This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Friday November 15th, evening update,
sponsored in part by the Wild Birds Unlimited stores in Vancouver and North
Vancouver.

Featured birds are RED KNOT and WILLET.

Sightings for November 15

Two RED KNOTS were seen from the south side of the Roberts Bank Jetty with a
flock of plovers.

Reported from the Tsawwassen Jetty were the WILLET and 3 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS.

The 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS were again seen at the Beach Grove Lagoon in
Tsawwassen.

At Lighthouse Marine Park in Point was a RHINOCEROS AUKLET.

At the Mansion at Boundary Bay were 11 GREATER YELLOWLEGS.

November 14

At Beach Grove Lagoon in Tsawwassen were 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS. Also at this
location the BRANT numbers have climbed to 180.

November 13

Reported from the Terra Nova area of Richmond was a GREAT HORNED OWL.

Seen at the west end of River Rd. in Delta were 2 male EURASIAN WIGEON.

November 12

A ROCK SANDPIPER was seen at Lighthouse Marine Park in Point Roberts.

November 11

Two SNOW BUNTINGS and the LAPLAND LONGSPUR were reported near the 3km mark
on the Iona Jetty.

A MARBLED GODWIT was observed roosting on the outer pond at Iona.

November 10

Three BARN SWALLOWS were seen at the Reifel Refuge. Also reported from
Reifel were 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 200 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, a
SHORT-EARED OWL and near the tower a SWAMP SPARROW.

A single BARN SWALLOW was observed near Garry Point in Richmond.

An adult WESTERN GULL was seen in a roost NE of Hwy #10 & 96th in Delta.

Three RED KNOTS were seen amongst a flock of several hundred plovers in a
field near 33A 34th in Delta. In a field near 28th & 64th was a PACIFIC
GOLDEN PLOVER.

Seen along the Iona Jetty were 2 SNOW BUNTINGS and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR. On
the road in to Iona a SHORT-EARED OWL was seen.

A SNOW BUNTING and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR were observed near the foot of 72nd at
Boundary Bay along with 4 AMERICAN PIPITS and 5 GREATER YELLOWLEGS.

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

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