This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000: Evening Update.

Species mentioned:

Eared Grebe [White Rock]
Black-crowned Night Heron [Reifel]
Northern Goshawk [Reifel]
Rough-legged Hawk [Chilliwack]
Sandhill Crane [Westham Isl.]
Spotted Sandpiper [Blackie Spit]
Long-billed Curlew [Blackie Spit]
Common Snipe [North Surrey]
Western Gull [Whistler]
Ancient Murrelet [Lighthouse Park]
Band-tailed Pigeon [Whistler]
Short-eared Owl [Chilliwack]
Northern Hawk Owl [Whistler]
Anna's Hummingbird [West Van]
Ash-throated Flycatcher [Reifel]
Horned Lark [Chilliwack]
Townsend's Solitaire [Pt. Grey]
Hermit Thrush [QE Park]
American Pipit [Chilliwack, Blackie Spit]
Yellow-rumped Warbler [Reifel]
Savannah Sparrow [Chilliwack]
Lapland Longspur [Chilliwack]
Western Meadowlark [Chilliwack]
Rusty Blackbird [Mission]

The featured birds are ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER and out of town NORTHERN
HAWK-OWL.

Sightings for Tuesday, Dec. 19:

The immature ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was relocated this morning and spent
most of the day in the hedgerow behind the washrooms at the Reifel Refuge.
Also seen here was an adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER. On
Westham Island 3 SANDHILL CRANES were also reported.

At the Whiterock Pier 2 EARED GREBES and 2 PIED-BILLED GREBES were
reported from the end of the walkway.

Out of town the Whistler Christmas Bird Count was held this weekend.
Highlights include: 1 NORTHERN HAWK-OWL, 1 WESTERN GULL, 1 BAND-TAILED
PIGEON and 1 NORTHERN GOSHAWK. A total of 48 species were tallied on the
count.

Monday, Dec. 18:

The immature ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was discovered at the Reifel Refuge.
It was viewed near the Gift Shop till sunset. Also at the Refuge were 2
NORTHERN GOSHAWKS and 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS.

In Mission a RUSTY BLACKBIRD was found in a feed lot. If you wish to view
this bird please call Murr at 604 826-9522.

Nearby in Chilliwack in a large field at Banford Rd. and Prairie Central Rd.
the following species were seen: 18 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, 5 HORNED LARK, 2
AMERICAN PIPITS, 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS, 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 40 SAVANNAH
SPARROWS and 2 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS.

The TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was again in the gardens of Cecil Green Park at
UBC.

At Queen Elizabeth Park under the Season's Restaurant in the Quarry area was
1
HERMIT THRUSH.

At Blackie Spit in was a SPOTTED SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED CURLEW and
an AMERICAN PIPIT.

At the tip of Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver were 2 ANCIENT MURRELETS.
Nearby along Marine Dr. a male ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD was seen.

A flock of 6 COMMON SNIPE was seen in North Surrey.

Results of the Squamish Christmas Bird Count was a total of 61 species.
Highlights were 2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 1 WESTERN MEADOWLARK and 1 OLDSQUAW.

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To report a sighting to the Bird Alert, call (604) 737-3074. Visit the
Vancouver Natural History Society's website at: www.naturalhistory.bc.ca.