Subject: RBA Vancouver, BC -- Jan. 04/02
Date: Jan 4 23:19:48 2002
From: Larry Cowan - lawrencecowan at shaw.ca


This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Friday, January 4th evening update.

Featured bird is SNOW BUNTING and CRESTED MYNAS.

Species noted:

BEWICK'S SWAN [Harrison Mills]
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Eurasian Wigeon [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Redhead [Harrison Mills]
Rough-legged Hawk [112th, 64th]
Gyrfalcon [64th]
Peregrine Falcon [64th]
Black Oystercatcher [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Willet [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Marbled Godwit [Delta]
Black Turnstone [Tsawwassen Jetty, Port Moody]
Red Knot [Delta]
Western Gull [Point Roberts, White Rock]
Heermann's Gull [White Rock]
Short-eared Owl [64th]
Barred Owl [Burnaby, Deer Lake Park]
Anna's Hummingbird [White Rock]
CRESTED MYNA [Vancouver]
Yellow-rumped Warbler [64th, Brunswick Point]
Savannah Sparrow [64th]
Western Meadowlark [Delta]
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch [Tsawwassen Jetty]

Sightings for Friday, January 4th

Observed from the Tsawwassen Jetty were a SNOW BUNTING, the AMERICAN BLACK
DUCK, 4 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS, 6 BLACK TURNSTONES and the WILLET.

Seen along the dike at the foot of 64th were the grey morph GYRFALCON, a
PEREGRINE, 3 SAVANNAH SPARROWS and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.

Two CRESTED MYNAS were seen at there WYLIE & 1ST location in Vancouver.

A BARRED OWL was heard calling at about 6:00 AM NW of the Lougheed Mall.

Thursday, January 3rd.

A GREY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH was seen at the wind-surfers turn off on the
Tsawwassen Jetty.

Wednesday, January 2nd

A female ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD has been frequenting a feeder in the 15900 block
of Goggs Ave. in White Rock.

A WESTERN GULL was seen near Lighthouse Marine Park in Point Roberts.

2 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS and 2 EURASIAN WIGEON were observed from the
Tsawwassen Jetty.

Tuesday, January 1st

A BEWICK'S race TUNDRA SWAN was found in a flock of Tundra & Trumpeter Swans
at Harrison Mills. This flock was located just past the Harrison Mills
Store. Also seen at this location was a male REDHEAD.

Observed from the Tsawwassen Jetty were the AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, 2 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS, the WILLET, and up to 25 BLACK TURNSTONES.

Seen in White Rock were the HEERMANN'S GULL & a WESTERN GULL.

Near 33rd & 34A in Delta were 25 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS.

A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen near the foot of 112th an along the Bay near
64th were the GYRFALCON and 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS.

Two BARRED OWLS thought to be a pair staking out a territory were heard
calling in the afternoon in the SE corner of Deer Lake Park.

Monday, December 31st

Two RED KNOTS & a MARBLED GODWIT were observed in a field south of 34B and
east of Hwy 17.

Perched on a fence post along 64th was a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and a PEREGRINE
was seen near the foot of 64th.

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

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