Subject: RBA Vancouver, B.C. November 25, 1998
Date: Nov 25 20:53:41 1998
From: "John Chandler" - chandler at uniserve.com


This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Wednesday November 25 07:56 PM
update.

To report call: (604) 737-3074

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

Featured bird is American White Pelican.

Birds Mentioned:

Brandt's Cormorant
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
Brant
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Willet
Long-billed Curlew
Greater Yellowlegs
Marbled Godwit
Anna's Hummingbird
Townsend's Solitaire
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
American Tree Sparrow

Sightings for Wednesday, November 25

A single sighting today of an unconfirmed report of two American White
Pelicans feeding off Eagle Harbour in West Vancouver.

Sightings for Tuesday, November 24

The Northern Mockingbird was relocated at Finn Road and Woodward slough in
Richmond. A possible GOLDEN EAGLE was seen in Tsawwassen north of
Centennial Park, near 3rd Avenue. Beach Grove in Tsawwassen had a Marbled
Godwit and 9 Greater Yellowlegs.

In a late report for Monday, 136 Brant were at Beach Grove in Tsawwassen
and another 172 birds were between the Roberts Bank and Tsawwassen Jetties.


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.

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