This is the Vancouver, BC Bird Alert for Sunday October 24th 10:00 pm
update.

Highlights Include:

EURASIAN DOTTEREL (Washington State)
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
BLUE-GREY GNATCATCHER
AMERICAN DIPPER
NORTHERN PYGMY OWL

Other Species Noted:

Barred Owl
Red-throated Pipit
American White Pelican
Lapland Longspur
Western Meadowlark
Ring-necked Duck
Black-bellied Plover
Dunlin
Rough-legged Hawk
Heermann's Gull
Oldsquaw
Pigeon Guillemot
Barrow's Goldeneye
Harris' Sparrow
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black Oystercatcher
Northern Shrike
Osprey
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Sightings for Saturday October 23rd

The EURASIAN DOTTEREL was seen for the fifth consecutive day at Ocean Shores
in Washington State. Also of interest, a BLUE-GREY GNATCATCHER has been
seen at Marymoore Park near Bellevue Washington. For further updates on
these birds please call the Washington Birdbox at 425-454-2662.

Locally, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen on the west side of the Capillano
River of Ambleside Park in trees 50m north of the railway viaduct. Also at
Ambleside an AMERICAN DIPPER was seen at the lagoon as well as 10
RING-NECKED DUCKS.

A NORTHERN PYGMY OWL was seen along the Euwelink (spp?) Trail at Cypress
Bowl

A BARRED OWL was in Musquium Park near the entrance at west 48th St.



Sightings for Saturday October 23rd

The EURASIAN DOTTEREL was seen for the fourth consecutive day along Damen
Point at Ocean Shores in Washington State. For updates please call the
Washington Birdbox at 425-454-2662.

Also in Washington 2 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen in Drayton Harbour in
Blaine.

A RED-THROATED PIPIT was seen on central Sannich Road in the Victoria area.
For updates and directions please call the Victoria Bird Alert at
250-592-3381.

Locally a LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen at the base of the north arm jetty of
Iona Island.

An OSPREY was seen in the Tsawwassen area along with 2 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS.

There were 7 RING-NECKED DUCKS in Ambleside Park, in west Vancouver.


October 22

The EURASIAN DOTTEREL was seen for the third consectutive day at Ocean
Shores in Washington State this morning between 9:30 and 10:30 am with a
mixed flock of BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and DUNLIN at Damen Point. For updates
please call the Washington Birdbox at 425-454-2662.


October 21st
The EURASIAN DOTTEREL was seen for over five hours at Damen Point in Ocean
Shores.

Locally, one dark phased and one light phased ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK were seen
along with a NORTHERN SHRIKE at Boundary Bay at 64th St.


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
Dundarave pier (located near the foot of 23rd or 24th Street).


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
Tsawwassen.

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

Fourteen BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were at Ferguson Point, Stanley Park.


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