Subject: Vancouver Snowy Owls
Date: Nov 09 18:43:13 1996
From: Larry Cowan - 102650.3672 at CompuServe.COM


Hi Tweets

This mornings Vancouver Natural History Society field outing turned up 7 Snowy
Owls in a 1-2 kilometre stretch along the dike east of 72nd St. in Delta.
Another SNOW was seen in a field east of the foot of the Robert's Bank Jetty.

Short-eared Owls (at least 4) were very active. One could be found flying
anytime you cared to look for one.

Also of interest was an Oldsquaw on a pond in the golf course east of 72nd.

A very pleasant morning of birding was enjoyed by all those in attendance.

Birds observed:

Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose Green-winged Teal
Mallard Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler American Widgeon
Lesser Scaup Oldsquaw
Bufflehead Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk Peregrine Falcon
Greater Yellowlegs Marbled Godwit (5)
Dunlin Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull Rock Dove
Snowy Owl Short-eared Owl
Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker
Northwestern Crow Black-capped Chickadee
Marsh Wren American Robin
American Pipit Northern Shrike
European Starling Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch

Good Birding

Larry Cowan