RBA Vancouver, BC - November, 03/99

This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Wednesday, November 3 10:30 PM
update.

Featured birds in out of town reports are EURASIAN KESTREL and EURASIAN
DOTTEREL.

A reminder to birders that the VNHS Birder's Night is tomorrow, Thursday,
at St. St. Stephen's United Church at 7025 Granville St. The meeting
starts at 7:30 and all are welcome.

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

Wednesday, November 3

The EURASIAN DOTTEREL was reported from Ocean Shores in Washington State.

Also south of the border the EURASIAN KESTREL continues to be seen on
Chuckanut Drive The bird is now sporting a leg band which was placed there
this morning by a local bander. For further directions to these birds call
the Washington Bird Box at 425-454-2662.

Tuesday, November 2

A EURASIAN KESTREL first seen on Sunday was seen on Chuckanut Drive in
Washington State.

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 Cattle Egret was at Chilliwack Airport.

Friday, October 29

A late CLIFF SWALLOW was seen over Iona Island.

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Visit the VNHS web site at www.naturalhistory.bc.ca/VNHS or call the
Vancouver hotline at (604) 737-3074