This is the VANCOUVER BIRD ALERT for Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, Evening Update.

Species mentioned:

Black-crowned Night Heron [Reifel]
Tundra Swan [Kilby Park - Harrison]
BEWICK'S SWAN [Kilby Park - Harrison]
Greater White-fronted Goose [Roberts Bank]
Eurasian Wigeon [Reifel]
Redhead [Reifel]
Ring-necked Duck [Maplewood CA, ]
Hooded Merganser [Deer lake]
Northern Goshawk [Reifel]
Rough-legged Hawk [Colony Farm]
American Kestrel [Roberts Bank]
Peregrine Falcon [Deas Island RP]
Black Oystercatcher [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Willet [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Spotted Sandpiper [Maplewood CA]
Dunlin [Iona Jetty]
Great Horned Owl [Deas Island RP]
SNOWY OWL [Iona Jetty]
Barred Owl [Montrose Park - Burnaby]
Pileated Woodpecker [Deas Island PR]
Northern Shrike [Deer Lake, Colony Farm]
Hutton's Vireo [Deer Lake]
Yellow-rumped Warbler [Blackie Spit]
PALM WARBLER [South Vancouver]
Wilson's Warbler [South Vancouver]
Western Tanager [Tofino]
CLAY-COLOURED SPARROW [Ucluelet]
Swamp Sparrow [Reifel]
Snow Bunting [Iona Jetty, Tsawwassen Jetty]
Bullock's Oriole [Tofino]

The feature Birds are BEWICK'S SWAN, PALM WARBLER and BARRED OWL.

Sightings for Monday, Dec. 4

The bird believed to be an adult BEWICK'S SWAN was confirmed today at Kilby
Park along the Harrison River. Birders should be aware that also here there
are 2 TUNDRA SWANS that have large yellow oval lines on the sides of their
bills. The adult BEWICK'S SWAN'S bill is almost entirely yellow across its
base with a slight dark break in the center of the bill. The yellow comes
down from the eye and over the top of the bill as well as down the sides of
the bill. The bird is slightly smaller than the TUNDRA SWANS with a slightly
different shaped bill but the bird and the bill are not as large as a
Whooper Swan.

To get to Kilby Provincial Park take Highway 7 east of Mission to the
Sasquatch Inn.
Just past the Inn is a large bridge that crosses over the Harrison River.
Take the first immediate right turn past the bridge and follow the park
signs to Kilby Park. The bird can be far out on the lake so use patient
when looking.

The immature PALM WARBLER was again seen at 11:00 am in the Southlands
area of Vancouver. Look for this bird anywhere from the corner of Celtic St.
and
Carrington St. to across the bridge on Deering Island at Deering Island
Park.

A BARRED OWL was seen much of the day in Montrose Park in North Burnaby.

At Deer Lake 3 HUTTON'S VIREOS, 1 immature NORTHERN SHRIKE and 11
HOODED MERGANSERS were seen.

Sunday, Dec. 3:

An immature PALM WARBLER was discovered at 11:00am at the corner of
Carrington Street and Deering Island Place. It moved to a brushy area across
the street called Deering Island Park and was relocated at 3 pm. This park
is located on Carrington just past the bridge that takes you onto Deering
Island. The adult male WILSON'S WARBLER was again seen throughout the day at
the corner of Celtic Street and Carrington Street.

At the Reifel Refuge today the immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK and the
REDHEAD were again reported.

An immature AMERICAN KESTREL and 2 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were
seen at the base of the Roberts Bank Coalport Jetty. Nearby at the
Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty the WILLET was still present at the base on the
southside of the Jetty.

Out of town on the West Coast of Vancouver Island the following birds were
reported.
An immature CLAY-COLORED SPARROW and an immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK
were seen at the Ucluelet Sewage Ponds. In Tofino a WESTERN TANAGER and a
BULLOCK'S ORIOLE were also seen.

Saturday, Dec 2:

An immature SNOWY OWL was seen at 10:00 am in the morning just past the
Pumphouse along the South Jetty at Iona Island. It was flushed to the North
Arm Jetty by 11 am. There were 6000 DUNLIN reported from the tip of the
South Jetty and 15 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen past the Pumphouse on the road.

At Maplewood Mudflats in North Vancouver 2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS and 8
RING-NECKED DUCKS were seen.

The following birds were reported from the Reifel Refuge: 2 SWAMP SPARROWS
1 NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 1 EURASIAN WIGEON, 100
PINE SISKINS & 12 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES.

The WILLET, 3 SNOW BUNTINGS and 1 BLACK OYSTERCATCHER were seen along the
south side of the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty.

At Deas Island Regional Park were 2 GREAT HORNED OWLS, 1 immature PEREGRINE
FALCON and 1 female PILEATED WOODPECKER.

A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was at Blackie Spit.

At Colony Farm was 1 juvenile NORTHERN SHRIKE and 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK.

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