This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Monday November 23 09:28 PM update.

To report call: (604) 737-3074

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

Featured birds are Northern Mockingbird and Townsend's Solitaire.

Birds Mentioned:

Brandt's Cormorant
Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night-heron
Brant
Black Duck
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Gyrfalcon
Black Oystercatcher
Willet
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Franklin's Gull
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Cliff Swallow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Townsend's Solitaire
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
BLUE JAY
American Tree Sparrow
Harris' Sparrow

Sightings for Monday November 23rd

A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen in a yard in Richmond at Finn road and
Woodward Slough. A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was seen near the community centre
east of Metrotown in Burnaby. An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW is coming to a
feeder in the 2500 block of West 12th in Vancouver. Up to 6 ANNA'S
HUMMINGBIRDS are visiting a feeder in a yard near Lighthouse Park in W
Vancouver.

A WILLET was seen at the base of the Tsawwassen Jetty. Blackie Spit had 3
MARBLED GODWITS and a LONG-BILLED CURLEW. Three BRANDT'S CORMORANTS were
on pilings at Crescent Beach.

In late reports for Sunday, an AMERICAN KESTREL was on the airport fence
along Grauer Road on Sea Island and 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS and 2 MARBLED
GODWITS were at Beach Grove in Tsawwassen.

Sightings for Sunday November 22nd

A BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was at No 5 Rd and Dike Rd in Richmond. A
FRANKLIN'S GULL was seen along 64th 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 McKechnie and Sharp.

If you have a query about Vancouver Birds or birding please call John
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