This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for
Thursday, March 13th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores
in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Featured bird is NORTHERN GOSHAWK

Sightings for March 13th

In Vancouver, at the intersection of 2nd and Ontario, a juvenile NORTHERN
GOSHAWK was seen hunting ROCK DOVES.

At Beach Grove in Tsawwassen were the AMERICAN AVOCET and 2 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS.

In a late report for March 11th, the AMERICAN AVOCET was at Beach Grove in
Tsawwassen

There were no other reports for March 11th and 12th

March 10th

Seen from Kloochman Park in West Vancouver were 10 SURFBIRDS and 4 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS.


For further information on birding in the Vancouver area log onto the
Vancouver Natural History Society's web site at www.naturalhistory.bc.ca

----- Original Message -----
From: "Calvin Gehlen" <calvin at inisystems.com>