This is the Vancouver Natural History Societies
Rare Bird Alert for Sunday January 5th evening update, sponsored in part
by the Wild Birds Unlimited Stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

The feature bird is: AMERICAN AVOCET.

Birders might be interested to know that the Brackendale Eagle Count
sponsored by the Brackendale Art Gallery found 1577 bald eagles today.

Sightings for Sunday, January 5th
The AMERICAN AVOCET was reported from Beach Grove
at 12th Avenue in Tsawassen and must be the bird from Blackie Spit.

A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen at the Reifel Refuge
as well as another sighting of a bird crossing
highway 99 north of the Dease Island Tunnel.

The 2 CRESTED MYNAS were seen in the vicinity of
a blue dumpster near Wylie St in Vancouver between
first and second avenue.

There was a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT at Blackie Spit and
a SWAMP SPARROW at the Reifel Refuge.

A pair of YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS were seen north of
64th Avenue in Delta.

At Point Roberts in Washington State there were
6 PIGEON GILLEMOTS and 8 MARBLED MURRELETS.

At the morning walk at the Reifel Bird Refuge in
Ladner was a NORTHERN SHRIKE, 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS,
one AMERICAN BITTERN AND a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON.

There were no sightings for Saturday.

Friday, January 3rd

The wintering MARBLED GODWIT was seen with a flock of
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS near the intersection of Highway
17 and 34B street in Delta.

There was an EARED GREBE about 1 mile out on the Iona
north jetty and at the Alaksen Wildife Refuge in
Ladner was a NORTHERN SHRIKE.

Thursday, January 2nd

The AMERICAN AVOCET was relocated at Blackie Spit in White Rock.
Also at this location was a flock of 4 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS.

At Beach Grove Lagoon in Tsawwassen a SHORT-EARED OWL
was reported.

If you have a query about Vancouver Birds or birding, please call:
Larry at 604 942-0931 or John at 604 737-1611.

Thank you for calling the Vancouver Bird Alert & Good Birding!

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