Subject: RBA Vancouver, BC -- Jan. 21/02
Date: Jan 22 16:55:13 2002
From: Larry Cowan - lawrencecowan at shaw.ca


This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Monday, January 21st, Tuesday morning
update.

Species noted:

Yellow-billed Loon [Jericho Park]
Eared Grebe [Roberts Bank]
American Bittern [Burnaby Mtn., Reifel]
Black-crowned Night Heron [Reifel]
Brant [Roberts bank]
Greater White-fronted Goose [Sea Island]
Redhead [Abbotsford]
Ring-necked Duck [Colony Farm]
Merlin [Port Coquitlam, Burnaby Mtn., 72nd]
American Kestrel [Delta]
Gyrfalcon [64th]
Peregrine Falcon [Port Coquitlam, Brunswick Point, 64th]
Black Oystercatcher [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Greater Yellowlegs [Reifel]
Willet [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Marbled Godwit [Blaine]
Surfbird [Kloochman Park]
Western Sandpiper [Roberts Bank]
Western Gull [White Rock]
Pigeon Guillemot [Stanley Park]
Hutton's Vireo [Port Moody]
WESTERN SCRUB JAY [Port Coquitlam]
American Dipper [Port Moody]
Mountain Bluebird [Point Roberts]
Hermit Thrush [Reifel]
Crested Myna [Columbia & 2nd, Wylie & 2nd]
Orange-crowned Warbler [Reifel, Ladner]
Northern Waterthrush [Reifel]
Swamp Sparrow [Reifel]
Common Redpoll [Maplewood CA, Vancouver, Iona]

Sightings for Monday, January 21st

There were two REDHEADS at Willband Creek Park in Abbotsford

In late reports for January 20th, a PEREGRINE FALCON and a MERLIN were seen
in the Mary Hill area of Port Coquitlam. At nearby Colony Farm was a
RING-NECKED DUCK while at Burnaby Mountain Park, there were an AMERICAN
BITTERN and a MERLIN.

Sightings for Sunday, January 20th

The WESTERN SCRUB JAY was again seen at its Port Coquitlam location.

A YELLOW-BILLED LOON was seen in the water off Jericho Park. Across the bay
at Kloochman Park, West Vancouver were a flock of SURFBIRDS.

At Maplewood Conservation Area, North Vancouver were 7 COMMON REDPOLLS.

An AMERICAN DIPPER was at Noons Creek Park In Port Moody.

>From Roberts Bank, 300 BRANT and an EARED GREBE were seen.

At Reifel Bird Sanctuary were an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, a BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERON and a SWAMP SPARROW

Sightings for Saturday, January 19th

The WESTERN SCRUB JAY continues to be seen at its McDonald Place, Port
Coquitlam location between Rodger Avenue and Routley Avenue.

At Ladner Harbor Park was an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. An AMERICAN KESTREL was
on Deltaport Way in Delta. Nearby, at Roberts Bank, there were 38 BRANT
while at Brunswick Point, there were 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS.

At the Point Roberts Marina was a MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD.

There were 6 PIGEON GUILLEMOTS at Brockton Point, Stanley Park and there was
a CRESTED MYNA at Columbia and 2nd in Vancouver.

Sightings for Friday, January 18th

A CRESTED MYNA was seen at 2nd and Wylie in Vancouver. An interesting
sighting from the mouth of Cypress Creek in North Vancouver was a hybrid
COMMON/BARROW'S GOLDENEYE.

In late reports for January 17th, there were COMMON REDPOLLS in various
locations including Oak and 58th, Heather and 70th and the south end of the
Iona causeway. Also on Sea Island was a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE on
Ferguson Road. There was a GYRFALCON at the foot of 64th, Boundary Bay and
at Noons Creek Hatchery in Port Moody, there were 3 AMERICAN DIPPERS and a
HUTTON'S VIREO.

Sightings for Thursday, January 17th

There were no reported sightings.

A late report for January 16th includes 40 COMMON REDPOLLS at Maplewood
Conservation Area in North Vancouver

Sightings for Wednesday, January 16th

The WESTERN SCRUB JAY continues to be seen at its McDonald Place, Port
Coquitlam location between Rodger Avenue and Routley Avenue.

At Reifel today were 2 AMERICAN BITTERNS, 2 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES, a HERMIT
THRUSH and in a nearby field, 10 GREATER YELLOWLEGS.

At Roberts Bank were 7 WESTERN SANDPIPERS while at the Tsawwassen Jetty were
a WILLET and 4 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS. The AMERICAN KESTREL was again seen at
41B and Deltaport Way.

A MERLIN was at the foot of 72nd, Boundary Bay, while a GYRFALCON and a
PEREGRINE FALCON were at the foot of 64th.

A WESTERN GULL was seen from the White Rock Pier and a MARBLED GODWIT was in
the harbor at Blaine, Washington.