Subject: RBA Vancouver, BC -- Nov. 30/02
Date: Nov 30 21:02:51 2002
From: Larry Cowan - lawrencecowan at shaw.ca


This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Saturday, November 30th, evening
update, sponsored in part by the Wild Birds Unlimited stores in Vancouver
and North Vancouver.

Sightings for Saturday, November 30

Seen at the Beach Grove Lagoon today were 20 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 600+ BRANT,
5 EURASIAN WIGEON and 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS.

Reported from the Reifel Refuge were 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 2
CINNAMON TEAL, and a GREAT HORNED OWL.

An AMERICAN KESTREL was seen along Deltaport Way.

Thursday, November 28

A late TURKEY VULTURE was seen over the Sechelt Golf Course.

Wednesday, November 27

On a boat trip around the Bird & Grebe Islets off the West Vancouver
shoreline were 70 SURFBIRDS and 20 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS.

Tuesday, November, 26

Reported from Boundary Bay RP were a SWAMP SPARROW, male COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT, 7 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS and 3 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS.

A MARBLED GODWIT was seen at the foot of 104th at Boundary Bay. North on
104th from this location was a NORTHERN SHRIKE.

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

END TRANSCRIPT

For further information on birding in the Vancouver area log onto the
Vancouver Natural History Society's web site at www.naturalhistory.bc.ca