This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Friday, October 6th, 11am update.

Species mentioned:

CLARK'S GREBE [Iona Jetty]
Greater White-fronted Goose [Burnaby Lake]
ROSS'S GOOSE [Burnaby Lake]
Blue-winged Teal [Abbotsford]
Osprey [Pitt Meadows]
Rough-legged Hawk [Iona]
Peregrine Falcon [Beach Grove, Iona]
Barred Owl [Pacific Spirit Park]
Pacific Golden Plover [Matsqui]
Black Oystercatcher [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Marbled Godwit [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Parasitic Jaeger [Iona Jetty]
Bonaparte's Gull [Iona Jetty]
Heermann's Gull [Tsawwassen Jetty]
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE [Iona Jetty]
SABINE'S GULL [Iona Jetty]
Common Tern [Iona Jetty]
Pacific-slope Flycatcher [Stanley Park]
Warbling Vireo [Pitt Meadows]
Western Tanager [Langley]


Featured birds are GOLDEN EAGLE and BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE.

Sightings for Friday, October 6th

At Mount Seymour, a juvenile GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at close range being
chased by RAVENS. In Stanley Park a late CASSIN'S VIREO was seen on Tatlow
Trail.

In an out of town rare bird sighting from Kelowna, a GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE,
likely the same bird seen earlier this year, was seen at the Orchard Park
Shopping Center near Chapters Book Store.

Sightings for Thursday, October 5th

The juvenile BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE continues to be seen among large numbers
of BONAPARTE'S GULL and COMMON TERN off the Iona South Jetty. Also here were
8 PARASITIC JAEGER.

A pair of BARRED OWLS were seen in Pacific Spirit Regional Park.

Sightings for Wednesday, October 4th

At the Boundary Bay Airport, a PEREGRINE FALCON was seen, while in Stanley
Park, near the Stone Bridge on the south side of the park, a late
PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER was seen.

Sightings for Tuesday, October 3rd
The juvenile SABINE'S GULL, first seen October 2nd, was again seen at the
tip of the Iona South Jetty. Also at this location were a first winter
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE and 10 PARASITIC JAEGERS. Look for the SABINE'S GULL
and KITTIWAKE among the numbers of BONAPARTE'S GULLS and COMMON TERNS.

Monday, October 2nd
A CLARK'S GREBE and a juvenile SABINE'S GULL were located at the tip of the
Iona South Jetty.

A MARBLED GODWIT was at the compensation lagoon at the Tsawwassen Ferry
Jetty, while a PEREGRINE FALCON was at Beach Grove in Tsawwassen.

Two GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen on the playing fields east of the
Burnaby Lake Sports Center.

Sunday, October 1st

At Burnaby Lake, a ROSS'S GOOSE was seen as well as a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED
GOOSE

At Point Roberts, there were 5 PARASITIC JAEGERS and 1 HEERMAN'S GULL, while
at the nearby Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty were 1 MARBLED GODWIT and 3 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS.

There were several late season sightings, including a WESTERN TANAGER at
56th Avenue and 232nd Street in Langley, a BLUE-WINGED TEAL at Willband
Creek Park in Abbotsford and a WARBLING VIREO in Pitt Meadows.

A PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER was seen at Bates Road in Matsqui.

The arrival ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was reported from Iona Island. Other raptors
include a PEREGRINE FALCON at Iona and an OSPREY in Pitt Meadows.

Thank you for calling the Vancouver Bird Alert and good birding.

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