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* Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Is.
* March 16, 2006
* BCVI060316
- Transcript
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This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for
Thursday, March 16, 2006. 8:30 pm update. Compiled by Rick Schortinghuis
and
transcribed by Cheryl Mackie.

Feature Birds
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REDHEAD

Thursday, March 16
A male REDHEAD was seen on Kings Pond in Victoria.
At Esquimalt Lagoon there were 11 CANVASBACKS. Also there were
several hundred SCAUP sp, 15 DUNLIN, 15 BLACK TURNSTONES and 10
CALIFORNIA GULLS.

Tuesday, March 14
Up island, a third-year SLATY-BACKED GULL was reported in the Parksville
area near the old hovercraft base at Parksville Bay.
A RED KNOT was seen at Cattle Point along with SURFBIRDS.
At Mystic Vale at UVIC there was 1 HAIRY WOODPECKER and 1 HUTTON'S
VIREO.
At Blenkinsop Lake there were 3 species of swallows seen: TREE
SWALLOWS, BARN SWALLOWS and VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS.
At Clover Point there were 8 BRANT, 8 SANDERLINGS and 1
RHINOCEROS AUKLET.

Sunday, March 12
1 GOLDEN EAGLE was seen over Mt. Wells in Langford.

Saturday, March 11
2 GOLDEN EAGLES and 5 TURKEY VULTURES were seen over Mt. Wells in
Langford.
At Blenkinsop Lake there were 3 species of swallows: BARN SWALLOWS,
TREE SWALLOWS and VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS. Also there were 16 GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE.

Friday, March 10
3 VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS were seen at Swan Lake. Also there was 1
VIRGINIA RAIL.
There was 1 GREATER YELLOWLEGS at Cattle Point.


David Allinson
Victoria, BC
passerine@shaw.ca