Subject: RBA Vancouver, BC. November 24/00
Date: Nov 25 09:59:16 2000
From: Larry Cowan - lawrencecowan at home.com


This is the VANCOUVER BIRD ALERT for Friday, Nov. 24, 2000, 10:00 p.m.
edition.

Species mentioned:

American Bittern [Reifel, BB]
Black-crowned Night Heron [Reifel]
Tundra Swan [Harrison Bay]
Brant "gray bellied" [Tsawwassen Jetty]
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Cinnamon Teal [Iona]
Redhead [Maplewood CA]
Tufted Duck [Reifel, Iona]
Ring-necked Duck [Maplewood CA, Iona]
Hooded Merganser [Burnaby Lake]
Common Merganser [Burnaby Lake]
Northern Goshawk [Reifel]
American Kestrel [Roberts Bank]
Willet [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Spotted Sandpiper [Maplewood CA]
Black Turnstone [Point Roberts]
Rock Sandpiper [Point Roberts]
Long-billed Dowitcher [Reifel]
Short-eared Owl [BB]
SNOWY OWL [Iona]
Barred Owl [Reifel]
American Dipper [Maplewood CA]
Cedar Waxwing [Elgin Park - Surrey]
Yellow-rumped Warbler [Maplewood CA]
Swamp Sparrow [Reifel, Iona]
Snow Bunting [Tsawwassen Jetty]

The Feature Birds are TUFTED DUCK, SNOWY OWL, AMERICAN KESTREL, AMERICAN
BLACK DUCK, and SPOTTED SANDPIPER.

Sightings Friday, November 24

A TUFTED DUCK, a female or immature male, spent its second day at Reifel
Refuge, on the west marsh. Three BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS can be found at
the edge of Fuller Slough, and 1 BARRED OWL was along the entrance road.

A SNOWY OWL was at Iona, on the south jetty; the bird flew out from the
jetty and landed on a floating log.

An AMERICAN KESTREL was at the base of the coalport jetty, perched on a lamp
standard on the railway overpass.

On the Tsawwassen jetty compensation lagoon was the AMERICAN BLACK DUCK; the
WILLET and 7 SNOW BUNTINGS were on the jetty's south side.

A late SPOTTED SANDPIPER was again on the flats at Maplewood Flats
Conservation Area; 1 REDHEAD and 14 RING-NECKED DUCKS were on the new west
pond.

An unusually large number of 75 CEDAR WAXWINGS were with an equal number of
AMERICAN ROBINS at Elgin Park, south Surrey.

Thursday, Nov. 23:

The TUFTED DUCK arrived on the west marsh at Reifel Refuge. The AMERICAN
BLACK DUCK was on the Tsawwassen jetty compensation lagoon. One ROCK
SANDPIPER was with BLACK TURNSTONES at Pt. Roberts, WA. Of interest is a
large flock of 250+ TUNDRA SWANS at Kilby Park, Harrison Bay, on the
Harrison River.

Wednesday, November 22

An adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK and an adult SWAMP SPARROW were at Reifel Refuge;
the sparrow was near the observation tower.

Tuesday, Nov. 21:

On Deer Lake, Burnaby, were an unusually high number of 18 HOODED MERGANSERS
and 31 COMMON MERGANSERS.

A HUTTON'S VIREO was noted in Musqueam Park.

Monday, Nov. 21:

The male CINNAMON TEAL and 3 RING-NECKED DUCKS were on the Outer Pond at
Iona.

An immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK and an AMERICAN BITTERN were at Reifel Refuge.
A "gray bellied" BRANT was on the compensation lagoon on the Tsawwassen
ferry jetty.

Sunday, November 19

An AMERICAN BLACK DUCK was on the Tsawwassen ferry jetty "compensation
lagoon". The WILLET and 7 SNOW BUNTINGS were on the south side of the jetty.

The TUFTED DUCK was still on the Iona outer pond, and the SWAMP SPARROW was
in vegetation in the "corridor", outside the west fence, near the small
gate.

A late SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 1 REDHEAD, 8 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1 YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLER, and an AMERICAN DIPPER were at Maplewood Flats Conservation Area.

Highlights at Reifel Refuge were 3 BARRED OWLS along the entrance road, 2
SWAMP SPARROWS in the "sparrow spot" along the north dyke path, 70
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS in the West Field, and 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT- HERONS.

Fifteen SHORT-EARED OWLS were on the Boundary Bay foreshore, in the vicinity
of the foot of 72nd St., and an AMERICAN BITTERN was between 64th and 72nd
Streets.

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