This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Thursday November 12 09:06 PM update.

To report call: (604) 737-3074

Visit the VNHS web site at http://www.naturalhistory.bc.ca/VNHS/index.htm

Featured birds are Cattle Egret and Black Oystercatcher

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your sighting. This information is important for our records. If you want to
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Birds Mentioned:

Cattle Egret


Brant


Eurasian Wigeon


Black Duck (possible)


Black Oystercatcher


Greater Yellowlegs


Long-Billed Curlew


Marbled Godwit


Least Sandpiper


Rock Sandpiper


Long-billed Dowitcher


Sabine's Gull


Northern Pygmy-owl


Hermit Thrush


Northern Shrike



Sightings for Thursday November 12th

In spite of the hard rain all day, a few hardy souls were out birding. Two
CATTLE EGRETS were in a field north of 36th Ave at 72nd street in Delta. Two
MARBLED GODWITS and 23 BRANT were at Beach Grove in Tsawwassen. Eight BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS and a possible ROCK SANDPIPER were at the end of the
Tsawwassen Jetty. In a late report for Wednesday, three LEAST SANDPIPERS and
an immature NORTHERN SHRIKE were at Blackie Spit.

Sightings for Wednesday November 11th

A possible BLACK DUCK was seen at the end of the Tsawwassen Jetty on the
south side. Two CATTLE EGRETS were in a farmyard at 72nd Street and 36th
Avenue in Delta. Eleven EURASIAN WIGEON were at Roberts Bank. Another six
birds were at Beach Grove in Tsawwassen, along with two MARBLED GODWITS, 40
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS and six GREATER YELLOWLEGS.

A LONG-BILLED CURLEW and two MARBLED GODWITS were at Blackie Spit.

Sightings for Tuesday November 10th

A NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL was seen atop a fir tree north of the road to the upper
works yard in Cypress Provincial Park. A HERMIT THRUSH was seen in a yard in
West Vancouver. In a late reports for Sunday two immature SABINE'S GULLS
were seen from the Horseshoe Bay Nanaimo ferry and two CATTLE EGRETS were in
a field at 72nd Street and 36th Ave. in Delta.

If you have a query about Vancouver Birds or birding please call John at
274-8777.

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

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John Chandler
Alandale Training Corporation
Richmond, BC, Canada
Phone: 604-839-8777
Email: chandler at uniserve.com