RBA Vancouver, BC - December, 06/99
This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Monday, December 6, 9:40 pm
update.

Featured bird is COMMON REDPOLL.

Species Noted:

Black-crowned Night Heron
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose, blue phase
Eurasian Wigeon
Northern Goshawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Black Oystercatcher
Willet
Black Turnstone
Barn Owl
Great Horned Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Northern Shrike
Orange-crowned Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
SCARLET TANAGER
American Tree Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Snow Bunting
Common Redpoll

Sightings for Monday, December 6

A flock of 30 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen in the Cora Brown area of Sea
Island north of Grauer Rd.

Two SHORT-EARED OWLS were observed at Brunswick Point. There were 48 BLACK
TURNSTONE at the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal.

Half way along Savage Rd. on Westham Island was a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED
GOOSE with a flock of swans.

Sunday, December 5

A total of 12 COMMON REDPOLLS were tallied in the Cora Brown area of Sea
Island. Late ORANGE-CROWNED and WILSON'S WARBLERS, and a BARN OWL were
also sighted.

Single BLACK OYSTERCATCHER'S were reported from Stanley Park's 2nd Beach
and the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty.

Pitt Meadows was the location for a HARRIS'S SPARROW, a SNOW BUNTING, a
NORTHERN SHRIKE, and 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS.

Saturday, December 4

A single COMMON REDPOLL was spotted along Sea Islands MacDonald Rd. Two
GREAT HORNED OWLS were also seen in this area. From the Cora Brown Area
came the report of a WILSON'S WARBLER.

At Reifel were an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW and a NORTHERN SHRIKE. Also seen
on a different part of Westham Island were a blue phase SNOW GOOSE, and a
MERLIN.

Brunswick Point reported in with 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS and a NORTHERN SHRIKE..

Friday, December 3

Three COMMON REDPOLL were seen behind the Museum of Anthropology at UBC.
Near by at the trail head for Tower Beach off SW Marine Dr. was an adult
NORTHERN GOSHAWK.

Another 6 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen on Sea Island's Grauer Rd. just east of
MacDonald.

Thursday, December 2

A tan morph WHITE-THROATED SPARROW has been frequenting a feeder in 48800
block of Elkview Rd. in Chilliwack.

The WILLET has again been relocated, this time at the base of the Robert's
Bank Jetty.

Wednesday, December 1

A bird tentatively identified as a SCARLET TANAGER was seen behind the UBC
Museum of Anthropology.

A NORTHERN SHRIKE was at Tamboline & Westham Island Rd.

Reported from the Reifel Refuge were a 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.

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