This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for
Friday, November 5th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with
stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Featured bird is BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE.

Sightings for Friday, November 5th:

A BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE was seen in Burnaby, just south of Canada Way
on Wayburne Drive on telephone wires.

In Delta, the SNOWY OWL continues along the foreshore west of 72nd
St. The ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was seen at the north end of 72nd
St. hedgerow.

In Surrey, the AMERICAN AVOCET was seen just east of the railway
trestle near the mouth of the Nicomekl River.

AT Westham Island Bridge, 6 MUTE SWANS were seen.

At Reifel today, a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 1
MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE, and 2 CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES were seen.

At Reifel yesterday, 2 SNOWY OWLS were seen offshore sitting on a
log. Also 3 AMERICAN BITTERNS, 1 NORTHER SAW-WHET OWL, and 1 GREAT-
HORNED OWL,

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Script provided by Kevin Louth
Vancouver Bird Alert

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

Larry Cowan
Pitt Meadows, BC