This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Tuesday, January, 2nd. Evening
Update.

The Rare Bird Alert continues for the BLACK-HEADED GULL.

The feature birds are BLACK-HEADED GULL, and SNOWY OWL.

Species mentioned:

Arctic Loon [Washington State]
Eared Grebe [White Rock]
Black-crowned Night Heron [Reifel]
WHITE IBIS [Washington State]
Brant [Robert Bank]
Cooper's Hawk [36th & 72nd]
Northern Goshawk [Reifel]
Rough-legged Hawk [36th & 72, Brunswick Point]
Merlin [Reifel]
Prairie Falcon [72nd - BB]
Peregrine Falcon [36th & 72nd, Reifel]
Mountain Plover [Washington State]
Black Oystercatcher [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Willet [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Ruddy Turnstone [White Rock]
Rock Sandpiper [41B St & 33A Ave - Delta]
Western Sandpiper [41B St & 33A Ave - Delta]
BLACK-HEADED GULL [36th & 72nd - Delta]
Herring Gull [Burns Drive]
Short-eared Owl [Sardis]
Great Horned Owl [Reifel]
SNOWY OWL [Westham Island]
Barred Owl [Reifel]
Northern Saw-whet Owl [Reifel]
American Pipit [Sardis]
Yellow-rumped Warbler [Iona, 88th]
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK [Nanaimo]
American Tree Sparrow [Mission]
Harris's Sparrow [72nd]
Lincoln's Sparrow [88th - BB]
Lapland Longspur [Sardis]
Snow Bunting [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Western Meadowlark [Sea Island, Sardis]
Bullock's Oriole [Tofino]

Sightings for Tuesday, January 2nd

The BLACK-HEADED GULL continues at its 36th Avenue location. Near by on
72nd south of 36th was the immature HARRIS'S SPARROW.

A female SNOWY OWL was present today on Westham Island. The bird was
located in a berry field near the first farmhouse on the left after crossing
the Westham Island Bridge. At Reifel were a GREAT HORNED OWL, BARRED OWL,
and a NORTHERN GOSHAWK.

Reported from the Tsawwassen Jetty were the WILLET, 4 SNOW BUNTINGS and 2
BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS. Between the Jetties were 200+ BRANT.

Six HERRING GULLS were in a large gull flock off Burns Drive.

A WESTERN MEADOWLARK was reported from Sea Island. A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
was on the path between the inner & outer ponds at Iona.

Monday, January 1st

In fields near Branford Rd. & Prairie Central in Sardis were 30 LAPLAND
LONGSPURS, an AMERICAN PIPIT, 9 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS, and 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS.

The BLACK-HEADED GULL was reported from the fields along 36th Avenue west of
72nd in Delta. Seen in the same general area were a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK,
PEREGRINE and a COOPER'S HAWK.

Birds reported from Reifel today were: GREAT HORNED & NORTHERN SAW-WHET
OWLS, 2 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS, 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS, a PEREGRINE, and
a MERLIN.

A ROCK SANDPIPER was seen with a WESTERN SANDPIPER & 500+ DUNLIN in a field
near the intersection of 41B St. & 33A Ave.

The WILLET & 4 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen on the Tsawwassen Jetty. Three
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were observed in the Brunswick Point area.

A RUDDY TURNSTONE and an EARED GREBE were observed from the White Rock Pier.

Out of town, 2 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were seen at the foot of Nelson in
Mission.

Sunday, December 31

The adult BLACK-HEADED GULL was reported from various locations near 36th &
72nd in Delta. At the foot of 72nd was a PRAIRIE FALCON. From the foot of
88th came the report of 2 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and a LINCOLN'S SPARROW.

Two BULLOCK'S ORIOLES have been seen over the past few days frequenting
feeders behind the Roy Vickers Gallery in Tofino.

Birders heading into Washington State should be aware of a WHITE IBIS at
Baid Center on Willipa Bay, an ARCTIC LOON at Pt. No Pt., and a MOUNTAIN
PLOVER at Canby State Park For further details on these birds call the
Washington Bird Box at (425) 454-2662.

Saturday, December 30

The BLACK-HEADED GULL continued to be seen in its past location of 36th &
72nd in Delta.

Out of town came the report of an immature ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK at 1905
York Rd. off Cedar in Nanaimo. For more information contact the Nanaimo
Bird Alert at (250) 390-3029.

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

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