This is Wayne Weber with the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare
Bird Alert for Saturday, March 8th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds
Unlimited, with stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver. The RBA
telephone number is (604) 737-3074.


Sightings for Saturday, March 8th

A BARRED OWL was heard hooting in mid-afternoon near the equestrian ring
at Joe Brown Park, off 125A Street in Surrey, and a HUTTON'S VIREO was
heard singing nearby.

An early RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was seen at Point Roberts, Washington.

Two birds believed to be PINE GROSBEAKS were seen on Selkirk Crescent
in Coquitlam.


No reports for Friday, March 7th


Sightings for Thursday, March 6th

Birds seen at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta included 2 AMERICAN
BITTERNS, 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 2 SANDHILL CRANES, and 5 TREE
SWALLOWS. In addition, one MUTE SWAN was seen nearby, near the Westham
Island bridge in Canoe Pass.

The EURASIAN form GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen again near the pump
house at the Beach Grove Lagoon in Boundary Bay Regional Park, Delta.

At Blackie Spit Park in Surrey, the LONG-BILLED CURLEW, 3 MARBLED
GODWITS, and a WESTERN MEADOWLARK were seen.


Sightings for Wednesday, March 5th

At the Tsawwassen ferry jetty in Delta, the wintering WILLET was seen
near the base on the south side, a SNOW BUNTING about halfway out,
and a SURFBIRD at the ferry terminal.

An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen on the Lulu Island west dyke near the
west end of Blundell Road.

At Blackie Spit, the LONG-BILLED CURLEW and 2 MARBLED GODWITS were
seen again.


Sightings for Tuesday, March 4th

An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was seen briefly in the 3400 block of West
24th Avenue in Vancouver.


No reports for Monday, March 3rd


Sightings for Sunday, March 2nd

Four AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were seen along the Boundary Bay dyke
in Delta, just east of 72nd Street. Nearby, at Boundary Bay Regional
Park near the E end of 12th Avenue, 2 EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 72
EURASIAN WIGEON, and 122 BALD EAGLES were reported. Two EURASIAN COLLARED-
DOVES were seen along 17A Avenue near 58th Street, near Beach Grove Park.

At Iona Island in Richmond, a SNOW BUNTING and a GLAUCOUS GULL were
seen along the south jetty, 20 RING-NECKED DUCKS were in the outer pond, and

3 TREE SWALLOWS and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER were around the NW
sewage pond.

Six more RING-NECKED DUCKS were at Green Timbers Lake in Surrey, near
148th Street at 100th Avenue.

In Port Coquitlam, an AMERICAN DIPPER was seen at Oxbow Side Channel Park
near the Coquitlam River.

In Maple Ridge near the north end of 224th Street, 3 species of swallows
were noted in one flock: 16 TREE SWALLOWS, 4 BARN SWALLOWS, and one
VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW.


Sightings for Saturday, March 1st

The CLARK'S GREBE, present since mid-January, was seen near the Westham
Island bridge in Delta. Also in Delta were 4 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS just E
of the foot of 72nd Street; an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER in a hedgerow along
72nd Street opposite the turf farm; several SURFBIRDS at Berth 1
at the Tsawwassen ferry terminal; and an AMERICAN KESTREL along
Deltaport Way.

In Surrey, the HARRIS'S SPARROW, present for 2 months, was seen again along
188th Street just S of 8th Avenue, and an AMERICAN KESTREL was nearby along
8th Avenue.

At Crescent Park in Surrey, 2 BARRED OWLS were hooting in mid-afternoon, one
of which allowed close views. Also here were a singing HUTTON'S VIREO and
at least 4 RED CROSSBILLS. Nearby at Blackie Spit were the LONG-BILLED
CURLEW, 3 MARBLED GODWITS, and at least 5 EURASIAN WIGEON.

At the Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver, 2 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS, 3 CALIFORNIA GULLS, 2 RING-NECKED DUCKS, and many RED
CROSSBILLS were noteworthy.

In Vancouver, a HERMIT THRUSH was seen near 39th Avenue and Yew Street.


Sightings for Friday, February 29th

The drake EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen again at the Beach Grove
Lagoon at the east end of 12th Avenue in Delta, as were 5 EURASIAN WIGEON.

A GYRFALCON was perched on a power pole along Deltaport Way east of
41 B Street in Delta.


Sightings for Thursday, February 28th:

3 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS were near the North Vancouver Auto Mall.


No reports for February 26th or 27th


Sightings for Monday, February 25th:

3 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were found at the north end of Colony Farm
on the Port Coquitlam side

A SANDHILL CRANE has returned to the Pitt Polder in Pitt Meadows


Sightings for Sunday, February 24th:

A male ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD was singing on territory at the 225 metre
elevation marker on the Cypress Bowl Road in West Vancouver



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.



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