Victoria Rare Bird Alert Transcript

RBA - 250-704-2555
* British Columbia
* Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Is.
* March 10, 2010
* BCVI100310
- Transcript


This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Bird Alert for Wednesday,
March 10, midnight update To report sightings of interest, please call
250-704-2555 and leave your name, message and phone number. To summon those
that can confirm a rare bird, please call Barbara Begg at 250-656-5296 or
Rick Schortinghuis at 250-885-2454.


Bird sightings have been rather slow lately, so this may be an appropriate
time to announce VNHS's new Invertebrate Alert. If you wish to report
butterflies, dragonflies, unusual insects, or other terrestrial
invertebrates, you may now do so by email to jtatum@uvic.ca. Sightings and
photos will be displayed on the VNHS website. If you wish to follow the
sightings, bookmark vicnhs.bc.ca/invertalert.html or follow the link from
the VNHS homepage.

Feature Birds

Brown Pelican
NORTHERN PYGMY OWL
Snow Goose

Wednesday, March 10
A Brown Pelican was seen by many observers at Clover Point off Dallas Rd on
Wednesday afternoon.

Monday, March 8
Bald Eagle are on nests around the area. There is a pair nesting near the
Oak Bay Fire Department.
Two Western Meadowlark were on the hillside of the gravel pit south of the
beach at Esquimalt Lagoon.

Saturday, March 6
Two pairs of Tree Swallow were perched on the nest boxes at Somenos Marsh
in Duncan.
A Snow Goose was in the fields between Dooley and Martindale Roads in
Central Saanich.

Thursday, March 4
A NORTHERN PYGMY OWL was seen and heard at Bedrock at 4655 Kerryview Dr.
Birders are welcome to walk the property, which always seems to turn up
something interesting.

Tuesday Mar 2
The Tuesday morning birding group headed out to Martindale Flats and Island
View Beach today and found about 6 Western Meadowlark and one Northern
Harrier in the fields around Puckle Road.
Six Brant were at Island View Beach.