Victoria Rare Bird Alert Transcript

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RBA - 250-704-2555
* British Columbia
* Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Is.
* May 23, 2013
* BCVI130523
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This is the Victoria Natural History Society=92s Bird Alert for Thursday, M ay
23, 9:00 PM
update. To report sightings of interest, please press the pound key and
leave your name,
message and phone number, or wait for the tone at the end of this report.
Remember to
include the date, time and location of your sighting. To summon those that
can confirm a
rare bird, please call Barbara Begg at 250-656-5296 or Rick Schortinghuis
at 250-885-2454.

The Saturday birding trip will be to Little Saanich Mountain, also known as
Observatory
Hill. Meet at 7:00 AM at the bottom of the road leading up to the
Observatory at 5071 West
Saanich Road.

RARE BIRD ALERT - Yellow-headed Blackbird, NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD


Thursday, May 23

* A female type Yellow-headed Blackbird was on Dock Road in Cowichan Bay,
about half way
along the spit to the left.
* A late report was received of a Northern Mockingbird observed in Cowichan
Bay on Saturday,
May 18 and Sunday, May 19. The bird was on the Western Forest Products site
off Tzouhalem
Road and was observed from the Blackly Dyke.

- 1 or 2 Lazuli Bunting continue to be observed on the north and east
slopes of Mt Tolmie
- 6 Sandhill Crane were reported along Wooten Road in Metchosin


Wednesday, May 22:

- 30 Pectoral Sandpiper were at Panama Flats in the morning. Also there
were 8 Baird's
Sandpiper and 4 Vaux's Swift.
- 6 Sandhill Crane flew out of Panama Flats in the early morning.


Tuesday, May 21:

- 2 Western Kingbird and 3 Lazuli Bunting were observed today on the east
side of Mt
Tolmie below the summit.
- 4 Pectoral Sandpiper, first report of the year, were at Panama Flats
along with 1 SOLITARY
SANDPIPER


Monday, May 20:

- 1 male Bullock's Oriole, first report of the year, was at Elk-Beaver Lake
Regional Park,
along the main trail south of the rowing club. Also there was 1 WILLOW
FLYCATCHER, first
report of the year,
- 1 male Western Bluebird, likely one of the released birds from the
Bluebird Project, was
observed along Dock Road at Cowichan Bay


Sunday, May 19:

* A Green Heron was reported along Bowker Creek at the back of Oak Bay High
School.


Thanks!

Mike McGrenere
Victoria, BC

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