This is the VANCOUVER BIRD ALERT for Tuesday, Dec. 5, 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]
Rock Sandpiper [Iona Jetty]
Dunlin [Iona Jetty]
Western Sandpiper [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 ROCK SANDPIPER.

Sightings for Tuesday, Dec. 5:

The adult BEWICK'S SWAN was again seen today at Kilby Provincial Park on the
Harrison River. To reach this location take Highway 7 well past Mission and
past the Sasquatch Inn. Just past the Inn is a large bridge that crosses
over the Harrison River. Take the first right turn following the Provincial
Park signs to Kilby Provincial Park. The bird is with Tundra Swans and can
be far offshore so be patient if you don't see the Swan right away.

The immature PALM WARBLER was refound and the corner of Carrington St. and
Celtic St. in the Southlands area of Vancouver this morning.

At the tip of the Iona South Jetty a ROCK SANDPIPER was located with well
over 16,000 DUNLIN and at least 2 WESTERN SANDPIPERS.

Monday, Dec. 4

The bird believed to be an adult BEWICK'S SWAN was confirmed at Kilby Park
along the Harrison River. The bird is present with several TUNDRA SWANS.

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 for 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.

Sightings for Sunday, Dec. 3:

Out of town on the West Coast of Vancouver Island the following birds were
reported.
An immature CLAY-COLOURED 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.

Locally the immature PALM WARBLER was discovered at 11:00 am at the corner
of Carrington St. and Deering Island Place. It moved to a brushy area across
the
street called Deering Island Park and was relocated at 3:00 pm. The park is
located on Carrington St. 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 St. and Carrington St.

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

An AMERICAN KESTREL and 2 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen
at the base of the Roberts Bank Coal Port Jetty. Nearby at the Tsawwassen
Ferry Jetty the WILLET was still present at the base on the south side of
the jetty.

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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