This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Wednesday, February 3rd, 10:00
pm update.

Featured birds are Ross's Goose, Slaty-backed Gull and out of town Blue Jay
and Say's Pheobe.

Birds noted :

Eared Grebe
ROSS'S GOOSE
Eurasian Wigeon
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
Black Oystercatcher
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
SLATY-BACKED GULL
Western Gull
Glaucous Gull
Short-eared Owl
Red-naped Spasucker
Say's Phoebe
BLUE JAY
Mountain Chickadee
Hermit Thrush
Crested Myna
Western Meadowlark


Sightings for Wednesday, February 3rd
The ROSS'S GOOSE was again seen at Como Lake Park in Coquitlam. This tends
to be a hard bird to locate as it seems to be on no particular time table
for being at this location, flying off with a flock of CANADA GEESE to
other haunts frequently. It has been seen at most times of the day. This
park has more than it's share of free running dogs which keep the geese on
the move.

The SLATY-BACKED GULL along with 5 WESTERN GULLS were in a large flock of
gulls at Burns Rd. & 96th in Delta.

An EARED GREBE was observed from the White Rock Pier.

A MERLIN was seen at the East end of Tynehead Park.

Out of town was a BLUE JAY on Bowen Island approx. 200 yd. North of the
Legion. This bird has been present for an extended period of time and is
generally seen daily. The SAY'S PHOEBE is still been seen near Duncan on
Vancouver Island. Also in Nanaimo a RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER has been seen.
For further details on these birds contact the Victoria Bird Alert at
250-592-3381.


Monday, February 1st
Four EURASIAN WIGEON, a LONG-BILLED CURLEW and a MARBLED GODWIT were
present at Blackie Spitt.

Another MARBLED GODWIT was seen at Boundary Bay Regional Park in
Tsawwassen.

A PERGRINE FALCON was observed at the base of the Roberts Bank Jetty.

The BLUE JAY was reported from the Inglewood and Ivywood
Place neighborhood in Delta.


Sunday, January 31 st
A ROSS'S GOOSE has been present for at least two months with CANADA GEESE
at Como Lake in Coquitlam. A white domestic goose also present there.

One GLAUCOUS GULL in second winter plumage was in a large flock of gulls at
Burn's Drive at 96th street Delta.

Two CRESTED MYNAH'S were at 2nd Ave and Wylie, Vancouver.

Twelve BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were in the vicinity of the mouth of Cypress
Creek west Vancouver and another BLACK OYSTERCATCHER was along the south
side of the Tsawwassen ferry jetty.

One MARBLED GODWIT is still at Blackie Spit.


Saturday, January 30th
The PRAIRIE FALCON was seen at Brunswick Point in the late afternoon.

One HERMIT THRUSH was in the 900 block of Clements, North Vancouver.

Three SHORT-EARED OWLS and one WESTERN MEADOWLARK were along the Boundary
Bay dyke between 22nd and 64th Street. Another SHORT-EARED OWL was along
the dyke at the foot of 41B street Delta.

There was a report of a MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE in the 1100 block of Emerson Way
North Vancouver.

Five BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were along the Stanley Park seawall half way
between the bridge and Siwash Rock.

There was a late report of a WESTERN GULL and an immature GLAUCOUS GULL
with a large number of gulls along Burns Drive west of 96th Street Delta.

Visit the VNHS web site at www.naturalhistory.bc.ca/VNHS

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