This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Sunday, February 21st, 9:40 PM
update.

Birds Noted :

Eared Grebe
American Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
ROSS'S GOOSE
Peregrine Falcon
Gyrfalcon
Prairie Falcon
Black Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
SLATY-BACKED GULL
Great Horned Owl
Short-eared Owl
BLUE JAY
American Dipper
American Pipit
Crested Myna
Hutton's Vireo
American Tree Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow

Sightings for Sunday, February 21st
The ROSS'S GOOSE was again reported from Coquitlam's Como Lake Park.

A singing HUTTON'S VIREO was seen at West Vancouver's Klootchman Park. Off
shore on the Grebe Islets was a BLACK OYSTERCATCHER.

A PEREGRINE FALCON was sighted in the 2300 block of Wall St. in east
Vancouver.

An AMERICAN BITTERN was observed at the Riefel Refuge.



Saturday, February 20th
The PRAIRIE FALCON and GYRFALCON were seen battling over feeding territory
between the end of 34th and the Coal Port Jetty.

The BLUE JAY was reported from Delta on Ivywood Place and at the Pinewood
Elementary School.

A HARRIS'S SPARROW was located with a flock of White-crowned Sparrows in
brambles near 13941 - 40th Ave in Surrey. This location is west of 140st.

On the VNHS outing to the Reifel Refuge the following birds were seen: a
PEREGRINE FALCON, 2 GREAT HORNED OWLS, 6 GREATER YELLOWLEGS and a
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON.

An EARED GREBE was observed 1km west of the White Rock Pier.

A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was observed at Iona.

The ROSS'S GOOSE was reported from Como Lake.


Friday, February 19th
The ROSS'S GOOSE was observed in the morning at Como Lake Park.

The Stanley Park AMERICAN DIPPER was seen near the outfall of Beaver Creek
10m from the Pipeline Rd. Bridge.

Wylie & 1st was the location of a CRESTED MYNA.

Two BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were sighted on the north side of the Tsawwassen
Ferry Jetty. Nearby at Hwy. 17 and 52nd St. was a PEREGRINE FALCON.

In a late report the SLATY-BACKED GULL was seen along Burns Dr.

A possible Leucistic GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was located on River Rd. near
68th.

From Brunswick Point an AMERICAN PIPIT, 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS and the PRAIRIE
FALCON were reported.



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.

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