RBA Vancouver, BC - December, 01/99

This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Wednesday, December 1, 11:10 pm
update.

Rare bird alert for a possible SCARLET TANAGER.

Species Noted:

American Bittern
Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night Heron
Cinnamon Teal
Eurasian Wigeon
Tufted Duck
Northern Goshawk
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
Barn Owl
Great Horned Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Northern Shrike
Yellow Warbler
SCARLET TANAGER
American Tree Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Common Redpoll

Sightings for Wednesday, December 01

A single observer sighting of a possible SCARLET TANAGER was made behind
the UBC Museum of Anthropology this morning. Confirmation of this sighting
is greatly desired.

The CATTLE EGRETS were not present at Tamboline & Westham Island Rd. but
there was a NORTHERN SHRIKE at this location.

At the Reifel Refuge today were NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL, 2 BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT HERON, a EURASIAN WIGEON and a SWAMP SPARROW near the observation
tower.

A PEREGRINE was observed at the foot of the Robert's Bank Jetty.

Two BARN OWLS were reported from Sea Island near MacDonald Beach.

A male ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD was seen frequenting a feeder in the Eagle
Harbour area of West Vancouver.

No sightings for Tuesday, November 30

Monday, November 29

The 4 CATTLE EGRETS were present near the intersection of Tamboline &
Westham Isl. Rd. Close by along Westham Isl. Rd. was a NORTHERN SHRIKE.
The immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen again at the Reifel Refuge.

At the Maplewood Refuge in North Vancouver came the report of a GREAT
HORNED OWL.

A male TUFTED DUCK was seen on the outer pond at Iona. East along the dike
from the Macdonald Beach parking area on Sea Island was a COMMON REDPOLL in
a flock of approx. 150 PINE SISKINS.

Sunday, November 28

The 4 CATTLE EGRET were observed near the intersection of Tamboline and
Westham Island Rds.

Reported from Reifel were a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, a GREAT HORNED OWL, a
CINNAMON TEAL, and near the observation tower a SWAMP SPARROW.

Seen in a small thicket of woods a short distance from the end of River Rd.
at Brunswick Point were a very late YELLOW WARBLER, an AMERICAN TREE
SPARROW, and 3 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS. Also reported from a VNHS Outing at
Brunswick Point were 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS, 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, and An
AMERICAN BITTERN.

A PRAIRIE FALCON was observed in a tree near the end of 34th St. in Delta..

A COMMON REDPOLL was seen and heard at the Cora Brown area of Sea Island.

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Visit the VNHS web site at www.naturalhistory.bc.ca/VNHS or call the
Vancouver hotline at (604) 737-3074