This is the Vancouver, BC Bird Alert for Wednesday October 20th 9:00 pm
update.

Highlights Include:

EURASIAN DOTTEREL (out of town)

Other Species Noted:

Heermann's Gull
Oldsquaw
Pigeon Guillemot
Horned Lark
Barrow's Goldeneye
Harris' Sparrow
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black Oystercatcher
Northern Shrike
Willet
Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk
Merlin
Osprey
Common Tern
Lesser Yellowlegs
Long-billed Curlew
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Sightings for Wednesday October 20th

A EURASIAN DOTTEREL was seen at Ocean Shores in Washington state this
morning with a mixed flock of GOLDEN PLOVERS at the base of Damen Point.
For updates please call the Washington Bird box at 425-454-2662.



October 19th
An OSPREY flew over the King George Highway and 44th Ave. in Surrey near the
Serpentine River. Another late OSPREY was at Deer Lake Park in Burnaby.

Lilly Point in Point Robets Washington had 8 HEERMANN'S GULLS, 5 OLDSQUAW
and 4 PIGEON GUILLEMOTS. Two other HEERMANN'S GULLS were off the marina at
Lighthouse Park.



October 18th

The first report of BARROW'S GOLDENEYE came from West Vancouver in the
Dundrey Pier area (sp?).



October 17th

A HARRIS' SPARROW was relocated in the Lighthouse Park area of Point
Robert's. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Boundary Bay Regional Park
Tswwassen.

Reifel Refuge had 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS, 1 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL and
1NORTHERN SHRIKE.

Fourteen BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were at Ferguson Point, Stanley Park.



Saturday October 16th

Five HORNED LARKS were seen at the foot 96th st. in Delta.

The WILLET and 2 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were on the ferry jetty in Tswwassen

A HARLAN'S RED-TAILED HAWK was in between the turn into Tswwassen and Delta
City hall and Hwy 17.

A MERLIN was at the 3800 block of Cambridge St. in Burnaby.


Friday October 15th

The highlights of a survey of Blackie Spit and the Crescent Beach area were
an OSPREY, a late adult COMMON TERN in basic plumage, a LESSER YELLOWLEGS
and the resident LONG-BILLED CURLEW

Five BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were seen of the sea wall in Stanley Park between
Second Beach and Ferguson Point. Another 5 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were off
the Tswwassen Ferry Jetty.

One NORTHERN SHRIKE was at Maplewood Flats in north Vancouver.


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