BLUEBIRDS, 4 CASSIN'S FINCHS, and
>all the other cool stuff we coastal birders don't get to see too often. It
>would have been nice to have the White-headed but we had the next best
>thing....the chase itself! Great way to spend the day!
>Regards,
>Daniel Bastaja
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