Subject: Vancouver, BC RBA for February 3, 2004
Date: Feb 4 08:52:14 2004
From: Wayne C. Weber - contopus at telus.net


This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for
Tuesday, February 3, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with
stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver. The RBA phone number is (604)
737-3074.

The featured bird is EARED GREBE


Sightings for February 3rd

At the White Rock Pier were 8 EARED GREBES.

There were no reports for February 2nd


Sightings for February 1st

Once again the GREAT GRAY OWL was seen near the BC Research
Centre on Wesbrook Mall at the University of BC, Vancouver .

In Delta, at the 72nd Street turf farm was an adult GLAUCOUS GULL.
Another GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at the 96th Street and Highway 10.

At the mouth of the Serpentine River were 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS.

A HARRIS'S SPARROW was seen at Dunsmuir Community Gardens
near Blackie Spit in Surrey.

An AMERICAN KESTREL was seen along Deltaport Way in Delta and
another was seen at the foot of 64th Street.

At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta were a SORA, a NORTHERN
SAW-WHET OWL, a BARN OWL, 5 SANDHILL CRANES, a juvenile
NORTHERN GOSHAWK, and 2 BARN SWALLOWS.

Nine MUTE SWANS were near the Westham Island Bridge, Delta

There were 3 BARN SWALLOWS at Beach Grove Lagoon, Delta.

Three SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen alongside the Vancouver
Airport on Sea Island, Richmond.

The BLUE JAY was seen in Richmond near Dyke Road and No. 5 Road


Sightings for Saturday, January 31

At the University of BC, the GREAT GRAY OWL was seen along Wesbrook
Mall between Fisheries Road and the BC Research offices. Later around
4:45 it was observed hunting at the east end of the BC Research
parking lot.

A MARBLED GODWIT and a very bright PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER
were sighted in a muddy field on the west side of 41B St. between
Deltaport Way and 33A Ave., Delta. They were in the company of a
large flock of Dunlin and Black-bellied Plovers.

An EARED GREBE was observed from the White Rock Pier.

An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen in shrubs at the nursing
home on Burns Drive west of 96th Street, Delta.

Reported from the Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta, were 2 BARN
SWALLOWS and a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK.

Seen along the shoreline of Port Moody?s Old Orchard Park was a
SPOTTED SANDPIPER.


Friday, January 30

The BLUE JAY was again reported coming to a feeder near the Horseshoe
Slough Trail approx. ? km west of No. 5 Rd. on Dyke Road in Richmond.

An ANNA?S HUMMINGBIRD was seen at Surrey?s Softball City.

The HARRIS?S SPARROW continues its stay at or near the Dunsmuir
Community Gardens at Blackie Spit, Surrey.

A BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD was observed along Surrey?s Colebrook
Road, west of the King George Hwy.

In Tsawwassen at Beach Grove Park were 2 GREAT HORNED OWLS.


Thursday, January 29

At the Beach Grove Lagoon, Delta were 3 swallows which appeared to be
TREE SWALLOWS.

The WESTERN SCRUB-JAY was reported at its usual location at 4126 River
Rd. in Ladner.

The HARRIS?S SPARROW was observed at the Dunsmuir Community
Gardens at Blackie Spit. Also at Blackie Spit was a GREATER
YELLOWLEGS and at the parking lot there, a WESTERN GULL.


Thank you for calling the Vancouver Bird Alert, and good birding.

This transcript was prepared by Calvin Gehlen and distributed by Wayne
Weber.

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


Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus at telus.net