This is the VANCOUVER BIRD ALERT for Friday, Nov.17, 2000, 8:30 p.m.
edition.

Species mentioned:

Brant [Beach Grove]
Tufted Duck [Iona]
Hooded Merganser [Lost Lagoon]
Northern Goshawk [Reifel]
American Kestrel [Sea Island]
BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Roberts Bank]
Black Turnstone [Ferguson Pt., Stanley Park]
Rock Sandpiper [Fergusan Pt., Stanley park]
Barn Owl [Reifel]
Long-eared Owl [Reifel]
Short-eared Owl [Reifel]
Great Horned Owl [Lafarge Lake, Deas Island, Reifel]
SNOWY OWL [ 72nd BB, Reifel, Sea Island]
Barred Owl [Reifel]
Northern Saw-whet Owl [Reifel]
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) [Deas Island]
Barn Swallow [Iona]
American Dipper [Coquitlam River Park, Green Timbers Park]
American Tree Sparrow [Jericho, Sea Island]
Harris's Sparrow [Jericho Park]
White-throated Sparrow [Ferguson Pt. Stanley Park, Reifel]
Swamp Sparrow [Reifel, Iona]
Snow Bunting [Iona Jetty]
Western Meadowlark [Iona]

Sightings for Friday, November 17

The Feature Birds are ROCK SANDPIPER and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.
A ROCK SANDPIPER was with 20 BLACK TURNSTONES at Ferguson Point on the
Stanley Park Seawall, on the early afternoon high tide.

A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was at Reifel Refuge. Still at Reifel, 2 BARRED
OWLS were along the entrance road.

A GREAT-HORNED OWL was at Lafarge Park, Coquitlam; 2 AMERICAN DIPPERS were
on the bank of the Coquitlam River, in North Coquitlam Park.

Thursday, Nov. 16:

A SNOWY OWL was on the Boundary Bay foreshore, between the foot of 72 St.
and 88 St., at 7:45 a.m.

The immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen at Reifel Refuge. Still at Reifel, an
adult SWAMP SPARROW was near the observation tower.

A TUFTED DUCK, believed to be an immature male, was on the Outer Pond at
Iona Island, and a WESTERN MEADOWLARK was in the grassy area just beyond the
north gate of the main parking lot.

An AMERICAN DIPPER was at Green Timbers park, north Surrey, on the shore of
the lake, at 4 p.m.

An AMERICAN KESTREL was on Sea Island near the large fuel tanks.

A GREAT-HORNED OWL was in Deas Island Regional Park, along the Island Tip
Trail; a yellow-shafted form of NORTHERN FLICKER was also in the vicinity.

Wednesday, Nov. 15:

Two NORTHERN GOSHAWKS, an adult and an immature, were at Reifel Refuge. A
SNOWY OWL has been present for 2 days. A total of 7 species of owl are being
seen at the refuge: SNOWY, GREAT-HORNED, LONG-EARED, SHORT-EARED, NORTHERN
SAW-WHET, BARRED and BARN.

At Iona this morning, the immature SWAMP SPARROW was relocated in vegetation
along the "corridor", outside the west fence, near the gate. Unexpected,
over the Outer Pond, was a late BARN SWALLOW.

One GREAT-HORNED OWL was at Lafarge Lake, Coquitlam.

Nine HOODED MERGANSERS were among the waterfowl on Lost Lagoon.

Tuesday, Nov. 14

A SNOWY OWL was on the Sea Island foreshore, near the south end of the
Sea/Iona Island causeway, at 4p.m. This may be the bird was that was seen
yesterday opposite the horse farm on Ferguson Road.

Monday, Nov. 13:

The BAR-TAILED GODWIT was at the southwest corner of the Coalport jetty.

The adult HARRIS' SPARROW was seen again at Jericho Park. The HARRIS' ,
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, and other sparrows were coming to seed scattered on
the path at the southwest corner of the west pond.

Two AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were in the woods at the Sea Island dyke and old
Shannon Road.


An immature SWAMP SPARROW was at Iona Island, in vegetation in the
"corridor" along the outside of the west fence, near the gate. Still at
Iona, the female TUFTED DUCK remains on the outer pond, and 1 SNOW BUNTING
was along the south jetty.

The season's 3rd SNOWY OWL was on Sea Island, south of Ferguson Road,
opposite the horse farm.

No SNOWY OWLS were reported from the Boundary Bay Dyke.

A GREAT-HORNED OWL was in Deas Island Regional Park, along the Dyke Loop
Trail.

Twenty-five BRANT were at Beach Grove.

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