Subject: Vancouver, BC RBA for March 24, 2004
Date: Mar 25 22:05:44 2004
From: Wayne C. Weber - contopus at telus.net


This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for
Wednesday, March 24, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with
stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver. The RBA phone number is
(604) 737-3074.

The featured bird is MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD.


Sightings for March 24

A female MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was seen today at Centennial Beach,
Boundary Bay Regional Park, Delta. It was seen near the gravel
parking lot and high tower. Also here were 2 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS.

At Serpentine Fen, a CLIFF SWALLOW was seen.


Sightings for March 23

The ROCK SANDPIPER was seen at Lighthouse Marine Park, Pt. Roberts.

An AMERICAN KESTREL was seen at Beach Grove in Delta.

4 TURKEY VULTURES in overflight south of Fraser Highway and 168th
Street, Surrey.


Sightings for March 22

The ROCK SANDPIPER was seen at Lighthouse Marine Park,
Point Roberts, just north of the boat launch. At 4 PM, it flew off
toward the Tsawwassen ferry terminal with 25 BLACK TURNSTONES.


Sightings for March 21

The ROCK SANDPIPER was seen at the south end of the marina at
Point Roberts with BLACK TURNSTONES. From Lighthouse Marine
Park, a RHINOCEROS AUKLET was seen. Along the Lily Point trail
were 2 HUTTON?S VIREOS and a TOWNSEND?S WARBLER.

The GYRFALCON was seen on the Boundary Bay dyke in Delta
between 104th and 112th Streets. Also, at the foot of 112th Street, a
EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen.

At Pitt Meadows, 3 SANDHILL CRANES were sighted along Rannie
Road north of McNeill Road. Two CINNAMON TEAL were seen in a
slough south of the entrance to Swan-E-Set Golf Course.

The NORTHERN SHRIKE continues at Boundary Bay Regional Park,
Delta.

At Lighthouse Park, West Vancouver, were 3 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS on the Grebe Islets, and a singing
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER near the lighthouse. Two more BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS were present at the mouth of Cypress Creek, at the
foot of Stearman Ave. in West Vancouver. A singing ANNA?S
HUMMINGBIRD was seen at 4957 Marine Drive, West Vancouver.


Sightings for March 20

The two AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen upstream from the mouth
of the Serpentine River in Surrey.

At Deer Lake Park in Burnaby, a TURKEY VULTURE was seen in
overflight and 2 VIRGINIA RAILS were seen along the elevated
boardwalk.

In Terra Nova at the NW corner of Lulu Island, Richmond, a NORTHERN
SAW-WHET OWL was seen along the south fence line by the golf course.
Also seen here, a CINNAMON TEAL.


Sightings for March 19

Two EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen from Elgin Heritage
Park, off Crescent Road in Surrey.

At the foot of 112th Street at Boundary Bay, Delta, was 1 SHORT-EARED
OWL.

At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta were an AMERICAN BITTERN
and a RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD.


Thank you for calling the Vancouver Bird Alert, and good birding.

This transcript was prepared by Kevin Louth and distributed by Wayne
Weber.


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


Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus at telus.net