This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Bird Alert for Friday,
January 2, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in
Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Featured bird is BLUE JAY.

Sightings for Friday, January 2

The BLUE JAY was again observed near #5 & Dyke Rd. Richmond.

A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was seen in the 13200 blk of #4 Road.

Reported from Reifel were a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL & a HERMIT THRUSH.

A MARBLED GODWIT was seen between 88th & 72nd & near the foot of 72nd were 6
SHORT-EARED OWLS.

Another SHORT-EARED OWL was observed near the mouth of the Serpentine River.
Also at this location were the 3 AMERICAN AVOCETS.

Thursday, January 1

A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen on #4 Road between Finn Rd. & Dyke Rd.

The BLUE JAY was observed near #5 & Dyke Rd. also in Richmond.

The WESTERN SCRUB JAY continued it's stay into 2004 at 4126 River Rd. in
Ladner. At Reifel were a 2 WESTERN SAW-WHET OWLS and a NORTHERN GOSHAWK.
Brunswick Point was the location for 2 RED KNOTS.

At Boundary Bay between the Mansion & 88th was a GYRFALCON.

Wednesday, December 31

An immature ORIOLE, either a BULLOCK'S or BALTIMORE ORIOLE, was seen feeding
on mountain ash berries in a front yard of a residence in the 14900 block of
24A Avenue south Surrey.

The GREAT GRAY OWL was again seen in Vancouver's Jericho Park, in conifers
at the west end of the south path before a little bridge.


Tuesday, December 30:

The GREAT GRAY OWL was seen in Jericho Park about 500 meters west of the
pond area on the south trail and also near the youth hostel, where it was
being harassed by crows.

Two BLUEBIRDS, probably MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS were seen in Port Coquitlam
between Peace Park and the dyke marker at kilometre 11.

The VIRGINIA RAIL was observed under the stone bridge at Lost lagoon in
Stanley Park.

Sightings for Monday, December 29:

A BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER and 2 TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS were seen in Vancouver's
Stanley Park at the Prospect Point picnic area, on the north side in
deciduous trees.

A GREAT GRAY OWL was observed at Jericho Park.

There were 110 LAPLAND LONGSPURS in a field between 104th and 112th Streets
in Delta. Also in Delta, the gray morph immature GYRFALCON was at the foot
of 88th Street.

The TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE that was seen during the White Rock/Surrey
Christmas Bird Count was relocated at the 14900 block of 24A Avenue in South
Surrey.

Sightings for Sunday, December 28:

A bird thought to be a FIELDFARE was seen in Port Coquitlam with a flock of
50+ robins. The bird was seen on Kebet Way 200m west of Broadway Street.

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

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