Victoria RBA
May 5, 2008
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- RBA
* British Columbia
* Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Is.
* May 5, 2008
* BCVI050508
- Transcript
Hello birders! This is the Victoria Natural History Society's Rare Bird
Alert for Monday, May 5, 9:30 pm update. Compiled and transcribed by David
Allinson.
Feature Birds
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WESTERN KINGBIRD
STILT SANDPIPER
Monday, May 5
A WESTERN KINGBIRD continues near the summit of Mount Tolmie Park in Saanich
and it has been present since Friday. 2 TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE continue to be
reported here.
Sunday, May 4
A STILT SANDPIPER was with a dowitcher sp. in the lagoon at Witty's Lagoon
Regional Park off Metchosin Road in Metchosin.
2 WANDERING TATTLERS remained on the Ogden Point Breakwater off Dallas Road
along the Victoria waterfront.
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.
Saturday, May 3
The first OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS of the year were reported at Beacon Hill
Park in Victoria and in a yard in The Highlands.
2 WANDERING TATTLERS remained at the Ogden Point breakwater at the foot of
Dallas Road along the Victoria waterfront.
24 WHIMBREL and a MARBLED GODWIT continued at the Victoria Golf Club off
Beach Drive in Oak Bay. A WESTERN MEADOWLARK was also present.
16 CASPIAN TERNS were tallied at Esquimalt Lagoon off Ocean Blvd in Colwood.
At Clover Point off Dallas Road along the Victoria waterfront were 2 late
SURFBIRDS.
There were single SOLITARY SANDPIPERS at Rapiers Pond off Charlton Road at
West Burnside Road, and at Hastings Flats off Hastings Street in Saanich.
2 GOLDEN EAGLES were over Goldstream Provincial Park in Langford. A SOOTY
GROUSE was also heard there.
Friday, May 2
A WESTERN KINGBIRD was on Mount Tolmie Park just below the summit in the
meadow of camas flowers.
2 TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE remained on Mount Tolmie as well. The birds were in
the "Warbler Triangle" which is the set of paths on the east side just below
the summit amongst the Garry oaks.
2 WANDERING TATTLERS were again on the Ogden Point breakwater at the foot of
Dallas Road along the Victoria waterfront.
The first WARBLING VIREO of spring was at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary in
Saanich.
Thursday, May 1
A GLAUCOUS GULL was reported from Cattle Point in Uplands Park off Beach
Drive in Oak Bay. This is a late record for this species. The observer did
not mention the age/plumage of this bird.
2 WANDERING TATTLERS were on the Ogden Point breakwater.
A single SOLITARY SANDPIPER remained at "Rapiers Pond" which is a vernal
pond located off Charlton Road at the corner of Burnside Road West in
Saanich. Year after year in spring this remains one of the more reliable
locales for this migrant shorebird.
2 TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES were again reported near the summit of Mount Tolmie
Park in Saanich.
The first BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK of the year was photographed in a yard in
the Highlands.
At the Victoria Golf Club off Beach Drive in Oak Bay 24 WHIMBREL, 1 MARBLED
GODWIT, and 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE remained.
An AMERICAN BITTERN was again spotted at Swan Lake.
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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