Subject: RBA Vancouver, BC -- Feb. 09/99
Date: Feb 9 23:49:15 1999
From: Larry Cowan - LarryCowan at compuserve.com


This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Tuesday, February 9th, 11:00 pm
update.

Featured bird is Ross's Goose.

Birds noted:

ROSS'S GOOSE
Eurasian Wigeon
Peregrine Falcon
Gyrfalcon
Black-bellied Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
Marbled Godwit
Dunlin
ICELAND GULL
SLATY-BACKED GULL
Western Gull
Glaucous Gull
Band-tailed Pigeon
Barn Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
BLUE JAY
American Pipit
Northern Shrike
American Tree Sparrow
Snow Bunting
Western Meadowlark
Red Crossbill

Sightings for Tuesday, February 9th
The ROSS'S GOOSE was observed at Coquitlam's Como Lake Park this morning
from 11:00 till at least noon.

Also seen in the Harbour Dr. area of Coquitlam was a BAND-TAILED PIGEON.

A BARN OWL was seen south of Port Kells off Harvey Rd. in Surrey.

From the foot of 12th in Tsawwassen's Boundary Bay Regional Park came the
report of 2 MARBLED GODWIT, 4 EURASIAN WIGEON and 5 GREATER YELLOWLEGS.

A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen north of 52nd & Hwy 17.


Monday, February, 8th
A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at Boundary Bay Regional Park.

The SLATY-BACKED GULL was spotted at Burns Dr. & 88th in Delta.

In a field near River Rd. & 34th Ave. in Ladner were 1 MARBLED GODWIT in
the company of 2,000+ BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and 8,000+ DUNLIN.

Reifel had a report of a NORTHERN SHRIKE.


Sunday, February 7th
An adult ICELAND GULL was discovered near the junction of 68th St. & 60th
Ave. in Delta. Also in the area was a PEREGRINE.

Other gulls of interest were 4 WESTERNS and an adult GLAUCOUS GULL seen in
the gull roosts along Burns Dr. in Delta. Also in the area were an
AMERICAN PIPIT and a PEREGRINE.

Another falcon of note was a GYRFALCON seen on the 1st hydro tower west of
52nd & Hwy. 17.

The eastern BLUE JAY was observed along with 15 RED CROSSBILLS from the
Inglewood and Ivywood Place neighborhood in Delta.

From Iona came the report of a WESTERN MEADOWLARK and not far away near
Ferguson Rd. on Sea Island was a NORTHERN SHRIKE.

The ROSS'S GOOSE was again reported from Coquitlam's Como Lake Park. The
bird was observed at approx 3:00 pm.


Saturday, February 6th
The SLATY-BACKED GULL was seen near Burns Dr. & 96th in Delta.

Two GLAUCOUS GULLS both 1st year birds were reported in a flock on 104th in
Delta about 1.5 km from Hwy 10.

Two NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS were reported from the Reifel Refuge.

An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW has been frequenting a yard on Bath Rd. in the
Bridgeport area of Richmond.

The WILLET and 5 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen at the base of the Tsawwassen
Ferry Jetty.

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