RBA Vancouver, BC - December, 21/99

This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Tuesday, December 21, 10:30 pm
update.

Rare bird alert continues for a BLACK and WHITE WARBLER.

Species Noted:

Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Northern Goshawk
Red-tailed Hawk - Harlan's
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Gyrfalcon
Long-billed Curlew
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Cedar Waxwing
PALM WARBLER
BLACK and WHITE WARBLER
HOODED WARBLER
American Tree Sparrow
Snow Bunting
Common Redpoll

Sightings for Tuesday, December 21

The BLACK and WHITE WARBLER was seen today on the northside of River Rd
near the intersection of Savage Rd. and River Rd. in Richmond. The bird
was seen with a large mixed flock of Chickadees, and Kinglets. This bird
behaves very much like a Brown Creeper. Keeping this in mind might help in
it's location. A word of caution. This location, depending on the time of
day has considerable vehicle traffic.

Monday, December 20

A male ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD has been frequenting a feeder in the 21600 block
of 148th St. in Surrey.

Another 2 ANNA'S, a male and female are coming to a feeder in the front
yard of a home on the 6900 block of Hycroft Rd. in West Vancouver. Also
seen near this location was a GOLDEN EAGLE.

A CATTLE EGRET was again reported near the intersection of Tamboline and
Westham Isl. Rd. Reported from the Reifel Refuge were an immature NORTHERN
GOSHAWK, A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL and a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON.

Sunday, December 19

The Vancouver Christmas Bird Count took place with a provisional total of
132 species. Highlights of the count were a BLACK and WHITE WARBLER seen
just East of Savage Rd. on Richmond's River Road, a GREEN HERON counted at
Deer Lake and several SNOW BUNTINGS at Iona.

A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was reported on the monthly Terra Nova bird survey in
Richmond.

Saturday, December 18

Two COMMON REDPOLLS were observed at the south end of the Iona/Sea Island
Causeway.

Friday, December 17

The adult female HOODED WARBLER near the Sechlet Airfield was heard but not
seen

Thursday, December 16

The PALM WARBLER was reported from the Sea Island dike near the end of the
old Shannon Road west of MacDonald Beach. Also seen at this location were
2 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS and closer to the Iona Sea Island Causeway were a
GRYFALCON and 2 COMMON REDPOLLS. Two more COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at a
different location at Iona.

Eight SHORT-EARED OWLS, and a Harland's race RED-TAILED HAWK were observed
on a walk along the Boundary Bay dike between 72nd and 64th. Along 36th
Ave. a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen.

On a shorline survey in the Blackie Spit /Crescent Beach area a LONG-BILLED
CURLEW and a CEDAR WAXWING were notable.

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