RBA Vancouver, BC - December, 12/99

This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Sunday, December 12, 10:15 pm
update.

Rare bird alert for a HOODED WARBLER.

Featured birds are HOODED WARBLER and PALM WARBLER.

Species Noted:

American Bittern
Cattle Egret
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Northern Shrike
Crested Myna
PALM WARBLER
Common Yellowthroat
HOODED WARBLER
American Tree Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow

Sightings for Sunday, December 12

An immature or winter plumaged male HOODED WARBLER was located around 11:30
this morning near the Gibsons-Sechelt Airfield. To locate this bird follow
Hwy 101 from Gibsons to Field Rd. Turn right and travel north till the
road turns to the left. A dirt road continues north from this point. The
bird was seen opposite a debris pile approx. ? km along this dirt road. It
was last seen about 3:30 PM.

The PALM WARBLER was relocated today along the dike on Sea Island near the
end of the old Shannon Road which is west of MacDonald Beach. Also seen at
this location were, 2 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS, an AMERICAN BITTERN, and 23
LINCOLN'S SPARROWS.

On the VNHS outing today in and around Tsawwassen to 112th St. on Boundary
Bay the following were seen. At Beach Grove Park in Tsawwassen were 2
GREAT HORNED OWLS. A LONG-EARED OWL was along 72nd and at the dike at 72nd
were 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS.

To round out today's owl reports was a BARRED OWL at Deer Lake Park in
Burnaby.

Four CRESTED MYNAS were seen on 2nd Ave. a block east of the Cambie St.
Bridge.

Saturday, December 11

A PALM WARBLER was discovered along the dike west of MacDonald Beach. In
the Cora Brown area was a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT found north of Grauer Rd.

A CATTLE EGRET was seen with sheep in a field SW of the intersection of
Tamboline & Westham Is. Rd. The bird is best seen from Tamboline Rd. Not
far away was the PRAIRIE FALCON at the foot of 34th St. in Delta.

Two ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS are coming to a feeder in the Eagle Harbour area of
West Vancouver.

Friday, December 10

Two PEREGRINE FALCONS were reported from 2 different locations, 1 from the
Patullo Bridge and the other near the intersection of Royal Oak & the
Kingsway.

Wednesday, December 8

A MERLIN was seen near the intersection of Scott Rd. & #10 Hwy.

Tuesday, December 7

A single CATTLE EGRET was seen at Tamboline and Westham Isl. Rd.

From Colony Farm came the report of a MERLIN and a NORTHERN SHRIKE.

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