Victoria RBA
May 10, 2008
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:13:55 -0700
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- RBA
* British Columbia
* Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Is.
* May 10, 2008
* BCVI100508
- Transcript
Hello birders! This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird
Alert for Sunday, May 10, 4 pm update. Compiled and transcribed by David
Allinson.
Feature Birds
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RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER
GLAUCOUS GULL
WESTERN KINGBIRD
Sunday, May 11
A RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER was reported at Goldstream Provincial Park along the
trail running beside the river. This is perhaps the same bird that was
reported here on April 26.
A second-calendar year GLAUCOUS GULL was again Central Saanich, but this
time it was in the farm reservoirs near the Vantreight Farm bulb fields in
the 8200-block of Central Saanich Road.
2 WESTERN KINGBIRDS were seen at the summit of Mount Douglas Park in Saanich
below the observation platform.
Saturday, May 10
A second calendar year GLAUCOUS GULL was observed in a field at the corner
of Island View and McHugh Roads in the Martindale Valley of Central Saanich.
This is perhaps the same bird as reported at Cattle Point on May 1st.
At the summit of Observatory Hill were a WESTERN KINGBIRD and a TOWNSEND'S
SOLITAIRE. This is off Observatory Road off West Saanich Road in Saanich.
A WESTERN KINGBIRD and a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE continue at Mount Douglas.
A SANDHILL CRANE was off Sahilton Road in the Cowichan Reserve near Duncan.
A late WHITE-THROATED SPARROW is visiting feeders in the Gonzales Bay area
of Victoria.
Friday, May 9
A CACKLING GOOSE was spotted on Swan Lake in Saanich. Also present was a
SORA and a GREAT HORNED OWL.
Thursday, May 8
A WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE was at Uplands Park in Oak Bay.
A PEREGRINE FALCON was over downtown Victoria at Blanshard and Fisgard
Streets.
Tuesday, May 6
44 CASPIAN TERNS were counted at Esquimalt Lagoon off Ocean Blvd in Colwood.
2 WANDERING TATTLERS continue at the Ogden Point Breakwater off Dallas Road
along the Victoria waterfront.
Monday, May 5
A WESTERN KINGBIRD was at the summit of Mount Douglas Park in Saanich just
below the observation platform. 2 TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE continue here as
well.
Sunday, May 4
A STILT SANDPIPER was in the lagoon at Witty's Lagoon Regional Park off
Metchosin Road in Metchosin.
2 WANDERING TATTLERS remained on the Ogden Point Breakwater.
2 TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES were again on Mount Tolmie, but another two were
also at Mount Douglas Park in Saanich.
A GOLDEN EAGLE was over Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary in Saanich.
To report bird sightings of interest, please leave your name and telephone
number as well as the details of your sighting at the end of this greeting.
For those receiving the transcript only, note the RBA # is 592-3381.
For information about Victoria birding or to summon birders to confirm a
rare bird, please call either Barbara Begg at 656-5296, or me David Allinson
at 391-1786. Photos of rare or unusual birds are appreciated and may be
e-mailed to rba2 AT vicnhs.bc.ca .
For more information about the Victoria Natural History Society, visit our
website at http://www.vicnhs.bc.ca/.
Good birding and wishing you lifers all!
David Allinson
passerine AT shaw.ca
Victoria, BC
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