This is the Vancouver Natural History Society?s Rare Bird Alert for
Wednesday, November 10th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited,
with stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

The featured bird is WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL.


Sightings for Wednesday, November 10th:

A male WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was seen in the morning in Burnaby
Mountain Park, Burnaby. It was with a flock of PINE SISKINS and RED
CROSSBILLS near the playground.

In Delta, the immature GYRFALCON was seen between the foot of 96th
Street on Boundary Bay and the mansion. One BARN SWALLOW
was here also. The SNOWY OWL continues on the foreshore west of
the foot of 72nd Street. The ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER
continues along the 72nd Street hedgerow, south of Churchill Street
and north of the Boundary Bay Airport control tower. At the foot of
104th Street were 2 MARBLED GODWITS. A ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWK was seen on Hornby Drive near 104th Street, and 8 WESTERN
MEADOWLARKS were nearby.

At Brunswick Point in Delta, 2 SNOWY OWLS were seen on the north side
of the river (Canoe Pass).

At Tynehead Park in Surrey, an AMERICAN DIPPER was seen near 162nd
Street picnic area.

In Cecil Green Park at the University of BC in Vancouver, a HUTTON?S
VIREO was seen, and 12 RED CROSSBILLS flew over.


Sightings for Tuesday, November 9th:

At Iona I. in Richmond, an immature CHIPPING SPARROW was seen
near the gate to the sewage ponds.

In Delta, the GYRFALCON was seen east of the foot of 96th Street on
the pilings. 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen on the foreshore
between 72nd and 64th Streets.

In North Delta, a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was seen at the intersection of
Scarborough Drive and Bridlington Drive.

At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, the GOLDEN EAGLE was seen,
as were 5 SANDHILL CRANES.


Sightings for Monday, November 8th:

At Iona, a REDHEAD and 24 RING-NECKED DUCKS were seen in
the outer ponds. A WESTERN MEADOWLARK was near the washrooms.
At the base of the south jetty was a SNOW BUNTING. At the tip of the
south jetty were 14 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 75 BONAPARTE?S
GULLS and 2 RED-THROATED LOONS.


Sightings for Sunday, November 7th:

A total of 6 SNOWY OWLS were sighted today, all in Delta; 3 were
seen on Westham Island, 2 were seen at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary, 1
was seen across the river from the Brunswick Point parking lot, and 1
was still on the Boundary Bay foreshore west of 72nd St.

In Delta between the mansion (foot of 96th St.) and 88th St, a
gray phase GYRFALCON was seen. Also in Delta, the ASH-THROATED
FLYCATCHER remains along the 72nd St. hedgerow (south of Churchill
St. but north of the Boundary Bay Airport control tower).

Near the entrance to the Reifel Bird Sanctuary, the GOLDEN EAGLE
was seen for most of the day. Nearby, 2 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen
along with AMERICAN PIPITS. Two MOUNTAIN CHICKADEES were
seen in the sanctuary.

In Surrey, the AMERICAN AVOCET was seen just upstream just from
the railway bridge over the Serpentine River mouth at Mud Bay Park,
off Colebrook Road.

At Blackie Spit in Surrey were 2 SNOW BUNTINGS and 3
MARBLED GODWITS. Nearby at Farm Slough were 2 EURASIAN
WIGEONS and a hybrid WIGEON.

Along Deltaport Way in Delta, an AMERICAN KESTREL was seen.
At the 41B Street intersection, in a flooded field were 20 LEAST
SANDPIPERS and nearby were 30 SAVANNAH SPARROWS

At Point Roberts, the RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen at Lighthouse Marine
Park with 80 BLACK TURNSTONES.

At Brunswick Point in Delta, 2 SWAMP SPARROWS and a NORTHERN
SHRIKE were seen.


Sightings for Saturday, November 6th:

The SNOWY OWL was seen on the foreshore just east of 72nd St. in
Delta.

The ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was seen along the 72nd St.
hedgerow in Delta, and 2 BARN SWALLOWS were seen in overflight.


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 the 72nd St. hedgerow.

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

At the Westham Island Bridge in Delta, 6 MUTE SWANS were seen.

At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-
HERON, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, a MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE,
and 2 CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES were seen.


End transcript

This transcript was prepared by Kevin Louth and distributed by Wayne
Weber.

For further information on birding in the Vancouver area, log onto
Vancouver Natural History Society?s website at
www.naturalhistory.bc.ca/VNHS/ .


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