This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Friday,
March 9th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in
Vancouver and North Vancouver. This message was updated at 10
PM on March 9th. The RBA telephone number is (604) 737-3074.

In Washington State, there has been no recent reports of the
WHOOPER SWAN along Ulrick Road near Ferndale Road or
of the BLACK-HEADED GULL seen at Point No Point in Kitsap
County. Please see the Tweeters E-mail group for further updates.

In Victoria, RARE BIRD ALERT for a drake TUFTED DUCK which
was being seen at Kings Pond, at the end of Ascot Drive on the
Cedar Hill Golf Course, at least through March 8. For updates,
please phone the Victoria RBA at (250) 592-3381.


Sightings for Friday, March 9th:

At the Tsawwassen ferry jetty in Delta, the ROCK SANDPIPER
was again present at berth 6.


Sightings for Thursday, March 8th:

In South Surrey, the first RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD of spring was
seen at a feeder.


Sightings for Wednesday, March 7th:

A hybrid duck resembling a drake TUFTED DUCK has been present
at Ambleside Park pond in West Vancouver.


Sightings for Tuesday, March 6th:

An AMERICAN KESTREL was seen at the west end of River Road
in Delta, west of Ladner.


No reports for Monday, March 5th.


Sightings for Sunday, March 4th:

In Washington, the WHOOPER SWAN was present along Ulrick
Road near Ferndale Road just south of Ferndale. Also in Washington,
the BLACK-HEADED GULL was present at Point No Point, Kitsap County.

At the Tsawwassen jetty, a ROCK SANDPIPER was seen on the
north side near the parking lot before flying over to the south side.

In Delta, the GYRFALCON was again seen along 112th Street.
Two CALIFORNIA GULLS were seen west of 96th St and Burns
Drive. At the foot of 72nd St, 5 SNOWY OWLS were present along
the foreshore. A first winter GLAUCOUS GULL was seen near Deas
Island Park. Also, a high count of 33 EURASIAN WIGEON was seen
in fields north of Boundary Bay, most of these near the OWL
rehab centre on 72nd Street.


If you have any questions about birds or birding in the Vancouver area,
please call Wayne at 604-597-7201, Viveka at 604-531-3401, or Larry
at 604-465-1402. Thank you for calling the Vancouver Rare Bird Alert, and
good birding.

For further information about birding in the Vancouver area, log onto the
Vancouver Natural History Society's website at http://naturevancouver.ca .


This message was recorded and transcribed by Kevin Louth, and
forwarded by Wayne Weber.


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