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From: "dysonmike" <dyson at telus.net>
To: <bcbirdingvanisland at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 1:37 AM
Subject: [bcbirdingvanisland] Victoria RBA Feb 18


>
> Victoria Natural History Society 's Rare Bird Alert for Sunday,
> February 17, 2002, 2315 hrs update. Compiled by Ann Nightingale and
> transcribed by Michael Dyson
> The Victoria Natural History Society is pleased to announce the
> launch of a new website at www.vicnhs.bc.ca Thanks go out to John
> Taylor for his work on this site, and Shaw Cable for hosting it.
>
>
> Feature Birds:
> WESTERN MEADOWLARK, TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, BRANT, ICELAND GULL
>
>
> And a note on an upcoming field trip to Boundary Bay
>
> Join the Victoria Natural History Society for a trip to Boundary Bay,
> Tsawassen Jetty and if time permits, to the Reifel Bird Sanctuary on
> Sunday February 23. We can expect to see large flocks of waterfowl
> and shorebirds, and visit some of the best wintering habitat for
> raptors in western Canada. Car-pooling will reduce costs to
> approximately $35 per person.
> To register call Rick at 652-3326.
>
> Sunday, February 17
>
> A WESTERN MEADOWLARK first seen on Saturday, was again at Cattle
> Point in Victoria.
> Offshore, a large flock of BRANT flew along the Victoria waterfront.
>
> A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was in the bare trees at the roadside of 137
> Barkley Terrace on Gonzales Hill.
>
> Saturday, February 16
>
> Five SURFBIRDS and two SANDERLINGS were seen at Clover Point in
> Victoria.
>
> 30 COMMON REDPOLLS continue behind the golf driving range off
> Beverley Rd. in Duncan.
>
> Large rafts of SCOTERS and many other birds are gathering in the
> Nanoose to Deep Bay areas up island.
>
> Friday, February 15,
>
> Among approximately 2500 MEW GULLS seen from Clover Point in Victoria
> today was a single adult ICELAND GULL. This may be the same bird that
> was seen at Race Rocks and from the MV Coho in the past couple of
> months.