RBA Vancouver, BC - November, 18/99

This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Thursday, November 18, 10:55 PM
update.

Featured bird is TUFTED DUCK.

Species Noted:

Eared Grebe
Black-crowned Night Heron
WHOOPER SWAN
Eurasian Wigeon
Tufted Duck
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel
Black Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Long-billed Curlew
Black Turnstone
RED-NECKED STINT
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Pileated Woodpecker
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Northern Shrike
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Tree Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Snow Bunting
COMMON GRACKLE

Sightings for November 18

A female TUFTED DUCK was observed on the outer pond at Iona.

Ten BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were seen between 2nd & 3rd Beaches at Stanley
Park. Also in this location were 2 BLACK TURNSTONES.

A late YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was discovered at Maplewood Flats.

November 17

The RED-NECKED STINT was reported from the NE pond at Iona. From the Jetty
came the sighting of 3 SNOW BUNTINGS.

A COPPER'S HAWK was seen at Surrey's Tynehead Park.

The WHOOPER SWANS were reported from Mamit Lake which is located along
Highway 97C between Merritt and Logan Lake.

November 16

The RED-NECKED STINT was reported from the Iona ponds.

November 15

A COMMON GRACKLE was reported in 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.

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.

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Vancouver hotline at (604) 737-3074