Subject: RBA, Vancouver, BC. November 3/00
Date: Nov 3 23:30:48 2000
From: Larry Cowan - lawrencecowan at home.com


This is the VANCOUVER BIRD ALERT for Friday, November 3, 2000.

Species Mentioned:

Eared Grebe [Iona]
Greater White-fronted Goose [Sea Island]
Cinnamon Teal [Iona]
Tufted Duck [Iona]
SWAINSON'S HAWK [UBC]
Sandhill Crane [Delta]
Black-bellied Plover [Robert's Bank]
Willet [Tsawwassen Jetty]
BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Robert's Bank]
Marbled Godwit [Robert's Bank]
Northwestern Crow [Langley]
Tree Swallow [Reifel Refuge]

The feature birds are TREE SWALLOW and SANDHILL CRANE.

Friday, November 3

Two late TREE SWALLOWS were at Reifel Refuge. Still in Delta, 3 SANDHILL
CRANES were along 34th St.

Of interest is a pale grey NORTHWESTERN CROW, associating with ordinary
black crows in the vicinity of 248 St. and 54 Ave., Langley.

November 1

An adult light morph SWAINSON'S HAWK was seen soaring over the UBC Botanical
Garden at 1:30 p.m.

The BAR-TAILED GODWIT was relocated at the base of the Coalport jetty, south
side, along with a MARBLED GODWIT and many BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS.

The WILLET is still at the base of the Tsawwassen ferry jetty, south side.

The female TUFTED DUCK and an EARED GREBE were again on the Iona Island
Outer Pond, and the male CINNAMON TEAL was on the marsh pond to the north.

On Sea Island, a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was with CANADA GEESE behind
the horse farm.

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