This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Tuesday November 5th, evening update,
sponsored in part by the Wild Birds Unlimited stores in Vancouver and North
Vancouver.

Featured birds are AMERICAN AVOCET & a possible Vega type HERRING GULL.

Birders are reminded that this Thursday is VNHS Birder's Night. The feature
presentation is "Birds and Weather" presented by Mitch Meredith an
Environment Canada meteorologist, avid birder and one of the Bird Alert
Operators. The meeting starts at 7:30 and is held in the auditorium of York
House School, 4176 Alexandra Street, Vancouver which is located on the
southwest corner of Granville Street and West King Edward Avenue. All are
welcome.

Sightings for November 5

The AMERICAN AVOCET was again seen at Elgin Heritage Park near the foot
bridge.

Amongst a large gull roost on the east side of 96th St. north of Burns Rd.
in Delta was a bird thought to be a 1st winter Vega type HERRING GULL.
Further confirmation and pictures are desired of this bird.

November 4

An AMERICAN AVOCET was observed at Elgin Heritage Park off Crescent Rd. in
Surrey.

An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was seen along Kennedy Rd. near Kilby Provincial
Park in the Fraser Valley.

November 3

A search of gull flocks at the Bailey Landfill in Chilliwack paid off with
an adult SLATY-BACKED GULL, and a WESTERN GULL.

In Albert Dyck Park in Abbotsford was a HARRIS'S SPARROW.

Reported from the Reifel Refuge were 2 CINAMMON TEAL and a ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWK.

Seen in a field off 57B in Delta was a flock of 50 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS and 2
LAPLAND LONGSPURS.


November 2

>From the Iona Jetty came the report of 17 SNOW BUNTINGS at the 2-? km mark.
Also near here were 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS.

The adult NORTHERN SHRIKE was again seen on the Port Coquitlam side of
Colony Farm RP.

On the VNHS field trip to Mt. Seymour the highlight birds were 1 or possibly
2 NORTHERN PYGMY OWLS and 6 PINE GROSBEAK. These birds were seen within a
km of the trailhead from the parking lot.

In the SW corner of the Roberts Bank Jetty were 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS with
a small group of WESTERN SANDPIPERS.

November 1

The YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen in the morning around 8:00 AM on Waldie
Island at Castlegar in the Kootenays. This was the last day the bird was
observed.

Seen at Colony Farm RP on the Port Coquitlam side were a NORTHERN SHRIKE & a
SHORT-EARED OWL being mobbed by numerous crows.

October 31

A SNOW BUNTING was seen on the Iona Jetty and a SWAMP SPARROW was seen along
the Iona/Sea Island Causeway. The bird was close to the Iona end of the
causeway.

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

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