This is the Vancouver, BC Bird Alert for Sunday February 13th, 11 pm update.
Highlights Include:

PRAIRIE FALCON
BONEPARTE'S GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
KING EIDER (out of town)

Other birds mentioned include:
American Pipit
Willet
Surfbird
Black Oystercatcher
Black Turnstone
Merlin
Green-Winged Teal (Eurasian form)
Harris' Sparrow
Barn Swallow
Common Redpoll
Slaty-Backed Gull
Western Gull
Black-crowned Night Heron
Merlin
American Tree Sparrow
Northern Goshawk
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Eurasian Wigeon
Short-eared Owl
Northern Shrike
Snowbunting
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Sightings for Sunday, February 13th

The PRAIRIE FALCON was again reported at the end of 34th Street. Look for
it in trees west, at the end of the road along the dike.

Along the Robert's Bank Coal Port Jetty on the south side of the road was a
BONEPARTE'S GULL mixed in with other gulls on the foreshore area.

At Iona Island the adult was observed briefly in the morning on the
north-east pond. Out of town in the little town of Sechelt on the Sunshine
coast the immature male KING EIDER was again seen today, throughout the day.
The best place to see this bird is at the end of Jack Road.


Saturday, February 12th

A busy day at Reifel turned out the following species: 2 COMMON REDPOLLS, 1
AMERICAN PIPIT, 1 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL, 1 NORTHERN GOSHAWK and an
opportunistic MERLIN took one of our 8 BARN SWALLOWS which dropped to seven.
At the nearby Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal the WILLET, 7 SNOWBUNTINGS, 17 BLACK
TURNSTONES, 1 SURFBIRD and up to 7 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were all reported

At the Boundary Bay dike, at the foot of 22nd Street were 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS
and 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE. At 64th Street were 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS. On the
fore shore of west of the foot of 96th Street at the mansion was a EURASIAN
GREEN-WINGED TEAL.

At Iona Island on the north-east pond was an adult GLAUCOUS GULL while on
the Fraser River another second year GLAUCOUS GULL was also seen.

Out of town in Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast the immature male KING EIDER
was seen all week at the mouth of Robert's Creek


Friday February 11th

In Chilliwack at the north end of Jud ? Lake the HARRIS' SPARROW and 13 BARN
SWALLOWS. This area is best accessed by going to the north end of
Clearbrook Road.

At the Reifel Refuge were 8 BARN SWALLOWS, 1 NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 2 NORTHERN
SAW-WHET OWLS, 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS, and a flock of 50 COMMON
REDPOLLS.


Thursday, February 10th
At the Reifel Refuge the following birds were reported: 50 COMMON REDPOLLS,
an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, 2 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, 1 GREAT-HORNED OWL, 2
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS, 1 immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK and at nearby
Alaksin, 12 BARN SWALLOWS.
At Iona Island on the northeast pond was an adult GLAUCOUS GULL.

Wednesday, February 09th
At Reifel today, a flock of about a dozen BARN SWALLOWS were again seen in
the display, or central pond area. Also in this area was a flock of over 50
COMMON REDPOLLS. Other species of note from the refuge today were, an
immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK, a SAW-WHET OWL, and a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON.
In other sightings today a winter plumaged SLATY-BACKED GULL was again seen
in the company of other gulls including 1 adult WESTERN GULL in the fields
at the far west end of Burn's Dive at Delta.

Sightings for Tuesday, February 08th
At Reifel today the 12 swallows were confirmed as BARN SWALLOWS, they are
present in the display ponds area. Also in this area the 50 COMMON REDPOLS
were again seen. Other sightings from refuge included 1 AMERICAN TREE
SPARROW, 1 NORTHERN GOSHAWK and 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS.

Monday, February 07th
At Reifel today a flock of 45-50 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen in the display,
or central pond area of birch trees. Also seen here today was an
unconfirmed report of 12 swallows believed to be BARN SWALLOWS.
Confirmation is requested as this would be over a month early for this
species.
At Deas Island Park a pair of GREAT-HORNED OWLS were seen while in Richmond
west dyke a MERLIN was seen eating what was probably a COMMON REDPOLL.


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