This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Sunday,
August 7, 2005. 8:30 pm update. Compiled by Rick Schortinghuis and
transcribed by Cheryl Mackie.
Feature Birds
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PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER
ARCTIC TERN
TUFTED PUFFIN
COMMON TERN
Sunday, August 7
A juvenile PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was seen at Clover Point
in Victoria at 8:00 am. Also there were an ARCTIC TERN and 3
RED-NECKED PHALAROPES.
A TUFTED PUFFIN was seen at Rocky Point Bird Observatory in Metchosin.
Saturday, August 6
2 COMMON TERNS were seen at Rocky Point Bird Observatory.
At Viaduct Flats in Saanich were a SOLITARY SANDPIPER, a VIRGINIA
RAIL, a SORA, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, a WOOD
DUCK with young, a GADWALL with young and a CHIPPING SPARROW
with 2 young and a Cowbird.
Friday, August 5
3 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and 3 LESSER YELLOWLEGS were
seen at the end of Bowker Avenue in Oak Bay.
Thursday, August 4
10 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 2 WESTERN SANDPIPERS,
9 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS and 1 LESSER
YELLOWLEGS were at Viaduct Flats in Saanich.
Wednesday, August 3
3 recently fledged MERLINS were seen with an adult at Arbutus Cove
Park in Saanich. Also there were 2 recently fledged COOPERS HAWKS.
This park is located at the end of Arbutus Cove Lane, which is off Gordon
Head Rd. in Saanich.
200 RHINOCEROS AUKLETS and 6 HEERMAN'S GULLS were seen
from Clover Point in Victoria.
At Viaduct Flats there were 7 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 1 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS and a GREEN HERON was seen at the southwest corner
of Viaduct Flats.
Tuesday, August 2
27 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen at the end of Bowker Avenue
in Oak Bay in the morning around 7:00 am.
A juvenile VIRGINIA RAIL was seen at Viaduct Flats.
2 pairs of PURPLE MARTINS were seen feeding young at the boxes
near the Selkirk Trestle in Victoria.
4 GREEN HERONS were seen at Swan Lake in Saanich, along with 4
PURPLE MARTINS.
A SPOTTED SANDPIPER along with 150 peeps were at Sidney Island.
2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen from Clover Point at the
edge of the kelp bed, very close in.
Out of town, a SWAINSON'S HAWK was seen soaring over Longwood
Station in North Nanaimo.
This message was forwarded by Cheryl Mackie and Wayne Weber.
Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus@telus.net
August 7, 2005. 8:30 pm update. Compiled by Rick Schortinghuis and
transcribed by Cheryl Mackie.
Feature Birds
---------------------------
PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER
ARCTIC TERN
TUFTED PUFFIN
COMMON TERN
Sunday, August 7
A juvenile PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was seen at Clover Point
in Victoria at 8:00 am. Also there were an ARCTIC TERN and 3
RED-NECKED PHALAROPES.
A TUFTED PUFFIN was seen at Rocky Point Bird Observatory in Metchosin.
Saturday, August 6
2 COMMON TERNS were seen at Rocky Point Bird Observatory.
At Viaduct Flats in Saanich were a SOLITARY SANDPIPER, a VIRGINIA
RAIL, a SORA, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, a WOOD
DUCK with young, a GADWALL with young and a CHIPPING SPARROW
with 2 young and a Cowbird.
Friday, August 5
3 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and 3 LESSER YELLOWLEGS were
seen at the end of Bowker Avenue in Oak Bay.
Thursday, August 4
10 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 2 WESTERN SANDPIPERS,
9 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS and 1 LESSER
YELLOWLEGS were at Viaduct Flats in Saanich.
Wednesday, August 3
3 recently fledged MERLINS were seen with an adult at Arbutus Cove
Park in Saanich. Also there were 2 recently fledged COOPERS HAWKS.
This park is located at the end of Arbutus Cove Lane, which is off Gordon
Head Rd. in Saanich.
200 RHINOCEROS AUKLETS and 6 HEERMAN'S GULLS were seen
from Clover Point in Victoria.
At Viaduct Flats there were 7 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 1 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS and a GREEN HERON was seen at the southwest corner
of Viaduct Flats.
Tuesday, August 2
27 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen at the end of Bowker Avenue
in Oak Bay in the morning around 7:00 am.
A juvenile VIRGINIA RAIL was seen at Viaduct Flats.
2 pairs of PURPLE MARTINS were seen feeding young at the boxes
near the Selkirk Trestle in Victoria.
4 GREEN HERONS were seen at Swan Lake in Saanich, along with 4
PURPLE MARTINS.
A SPOTTED SANDPIPER along with 150 peeps were at Sidney Island.
2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen from Clover Point at the
edge of the kelp bed, very close in.
Out of town, a SWAINSON'S HAWK was seen soaring over Longwood
Station in North Nanaimo.
This message was forwarded by Cheryl Mackie and Wayne Weber.
Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus@telus.net