Vancouver Bird Alert for Saturday, January 12th, evening update.

Featured bird is NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH

Species noted:

American Bittern [Richmond, Reifel]
American Kestrel [Delta, Sea Island]
American Tree Sparrow [Reifel]
Barn Owl [Ladner]
Barn Swallow [Iona]
Black Oystercatcher [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Black-crowned Night Heron [Reifel]
Cedar Waxwing [Reifel, 64th]
Cinnamon Teal [Reifel]
Common Redpoll [Iona, Burnaby]
Greater White-fronted Goose [Sea Island]
Gyrfalcon [64th]
Hermit Thrush [Reifel]
Hutton's Vireo [Reifel]
Lincoln's Sparrow [Delta]
Long-eared Owl [Richmond]
Mute Swan [Westham Island]
Northern Waterthrush [Reifel]
Orange-crowned Warbler [Reifel]
Prairie Falcon [64th]
Short-eared Owl [Sea Island]
Swamp Sparrow [Reifel]
Virginia Rail [Reifel]
Western Gull [72nd]
Willet [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Yellow-rumped Warbler [64th]

Sightings for Saturday, January 12th

The NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES again made an appearance at Reifel Bird
Sanctuary. Also at the Sanctuary was a VIRGINIA RAIL.

At the south end of the Iona causeway was a small flock of COMMON REDPOLLS
and 2 BARN SWALLOWS.

There were 4 LONG-EARED OWLS at the Richmond West Dyke.

Sightings for Friday, January 11th

Once again the NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES were at the Reifel Refuge entrance
road. Also discovered at Reifel was an immature SWAMP SPARROW on the East
Dyke. Other birds at Reifel were an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and a CINNAMON
TEAL.

The AMERICAN KESTREL was seen at 41B Street and Deltaport Way in Delta. At
33A Avenue and 41st Street was a LINCOLN'S SPARROW and there were 4 MUTE
SWANS at the Westham Island Bridge.

There were 4 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS at the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty while at
the
foot of 64th, Boundary Bay, there was the GYRFALCON.

On the Richmond West Dyke were 3 LONG-EARED OWLS and an AMERICAN BITTERN.

In an Alder woodlot along the Iona Causeway at Sea Island were 30 COMMON
REDPOLLS. Also at Iona were 2 BARN SWALLOWS.

A late report for January 9th from the Iona Causeway at Sea Island included
a SHORT-EARED OWL and a BARN SWALLOW.

Sightings for Thursday, January 10th

At Reifel Bird Sanctuary, along the entrance road, the 2 NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH were still present. Also at Reifel were 1 ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER, 1 HERMIT THRUSH, a VIRGINIA RAIL and an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW.

An AMERICAN KESTREL was seen at 41B Street and Deltaport Way in Delta. On
River Road in Ladner was a BARN OWL. Nearby, on the west side of 72nd
Street, Delta, near the train tracks was a WESTERN GULL.

On the Iona causeway, Sea Island, were 2 BARN SWALLOWS and an AMERICAN
KESTREL. Sixty COMMON REDPOLLS were mixed in a flock of PINE SISKINS while a
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen in a flock of CANADA GEESE.

Sightings for Wednesday, January 9th

From Reifel Bird Sanctuary, along the entrance road were 2 NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH. Also at Reifel were 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 2 HUTTON'S
VIREOS, 17 CEDAR WAXWINGS, 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN
and 1 HERMIT THRUSH.

On 64th Street in Delta, a PRAIRIE FALCON was seen on power lines which
parallel the railway as it crosses 64th. At the south end of 64th were a
CEDAR WAXWING and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.

An AMERICAN KESTREL was seen at 41B Street and Deltaport Way in Delta.
Nearby, at the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty, were 5 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS and a
WILLET.

In Burnaby, northwest of Lougheed Mall, were 3 COMMON REDPOLLS feeding for
several hours on catkins.

Sightings for Tuesday, January 8th

At the Richmond West Dyke Trail were 4 LONG-EARED OWLS and 3 COMMON
REDPOLLS.

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