RBA Vancouver, BC - November, 13/99

This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Saturday, November 13, 11:15 PM
update.

Featured birds are RED-NECKED STINT and out of town, WHOOPER SWAN.

Species Noted:

Black-crowned Night Heron
WHOOPER SWAN
Brant
Redhead
Northern Goshawk
EURASIAN KESTREL
Gyrfalcon
Greater Yellowlegs
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Red Knot
Western Sandpiper
RED-NECKED STINT
Dunlin
Jaeger species
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Horned Lark
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Gray Jay
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Snow Bunting
Pine Grosbeak

Sightings for Saturday, November 13

The 3 WHOOPER SWANS were again reported from Mamit Lake located along
Highway 97C between Merritt and Logan Lake. The swan numbers have risen to
70+. Birders should be aware that the birds some times position themselves
behind the several small islands present at the south end of the lake.

The RED-NECKED STINT was present again today at Iona. It spent most of its
time in the NE Pond but was sighted on several occasions on the NW Pond.
Also seen at the ponds were 20 WESTERN SANPIPERS and 4 GREATER YELLOWLEGS..
From the Iona Jetty came reports of JAEGER, possibly a Pomarine, and 3 SNOW
BUNTINGS.

A trip to Mt. Seymour produced a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL, 2 PINE GROSBEAKS and
several GRAY JAYS.

Friday, November 12

The WHOOPER SWANS were reported from Mamit Lake.

The RED-NECKED STINT spent most of the day in the NE pond at Iona. Also
seen at the ponds were a HORNED LARK and a late YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.

A female REDHEAD was seen at Stanley Park's Lost Lagoon.

Thursday, November 11

The RED-NECKED STINT was observed in the NE pond at Iona. Two late CLIFF
SWALLOWS were seen over the Sea Island / Iona Causeway.

The 3 WHOOPER SWANS, were present at the south end of Mamit Lake.

A GREAT HORNED OWL was reported from the 600 block of Holmbury in West
Vancouver.

Wednesday, November 10

The RED-NECKED STINT was observed with DUNLIN and 10 WESTERN SANDPIPERS
from the Iona Jetty.

A RED KNOT and 2 MARBLED GODWITS were sighted from the Boundary Bay dikes
between 104th and 112th.

Tuesday, November 9

The RED-NECKED STINT was at Iona. Also from the end of the Jetty a Jaeger
of undetermined species was seen. Two late BARN SWALLOWS were observed
near the Horse Farm on Sea Island.

An immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was reported from the Reifel Refuge. Also
reported from Reifel were 2 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, and 3 BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT HERONS.

Monday, November 8

The 3 WHOOPER SWANS, were reported from Mamit Lake.

Sunday, November 7

The EURASIAN KESTREL was 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 sighting of 100+ BRANT.

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

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Vancouver hotline at (604) 737-3074