Subject: RBA Vancouver, B.C. January 7, 1998
Date: Jan 7 20:54:28 1998
From: "John Chandler" - chandler at uniserve.com


This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Wednesday January 7 07:27 PM update.

To report call: (604) 737-3074

Featured birds are Rusty Blackbird and in an out-of-town sighting,
Brambling

Birds mentioned:

Eared Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cattle Egret
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
American Avocet
Long-billed Curlew
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Dunlin
Brambling
Marbled Murralet
Common Murre
Ancient Murralet
Short-eared Owl
XANTHUS' HUMMINGBIRD
Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's race)
Northern Shrike
Orange-crowned Warbler
Western Tanager
Harris' Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird

Sightings for Wednesday, January 7

A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen in the Cora Brown subdivision on Sea Island this
morning. The bird was located along the old road towards the tank farm.
Two ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS were also at this location and a Harlan's race
RED-TAILED HAWK was at MacDonald Beach.

In out-of-town sightings, a female BRAMBLING was seen west of Port Alberni
on Sunday and a CATTLE EGRET is in Victoria. For details, call the
Victoria RBA at 250-592-3381.

The WESTERN TANAGER was reported again from North Burnaby. Call 298-5490
for details. Up to 9 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen along Boundary Bay between
64th and Boundary Bay airport. A PEREGRINE FALCON was hunting shorebirds
in the lights of the greenhouses at the foot of 64th.

Sightings for Tuesday, January 6

The XANTHUS HUMMINGBIRD was seen again today at 221 2nd Ave in Gibsons. A
CLARK'S GREBE was on the Middle Arm of the Fraser River between the
breakwater and the Coast Guard station. The WESTERN TANAGER was reported
from North Burnaby.

Sightings for Monday, January 5

A GYRFALCON was at 50th Ave. in Langley. Six COMMON MURRES, 4 ANCIENT
MURRALETS and 2 MARBLED MURRALETS were seen in flight from the end of the
Iona South Jetty. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was on Ferguson Rd, Sea Island. A
local birder working on his year list saw 2 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE at
the south end of the Second Narrows Bridge, the WESTERN TANAGER in North
Burnaby, 4 AMERICAN AVOCETS at the mouth of the Serpentine River, a
LONG-BILLED CURLEW at Blackie Spit and an EARED GREBE at the White Rock
Pier.

A HARRIS' SPARROW was towards the end of 40th Ave, about 300 meters east of
the 3 silos.

In a late report from Sunday, 9 LEAST SANDPIPERS and 2 WESTERN SANDPIPERS
were in a flock of several thousand DUNLIN at Blackie Spit.

If you have a query about Vancouver Birds or birding please call:
John 274-8777 Mark or Eleni 438-6529
Jo Ann or Hue 538-1676 Catherine 685-7460

Thank you for calling the Vancouver Bird Alert & good birding.

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John Chandler
Alandale Training Corporation
Richmond, BC, Canada
Phone: 604-274-8777
email: chandler at uniserve.com