This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Sunday January 11 11:01 PM update.

To report call: (604) 737-3074

Featured birds are Xanthus' Hummingbird and Yellow-billed Loon

Birds mentioned:

Yellow-billed Loon
Oldsquaw
COMMON EIDER
Prairie Falcon
Gyrfalcon
Black Oystercatcher
American Avocet
Killdeer
Willet
Red Knot
Black Turnstone
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Rock Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
XANTHUS' HUMMINGBIRD
PALM WARBLER
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
Western Tanager
Savannah Sparrows
Harris' Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrows

Sightings for Sunday, January 11

The YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was not seen today but the XANTHUS' HUMMINGBIRD
was. In other sightings, the YELLOW-BILLED LOON, Rock Sandpiper and 10
GREATER YELLOWLEGS were at Crescent Beach. The immature HARRIS' SPARROW
was reported from the stone bridge in Stanley Park and a WILLET was at the
base of the Tsawwassen Jetty. Five AMERICAN AVOCETS are still at the mouth
of the Serpentine River. The Palm Warbler was at the eastern end of Iona
Island.

Sightings for Saturday, January 10

A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was reported from 1773 El Verano on Gabriola
Island. The bird was first seen about a week ago. To reach this location,
take the ferry from Nanaimo then follow South road for several km before
turning onto El Verano. No 1773 is a Copy Shop.

The PALM WARBLER was at Iona and a PRAIRIE FALCON was in a field SW of 31st
Ave and 34th St. Nine shorebird species were seen at the foot of Beecher
in Crescent Beach. Of note were a RED KNOT, ROCK SANDPIPER, BLACK
TURNSTONE, KILLDEER and GREATER YELLOWLEGS. The WESTERN TANAGER was
present for the 24th consecutive day in N Burnaby.

Large numbers of SAVANNAH and LINCOLN'S SPARROWS are in a flock of sparrows
on the east side of No. 4 road 1 km south of the Steveston Highway in
Richmond.

Sightings for Friday, January 9

The XANTHUS' HUMMINGBIRD was seen again in Gibsons at 221 2nd St. The
COMMON EIDER and an OLDSQUAW were in a large flock of scoters just south of
the Park Board office in Stanley Park. Two PEREGRINE FALCONS were perched
on top of office towers in downtown Vancouver and a PEREGRINE was also seen
taking a Rock Dove near the Second Narrows Bridge.

Second beach in Stanley Park had 3 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS, a ROCK SANDPIPER
and 10 BLACK TURNSTONES. A gray phase GYRFALCON was at the mouth of the
Serpentine River.

A YELLOW-BILLED LOON, ROCK SANDPIPER, WESTERN SANDPIPER and BLACK TURNSTONE
were at the foot of Sullivan St. in Crescent Beach and Blackie Spit had a
LEAST SANDPIPER.

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