This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Sunday, January 6th, Monday morning
update.

Featured bird is BLACK-TAILED GULL

Sightings for Sunday, January 6th

There were no local sightings.

Out of town, in Ucluelet, in spite of intensive searches in difficult
weather, the BLACK-TAILED GULL has not been relocated.

Sightings for Saturday, January 5th

Out of town, in the harbor at Ucluelet, a BLACK-TAILED GULL was seen. This
bird is extremely rare.

At Iona, a BARN SWALLOW was seen both over the foreshore and over the south
jetty.

At the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty were a SNOW BUNTING, a WILLET, 3 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS and an AMERICAN BLACK DUCK. Two more BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS
were at the Roberts Bank Jetty. A WESTERN GULL was at Lighthouse Park in
Point Roberts.

At the foot of 64th, Boundary Bay, were a GYRFALCON, 2 YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS and 5 COMMON REDPOLLS. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in the vicinity
of 72nd Street and 36th Avenue in Delta.

In North Vancouver, a HERMIT THRUSH is being seen in the 900 block of
Clement.

Two CRESTED MYNAS were at there usual 2nd and Wylie location.

At Derby Reach Park in Langley was a singing HUTTON'S VIREO. Nearby, at
208th Street and Allard Crescent were 2 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS.

For several days, a GLAUCOUS GULL has been frequenting a slough on Nicomen
Island, which is past Hatzic Lake on Highway 7.

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.


----- Original Message -----
From: Calvin Gehlen <birding at shaw.ca>