This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Monday, February 22nd, 9:30 PM
update.

Featured bird is Slaty-backed Gull.

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
Glaucous Gull
Great Horned Owl
Short-eared Owl
BLUE JAY
American Dipper
American Pipit
Crested Myna
Hutton's Vireo
White-throated Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow

Sightings for Monday, February 22nd

The SLATY-BACKED GULL along with a 1st winter plummaged GLAUCOUS GULL were
seen in a large gull roost on 88th north of Burns Dr. in Delta.

Two BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were observed on the north side of the Roberts
Bank Jetty.

A PEREGRINE FALCON was sighted at the junction of Hwy's 10 & 17.

From Burnaby's Deer Lake Park came the report of a GREAT HORNED OWL.

Sunday, February 21st

The ROSS'S GOOSE was 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 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.

The following birds were seen at the Reifel Refuge: 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.

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