This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Saturday, January 13th. Evening
Update.

The rare bird alert continues HOODED ORIOLE, BLACK-HEADED GULL and out town
NORTHERN HAWK-OWL.

Species mentioned:

Black-crowned Night Heron [Reifel]
Brant - Grey-bellied [Beach Grove]
Northern Goshawk [Reifel]
Gyrfalcon [Harrison Mills]
Black Oystercatcher [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Willet [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Long-billed Curlew [Blackie Spit]
BLACK-HEADED GULL [36th & 72nd - Delta]
SLATY-BACKED GULL [Burns Drive]
Short-eared Owl [Chilliwack, Boundary Bay]
Great Horned Owl [Richmond Nature Centre]
SNOWY OWL [Vancouver]
Barred Owl [Reifel]
NORTHERN HAWK-OWL [Washington State]
VESPER SPARROW [Kilby PP]
White-throated Sparrow [Everret Crowley Park - Vancouver]
Swamp Sparrow [36th Delta]
Lapland Longspur [Chilliwack]
Snow Bunting [Tsawwassen Jetty]
HOODED ORIOLE [Richmond]

Sightings for Saturday, January 13

Many birders had good views of the male HOODED ORIOLE present for most of
the day at 7620 No. 3 Road. This is a large yellow house on the corner of
No. 3 Rd. & Jones. The homeowners are allowing birders on to the property
via the gate on Jones but the feeders are easily viewed from the roadway on
Jones and due to the apparent nervous behavior of the bird, viewing from
Jones may increase the time spent at the feeders by the bird. If on the
property please respect the privilege granted to you by the homeowners.

The NORTHERN HAWK-OWL was observed near 8699 Stein Road south of Blaine,
Washington. To find this bird take I-5 to the Birch Bay/Lynden Road
interchange, head east approximately 2.6 km to Stein Road. Turn north onto
Stein Road and proceed to 8699. When observed this morning it was perched
at the top of one of the tallest conifers.

The BLACK-HEADED GULL was again on 36th west of 72nd. A SWAMP SPARROW was
also seen near one of the houses on 36th.

The SLATY-BACKED GULL was reported from the large gull roost off Burns Drive
in Delta.

Three SNOW BUNTINGS, and 2 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were seen on the Tsawwassen
Jetty.

>From Reifel came the following sightings: a BARRED OWL, 2 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS,
and 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS.

Seen at the Richmond Nature Centre was a GREAT HORNED OWL.

A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was observed in Everret Crowley Park in Vancouver.

Near the intersection of Prairie Central & Banford near Chilliwack were 18
LAPLAND LONGSPURS, and 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS.

The VESPER SPARROW was seen near Kilby PP on Kennedy Rd. about 100m south of
Hwy #7.

Friday, January 12

The NORTHERN HAWK-OWL was observed near 8699 Stein Road south of Blaine,
Washington.

The BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen along 36th.

The WILLET was reported from the Tsawwassen Jetty and the LONG-BILLED CURLEW
from Blackie Spit.

Thursday, January 11

A male HOODED ORIOLE was confirmed coming to a Hummingbird feeder in the
back yard of 7620 No. 3 Rd. in Richmond.

The NORTHERN HAWK-OWL was observed on Stein Road south of Blaine,
Washington.

The BLACK-HEADED GULL was reported from its' usual location on 36th.

A total of 7 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen on Boundary Bay from 17A to 72nd.
Forty-seven BRANT of the Grey-bellied Race were seen at Beach Grove.

In Chilliwack area near the intersection of Prairie Central & Banford Rd.
were 25 LAPLAND LONGSPURS. A light phase GYRFALCON was seen near the
intersection of Kennedy & Hwy 7 in Harrison Mills.

A SNOWY OWL seen on the breakwater west of the Aquatic Centre near Sunset
Beach on English Bay.

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

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