RBA Vancouver, BC - November, 29/99

This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Monday, November 29, 11:25 pm
update.

Featured birds are CATTLE EGRET, and COMMON REDPOLL.

Species noted:

Eared Grebe
American Bittern
Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night Heron
Brant
Cinnamon Teal
Redhead
Tufted Duck
Northern Goshawk
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
Black Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Surfbird
Western Sandpiper
Barn Owl
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Northern Shrike
Crested Myna
Yellow Warbler
American Tree Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco - Slate-coloured
Western Meadowlark
Common Redpoll

Sightings for Monday, November 29

The 4 CATTLE EGRETS were still present near the intersection of Tamboline &
Westham Isl. Rd. Close by along Westham Isl. Rd. was a NORTHERN SHRIKE.
The immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen again at the Reifel Refuge.

At the Maplewood Refuge in North Vancouver came the report of a GREAT
HORNED OWL.

A male TUFTED DUCK was seen on the outer pond at Iona. East along the dike
from the Macdonald Beach parking area on Sea Island was a COMMON REDPOLL in
a flock of approx. 150 PINE SISKINS.

Sunday, November 28

The 4 CATTLE EGRET were observed with sheep near the intersection of
Tamboline and Westham Island Rds. Further along Westham Island Rd. was a
NORTHERN SHRIKE.

Reported from Reifel were a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, a GREAT HORNED OWL, a
CINNAMON TEAL, and near the observation tower a SWAMP SPARROW.

Seen in a small thicket of woods a short distance from the end of River Rd.
at Brunswick Point were a very late YELLOW WARBLER, an AMERICAN TREE
SPARROW, and 3 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS. Also reported from a VNHS Outing at
Brunswick Point were 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS, 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, and An
AMERICAN BITTERN.

A PRAIRIE FALCON was observed in a tree near the end of 34th St. in Delta..

A COMMON REDPOLL was seen and heard at the Cora Brown area of Sea Island.

Saturday, November 27

Four CATTLE EGRETS were discovered with sheep near the intersection of
Tamboline and Westham Island Rds.

Sighted at the Reifel Refuge were 2 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, 2 LONG-EARED
OWLS, 2 GREAT-HORNED OWLS, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, a PEREGRINE and 3
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON. A total of 12 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS were seen at
nearby Alaksen.

Two SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen at Brunswick Point.

Beach Grove Lagoon in Tsawwassen was the location for 16 GREATER YELLOWLEGS
and 118 BRANT, 9 of which were of the Atlantic race.

A SLATE-COLOURED JUNCO was reported from Lucas & No.3 Rd. in Richmond.

Two BARN OWLS were observed in the Cora Brown area of Sea Island and a
BLACK OYSTERCATCHER was observed from the Iona Jetty.

Friday, November 26

Two CRESTED MYNAS were observed near the intersection of Cambie & West 6th
in Vancouver.

A male REDHEAD was seen on Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park. Also in the woods
near Ferguson Point was a BARRED OWL.

Sighted from the tip of the Iona Jetty were 20 SURFBIRDS and an EARED
GREBE.

A SHORT-EARED OWL was observed from the dike near the end of 41B in Delta..
Close by at the Robert's Bank Jetty were a PERGRINE FALCON and a WESTERN
SANDPIPER.

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