This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday,
December 20th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in
Vancouver and North Vancouver. This message was updated at 9:30 pm on
December 20th.


No reports for Tuesday, December 20th.


Sightings for Monday, December 19th:

At Blackie Spit in Surrey, 3 MARBLED GODWITS were present.


Sightings for Sunday, December 18th:

At Boundary Bay, 6 SNOWY OWLS were seen along the foreshore,
east of the foot of 72nd Street.

In Delta, near 57B St just south of the railway tracks, 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS
were present.

In North Delta near 95th Ave and 116th St, a TOWNSEND'S WARBLER
was seen at a feeder.

At Blackie Spit in Surrey, a MARBLED GODWIT was seen. Also present
were 2 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 4 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE,
and a CACKLING GOOSE.


Sightings for Saturday, December 17th:

In Jericho Park, Vancouver, a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was seen
east of the tennis courts.

In Vancouver's Stanley Park, a HERMIT THRUSH was present near
the northeast corner of Lost Lagoon.

At Brunswick Point in Delta, 2 SNOWY OWLS were seen.


Sightings for Friday, December 16th:

In Surrey, at the mouth of the Serpentine River, the AMERICAN AVOCET
was still present. Access is from Mud Bay Park, off Colebrook Road.

At Walnut Grove Park in Langley, a WESTERN SCREECH-OWL was calling.

There were no reports for Thursday, December 15th or Wednesday,
December 14th.


Sightings for Tuesday, December 13th:

In Vancouver, a VIRGINIA RAIL was seen at Jericho Park in the west pond.


Sightings for Monday, December 12th:

In Surrey, at the mouth of the Serpentine River, the AMERICAN AVOCET
was seen.

At the Tsawwassen ferry jetty in Delta, 6 SNOW BUNTINGS were present.


Sightings for Sunday, December 11th:

In South Surrey, a SNOWY OWL was seen 200 metres upstream from
the railway bridge at the mouth of the Serpentine River. Access is from
Mud Bay Park.


Sightings for Saturday, December 10th:

In a garden in Cloverdale, a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was present.

At Blackie Spit in South Surrey, a MARBLED GODWIT was seen along with 4
EURASIAN WIDGEONS. Nearby in the Dunsmuir Gardens, a HERMIT
THRUSH was present.


If you have any questions about birds or birding in the Vancouver area,
please call Wayne at (604) 597-7201, Viveka at 531-3401, or Larry at
465-1402. Thank you for calling the Vancouver Rare Bird Alert, and good
birding.

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