Vancouver RBA
March 19, 2008
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This is Wayne Weber with the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare
Bird Alert for Wednesday, March 19th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds
Unlimited, with stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver. This message was
updated at 3 PM on March 20th. The RBA telephone number is (604) 737-3074.
If you have a report, please leave your name, telephone number, date, and
location of your sighting at the end of this recording, including numbers of
birds seen wherever possible. To skip the recording and leave your message,
press the pound sign on your phone and begin speaking after the tone.
RARE BIRD ALERT for a BRAMBLING in the village of Belcarra, west and
north of Port Moody. This bird was present daily from March 10 to 16, but
has
not been reported since then.
Sightings for Wednesday, March 19th
The drake EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen again at the Beach
Grove lagoon at the east end of 12th Avenue on Boundary Bay in Delta.
A EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was seen in the 4100 block of River Road
in Delta, west of Ladner.
Sightings for Tuesday, March 18th
Two adult BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, a VIRGINIA RAIL, and a
female RING-NECKED DUCK were seen at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta.
Nearby, an adult MUTE SWAN was at the Westham Island bridge, and a
NORTHERN SHRIKE was on 33A Avenue near 34th Street.
A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, likely a spring arrival, was seen at the
Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver.
Sightings for Monday, March 17th
A BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, very rare around Vancouver, was reported
over the breakwater at the Tsawwassen ferry terminal in Delta.
A "Red" FOX SPARROW, presumably one of the eastern subspecies,
was seen in a yard on Oakhill Place in Burnaby.
Sightings for Sunday, March 16th
The BRAMBLING was seen briefly at Belcarra.
The CLARK'S GREBE was seen with WESTERN GREBES close to the
Westham Island bridge in Delta, and the GOLDEN EAGLE had moved to
Brunswick Point in Delta, where it was harassing SNOW GEESE.
A SAY'S PHOEBE was reported from Deer Lake in Burnaby.
In Delta, a GYRFALCON was seen along Highway 10 east of 112th Street;
an adult WESTERN GULL along Hornby Drive at 96th Street, and
another on the shoreline near the Beach Grove lagoon; 4 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS along the Tsawwassen ferry jetty, and a WILLET
at the jetty base; and 5 AMERICAN PIPITS on the turf farm along 72nd
Street.
Sightings for Saturday, March 15th
A BRAMBLING, likely an immature male, has been visiting a feeder at 3712
Bedwell Bay Road in Belcarra since March 10th, and has been
photographed. Birders are welcome to come and look for the bird, but
please park on Main Street, not on Bedwell Bay Road. Please watch from
the carport doorway to avoid frightening the bird, and come between 8-10
AM and 2-6 PM, when the bird is most often seen.
The immature GOSHAWK at Jericho Park in Vancouver, present there
since mid-January, was seen again there today.
The immature GOLDEN EAGLE was present for the second day in a row
in the 4800 block of 28th Avenue in Delta, south of Deltaport Way.
A lone SNOW BUNTING and a BLACK OYSTERCATCHER were seen
along the Tsawwassen ferry jetty in Delta.
Sightings for Friday, March 14th
The immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen again near the east
pond in Vancouver's Jericho Park. Another NORTHERN GOSHAWK
was reported along 64th Street in Delta.
An immature GOLDEN EAGLE was seen and photographed in the 4800
block of 28th Avenue in Delta, west of Highway 17.
No reports for Thursday, March 13th
Sightings for Wednesday, March 12th
At Surrey Lake, east of 152nd Street near 76th Avenue in Surrey, were a
drake REDHEAD, a RING-NECKED DUCK, and 2 CACKLING GEESE.
Sightings for Tuesday, March 11th
The TUFTED DUCK X SCAUP hybrid was seen again on Lost Lagoon in
Vancouver's Stanley Park, where it has been for about 3 weeks.
Sightings for Monday, March 10th
In Delta, an adult GYRFALCON was seen along 64th Street between
Highway 10 and Highway 99; 2 AMERICAN KESTRELS were seen along
64th Street; and 4 SHORT-EARED OWL were near the foot of 72nd Street
on Boundary Bay.
In North Vancouver, a SAY'S PHOEBE was seen near Lonsdale Avenue.
An ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD is being seen regularly in the alpine garden section
of the University of BC Botanical Garden.
Sightings for Sunday, March 9th
An early RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was seen along the Imperial Trail in
Pacific Spirit Park, Vancouver.
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.
The first RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD of the year was seen at Point Roberts,
Washington.
Three PINE GROSBEAKS, 2 males and a female, were seen on Selkirk
Crescent in Coquitlam.
Large numbers of RED CROSSBILLS and EVENING GROSBEAKS were
seen in the Squamish area north of Vancouver.
Sightings for Friday, March 7th
At Iona Island in Richmond, 42 TREE SWALLOWS and 2 VIOLET-GREEN
SWALLOWS were seen over the swage ponds. Nearby, a SNOWY OWL was
seen along the west shoreline of Sea Island on the Vancouver Airport
property, but it probably is not visible from the public road.
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.
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS are still being seen in Manning Provincial Park
east of Vancouver. On this date, 20 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, 12 CASSIN'S
FINCHES, and 2 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen near the east gate of Manning Park
on Highway 3.
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@telus.net
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