Subject: RBA Vancouver, BC -- November 02/99
Date: Nov 2 22:14:58 1999
From: Larry Cowan - LarryCowan at compuserve.com


RBA Vancouver, BC -- September 07/99

This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Tuesday, November 2, 10:00 PM
update.

Featured bird in an out of town report is a EURASIAN KESTREL.

I would like to thank John Kalman for his appreciated efforts on the Alert
for the month of October.

Species Noted:

Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night Heron
Brant
EURASIAN KESTREL
Peregrine Falcon
EURASIAN DOTTEREL
Black Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Western Sandpiper
RED-NECKED STINT
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Great Horned Owl
Cliff Swallow
Northern Shrike
Snow Bunting

Tuesday, November 2
A EURASIAN KESTREL first seen on Sunday was relocated today on Chuckanut
Drive in Washington State. For further details call the Washington Birdbox
at 425-454-2662.

A GREAT HORNED OWL was observed at Maplewood Flats.

Twelve BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were seen from the Stanley Park Seawall between
2nd Beach and Ferguson Point.

Monday, November 1
NORTHERN SHRIKES were reported from the Boundary Bay dikes at 72nd and 64th
Streets and from the Reifel Refuge. Also reported from Reifel were 3
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS and a PEREGRINE FALCON.

Tsawwassen's Beach Gove area was the location for 11 BRANT, a PEREGRINE,
and 5 GREATER YELLOWLEGS.

Three SNOW BUNTINGS were reported from the Pitt Lake Dike in Pitt Meadows..

Sunday, October 31
The CATTLE EGRET was again seen in Chilliwack and has moved to the
Chilliwack airport.

A PEREGRINE FALCON was over the Port Mann Bridge.

Saturday, October 30
The juvenile RED-NECKED STINT was seen at Iona Island along with 1 LEAST, a
PECTORAL and 20 WESTERN SANDPIPERS.

The EURASIAN DOTTEREL was reported from Ocean Shores. The bird had not been
seen since Tuesday.

The Cattle Egret was at Chilliwack Airport.

Friday, October 29
A late CLIFF SWALLOW was seen over Iona Island.

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