RBA Vancouver, BC - November, 08/99

This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Monday, November 8 9:30 PM
update.

Featured bird out of town is WHOOPER SWAN.

Species Noted:

WHOOPER SWAN
Brant
Rough-legged Hawk
EURASIAN KESTREL
Gyrfalcon
EURASIAN DOTTEREL
Black Oystercatcher
Long-billed Curlew
Western Sandpiper
RED-NECKED STINT
Dunlin
CURLEW SANDPIPER
Great Horned Owl
Horned Lark

Sightings for Monday, November 8

The 3 WHOOPER SWANS, 2 juveniles and an adult, were again reported at the
south end of Mamit Lake. Mamit Lake is located along Highway 97C between
Merritt and Logan Lake.

Sunday, November 6

The RED-NECKED STINT was relocated in Iona Bay about a 1/4 the way out the
Jetty. It was with a mixed flock of WESTERN SANDPIPERS and DUNLIN.

Three WHOOPER SWANS, were discovered with a flock of Swans at the south end
of Mamit Lake. This is a known staging area for migrating swans.

The EURASIAN KESTREL was again reported from it's Chuckanut Drive location
in Washington State just north of the village of Bow.

The LONG-BILLED CURLEW was seen at Blackie Spit.

From Beach Grove in Tsawwassen came the observation of 100+ BRANT.

A gray phase GYRFALCON was sighted in South Abbotsford near the
intersection of Wellslink & Power House Rds.

Saturday, November 7

A CURLEW SANDPIPER was sighted at Victoria's Clover Point.

Friday, November 5

The EURASIAN KESTREL was reported from it's location on Chuckanut Drive in
Washington.

Thursday, November 4

A light morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was observed near 52nd and 38th in Delta.

A HORNED LARK was seen at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver.

Wednesday, November 3

The EURASIAN DOTTEREL was reported from Ocean Shores and the EURASIAN
KESTREL from Chuckanut Drive in Washington State.

Tuesday, November 2

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.

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Vancouver hotline at (604) 737-3074