This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Thursday, February 18th, 10:45
PM update.

Birds Noted :

Eared Grebe
ROSS'S GOOSE
American Black Duck
Eurasian Wigeon
Red-tailed Hawk, Krider's race
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
Black Oystercatcher
Western Gull
Glaucous Gull
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
BLUE JAY
Crested Myna
American Tree Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow

Sightings for Thursday, February 18th
An adult HARRIS'S SPARROW was seen in bushes beside 13941 - 40th Ave.,
South Surrey. Further west near 3 old silos with a mixed flock of sparrows
was an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW.

Four BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were seen from the Stanley Park Seawall between
2nd & 3rd beaches.



Wednesday, February 17th
The ROSS'S GOOSE was seen at Coquitlam's Como Lake Park around 3:00 in the
afternoon.

In fields near 68th and River Rd. in Delta was an adult GLAUCOUS GULL.

Three SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen in fields near the Boundary Bay Airport.

Sighted from the White Rock Pier were 2 EARED GREBE.



Tuesday, February 16th
A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen flying over Hwy 10 near 88th.

Along the Boundary Bay Dike between 72nd & 64th were 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS.


Monday, February 15th
The ROSS'S GOOSE was observed at Coquitlam's Como Lake Park.

Two WESTERN GULLS were sighted on Burns Dr. between 96th & 88th.

The HARRIS'S SPARROW was at its usual location in the alley in the 2500 blk
of 12th in Vancouver.

Also from Vancouver was a report of 4 CRESTED MYNAS at Wylie & 1st and on
the Stanley Park shoreline between 2nd & 3rd Beach were 8 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS.

The BLUE JAY was seen near Pinewood & Rosewood in Delta in the company of
Steller's Jays.

Seen from the White Rock Pier were 2 EARED GREBES.



Sunday, February 14th
On the monthly VNHS raptor count in the Brunswick Point area of Delta was
the PRAIRIE FALCON at the foot of 34th, an AMERICAN KESTREL & MERLIN at the
foot of the Robert's Bank Jetty and along Delta Port Road a PEREGRINE
FALCON. A total of 11 SHORT-EARED OWLS were counted in the Brunswick Point
portion of the count.

Another SHORT-EARED OWL was reported from Boundary Bay Regional Park.

From the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty came sightings of an AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
and 6 EURASIAN WIGEON.

A LONG-EARED OWL was discovered on 72nd.

A CRESTED MYNA was seen at 1st & Crowe St. in Vancouver.

A KRIDER'S RACE RED-TAILED HAWK was observed in the N.E. field of Colony
Farm.

The ROSS'S GOOSE was reported from Como Lake.

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