This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Sunday November 22 09:09 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 Gyrfalcon and Black-legged Kittiwake.

Birds Mentioned:

Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night-heron
Brant
Black Duck
Peregrine Falcon
Gyrfalcon
Black Oystercatcher
Marbled Godwit
Black-legged Kittiwake
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Tree Swallow
Blue Jay
Swamp Sparrow
Harris' Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow

Sightings for Sunday November 22nd

A BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was at No 5 Rd and Dike Rd in Richmond and a
GYRFALCON was at the foot of 64th on Boundary Bay. The bird was last seen
flying eastward. The BLUE JAY is still at 6096 Inglewood Place in N Delta.
Two CATTLE EGRETS were still at 72nd and 36th in Delta.

Reifel had a HARRIS' SPARROW, 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 4 NORTHERN
SAW-WHET OWLS and 20 Swallows. A PEREGRINE FALCON was at Point Roberts and
the Tsawwassen Jetty had a BLACK DUCK, a BLACK OYSTERCATCHER and 7 BRANT.

In late reports for Saturday, Reifel had a HARRIS' SPARROW, 7 CLIFF
SWALLOWS, a TREE SWALLOW and 10 BARN SWALLOWS. A PEREGRINE FALCON and a
MARBLED GODWIT were at Beach Grove in Tsawwassen.

Sightings for Saturday November 21st

A gray phase Gyrfalcon was seen in Pitt Meadows north of the Dewdney Trunk
Road between McKinstry and Sharp.

Sightings for Friday November 20th

A tan morph WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was at Cecil Green Park. Reifel had a
HARRIS' SPARROW along the East dike, a SWAMP SPARROW, 3 BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONS, a PEREGRINE FALCON and up to 18 swallows including at least 2
CLIFF SWALLOWS. A Cattle Egret was on the golf course at the foot of 72nd
street.

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