This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Monday January 19 10:06 PM update.

To report call: (604) 737-3074

Featured bird is Common Eider

Birds mentioned:

Yellow-billed Loon
Black-crowned Night-heron
Eurasian Widgeon
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
COMMON EIDER
Northern Goshawk
American Avocet
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Rock Sandpiper
Short-eared Owl
XANTUS' HUMMINGBIRD
American Dipper
Crested Mynah
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
Harris' Sparrow
Hooded Oriole (Terrace, BC)
Brambling (Victoria)

Sightings for Monday, January 19

The COMMON EIDER was in English Bay, perched on a rock in front of the
Sylvia Hotel and in a flock of Western Grebes. The Immature HARRIS'
SPARROW was in brambles near the Stone Bridge in Stanley Park. A REDHEAD
was with canvasbacks on Lost Lagoon.

Two CRESTED MYNAHS were in a tree south of 73rd and Angus and an AMERICAN
DIPPER was seen on a tributary of Lynn Creek north of the Premier Creek
Landfill in N Vancouver. A ROCK SANDPIPER was at the foot of Sullivan
Street in Crescent Beach and a LONG-BILLED CURLEW was at Blackie Spit.
Four AMERICAN AVOCETS are at the mouth of the Serpentine River.

In a late report for Friday, 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were at Maplewood
Flats in North Vancouver. For those of you that want to go on a long
distance trip a HOODED ORIOLE is still coming to a feeder at 5021 Medeek
Ave in Terrace, BC.

Sightings for Sunday, January 18

Many of the regulars were seen today. The YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER at 1773
El Verano on Gabriola Island was seen repeatedly by several observers
today. The XANTUS' HUMMNIGBIRD was seen at 221 2nd Street in Gibsons. The
Common Eider was in English Bay, perched on a rock in front of the Sylvia
Hotel. The Immature Harris' Sparrow was at the stone Bridge in Stanley
Park.

A Eurasian race GREEN-WINGED TEAL was at the eastern end of River Road in
Richmond. After you come over the Queensborough Bridge, turn north onto
Boyd and then West onto River Rd. The bird is about 200 m along River Rd.

In a late report for Friday a CRESTED MYNAH was at West 73rd and Selkirk in
S Vancouver.

Sightings for Saturday, January 17

The YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER at 1773 El Verano on Gabriola Island was very
cooperative, staying in view for up to an hour at a time. The
YELLOW-BILLED LOON was at the foot of Sullivan St in Crescent Beach.

A LONG-BILLED CURLEW, a WHIMBREL, a SHORT-EARED OWL and 2 EURASIAN WIDGEONS
were at Blackie Spit. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen on MacDonald Rd about
halfway between Ferguson Rd and MacDonald Beach.

Four AMERICAN AVOCETS are still at the mouth of the Serpentine River. An
adult HARRIS SPARROW, first seen on the White Rock CBC, was relocated today
in brush at 13941 40th Ave in Surrey.

A BRAMBLING was seen near Port Alberni. Call the Victoria RBA at
250-592-3381 for details.

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