Subject: RBA Vancouver, BC - November, 15/99
Date: Nov 15 22:46:49 1999
From: Larry Cowan - LarryCowan at compuserve.com


RBA Vancouver, BC - November, 14/99

This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Monday, November 15, 10:30 PM
update.

Featured bird out of town is COMMON GRACKLE.

Species Noted:

Eared Grebe
Black-crowned Night Heron
WHOOPER SWAN
Brant
Eurasian Wigeon
Redhead
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel
Black Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Long-billed Curlew
Western Sandpiper
RED-NECKED STINT
Jaeger species
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Pileated Woodpecker
Horned Lark
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Gray Jay
Northern Shrike
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Tree Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Snow Bunting
COMMON GRACKLE
Pine Grosbeak

Sightings for November 15

A COMMON GRACKLE has been reported from the Victoria area. Call the
Victoria Alert at 250-592-3381 for further details.

An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was seen near the Stone Bridge in Stanley Park.

A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was sighted in the back lane of the 3800 block of
Trinity St. in North Burnaby.

From Beach Grove Lagoon in Tsawwassen came the report of 234 BRANT, 6
GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and a COOPER'S HAWK.

An EARED GREBE, 5 EURASIAN WIGEON and the LONG-BILLED CURLEW were seen
during a shoreline survey of the Necemecl River mouth and Blackie Spit.

On another shoreline survey in White Rock, 2 EARED GREBES were seen from
the Pier.

Sunday, November 14

The 3 WHOOPER SWANS, an adult and 2 juveniles, were reported from Mamit
Lake located along Highway 97C between Merritt and Logan Lake.

The RED-NECKED STINT was reported at Iona on the NW Pond.

An AMERICAN KESTREL was seen at Horseshoe Bay.

A late YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was observed at Burnaby's Deer Lake Park.

From Colony Farm came the report of 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and a NORTHERN
SHRIKE.

Another SHRIKE was reported from the Boundary Bay Regional Park.

A busy birding day at Reifel accounted for the following sightings: an
immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 2 BARN & 2 CLIFF SWALLOWS, a PILEATED
WOODPECKER, 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS, 1 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL and a
singing SWAMP SPARROW near the observation tower.

Saturday, November 13

The 3 WHOOPER SWANS were reported from Mamit Lake.

The RED-NECKED STINT was present at Iona spending 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.

Twenty-five EURASIAN WIGEON were reported off the Robert's Bank Jetty.

Two BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were seen on the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty.

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 was a HORNED LARK and a late YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.

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

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