This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Monday, Febraury 25th, evening update,
sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited with stores in Vancouver and North
Vancouver.

Featured Bird is TREE SWALLOW & RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD

Sightings for Monday, February 25th

Of interest to local birders comes word of a male FALCATED DUCK
seen with 100's of AMERICAN WIGEON near Samish Island in Washington
State on February 21st. This area is less than an hour away by car and
birders should be on the
look out in our area for this exotic duck as it migrates north. The bird has
not been relocated since
its initial first date of discovery.

Locally at Beach Grove Lagoon 3 adult TREE SWALLOWS and 1 imm BARN SWALLOW
were reported near the pump house.

In the 1300 block of Corbon St. Coquitlum were 2 RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS, 2 PINE
GROSBEAKS male and female,
1 RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER and 6 BAND-TAILED PIGEONS.

At the Semiahmoo Trail the male REDHEAD was again reported.

At Campbell Valley Park there was a pair of RING-NECKED DUCKS.

In Green Timbers Park 1 HUTTON'S VIREO was seen.

Sightings for Sunday, February 24th

The adult SLATY-BACKED GULL was again present this morning
with a 1st year GLAUCOUS GULL along Hornby Dr east of 96th St.

At Holly Park Lane in North Surrey were a total of 40 COMMON REDPOLLS.

At the Semiamooh Trail Pond in South Surrey were 3 RING-NECKED DUCKS
and one REDHEAD.

At Iona Island was a SHORT-EARED OWL.

At Lighthouse Park in Point Roberts Washington the following birds were
reported:
2 MARBLED MURRELETS, 1 RHINOCEROS AUKLET, a few PIGEON GUILLEMOTS
and a few COMMON MURRES.

The pair of CRESTED MYNAS were again reported from 2nd and Wylie in
Vancouver.

Sightings for Saturday, Febrauary 23th

An adult SLATY-BACKED GULL was present with 1000's of gulls at 96th St &
Hornby Drive
in Delta.

The HARRIS' SPARROW and an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER were again reported
at 17A Ave and 58th St in Tsawwassen.

At the Reifel Refuge the following birds were reported:
10 BARN SWALLOWS, 2 GREAT HORNED OWLS, 2 HUTTON'S VIREOS,
2 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES, 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW, 1 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED
GOOSE,
1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER.

At the far west end of River Road at Brunswick Point was an AMERICAN TREE
SPARROW.

Along Delta Port Way near 41 B St was an AMERICAN KESTREL.

At Iona Island an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and a male EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED
TEAL
were reported.

At 2nd and Wylie in Vancouver the 2 CRESTED MYNAS were again reported.

On an outing south of the border in the Blaine area of Washington the
following
birds were reported:
-An immature YELLOW-BILLED LOON was reported near the Marina along Marine
Dr.
-Over 1500 PACIFIC LOONS and 25 BLACK BRANT were seen in the Semiamooh Bay
area.
- And at the end of the Crab Pier in Blaine there were 2 EARED GREBES and 1
MARBLED GODWIT.

----- Original Message -----
From: R Toochin

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