Subject: [Tweeters] Vancouver, BC RBA for November 30, 2006
Date: Dec 1 10:53:43 2006
From: Wayne C. Weber - contopus at telus.net


This is Wayne Weber with the Vancouver Natural History Society's
Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, November 30, sponsored in part by
Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

The RBA telephone number is (604) 737-3074.


RARE BIRD ALERT for a WESTERN SCRUB-JAY in North Surrey.

Out-of-town RARE BIRD ALERTS for a LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL at Penticton in the B.C. Interior and a FALCATED DUCK near
Eugene, Oregon. The BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER in Nakusp, BC
was last reported on November 25, and the TROPICAL KINGBIRD
in Seattle, WA on November 24.


Sightings for Thursday, November 30

On the White Rock waterfront, sightings included 11 EARED GREBES,
250 HORNED GREBES, and 2 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS.

Six PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in Vancouver near the intersection of
Angus Drive and 33rd Avenue.

Three more PINE GROSBEAKS were seen flying over 21st Avenue at 153A
Street in South Surrey.

Out of town, an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen and
photographed along the Okanagan Lake beach at Penticton in the
Okanagan Valley. This may be the same bird seen previously at Vernon.

Also, the FALCATED DUCK was still being seen regularly at the Coburg
exit from Interstate 5 near Eugene, OR. For updates on this bird, check the
OBOL E-mail group or phone the Portland RBA at (503) 292-0661.


Sightings for Wednesday, November 29

A WESTERN SCRUB-JAY was reported for the second day in the
13100 block of 107A Avenue in Surrey, but was not reported until
Thursday.

In Delta, the GYRFALCON was relocated on a telephone pole along
112th Street south of Highway 10. Three SHORT-EARED OWLS
were seen along 36th Avenue west of 72nd Street, and a SNOWY OWL
was seen along the Roberts Bank coal port jetty, also in Delta.

Two COMMON REDPOLLS were seen on the west side of the
Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver.


Sightings for Tuesday, November 28

A WESTERN SCRUB-JAY was reported in the 13100 block of 107A
Avenue in Surrey.

Another SNOWY OWL was reported along 33A Avenue near 41st Street in
West Delta.

A PINE GROSBEAK was seen near Hillside Baptist Church in the Lynn
Valley district of North Vancouver.

Four ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS were attending a feeder in the 14900
block of 24th Avenue in South Surrey.

In White Rock, a SNOW BUNTING was seen at 15425 Columbia.

A SHORT-EARED OWL and 3 MOURNING DOVES were seen along
180th Street south of Highway 10 in the Cloverdale area of Surrey.


Sightings for Monday, November 27

Five PINE GROSBEAKS were seen near the intersection of 116th
Street and 96th Avenue in North Delta.

At the foot of 72nd Street on Boundary Bay in Delta, sightings included
3 SHORT-EARED OWLS, 8 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS, a late
LEAST SANDPIPER, and an equally late RED KNOT.

Six TRUMPETER SWANS were seen in an unusual location, off the
Dundarave pier in West Vancouver.

A male ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD was reported from the 3800 block of
Trinity Street in North Burnaby.

Four PINE GROSBEAKS were seen near the intersection of 154th
Street and 20A Avenue in South Surrey.


Sightings for Sunday, November 26

Four PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in South Surrey near the intersection
of 128th Street and 18th Avenue.


Sightings for Saturday, November 25

In Delta, along the Boundary Bay dyke east of 72nd Street, an AMERICAN
BITTERN was flushed from the north side of the dyke, and a SNOWY OWL
was seen outside the dyke on logs. Also seen in the area were an immature
NORTHERN SHRIKE, 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS, 2 WESTERN
MEADOWLARKS, 8 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, a
LAPLAND LONGSPUR, and 5 EURASIAN WIGEON. At the foot of
96th Street, 15 BRANT were a bit unusual.

At Point Roberts, Washington, an EARED GREBE, 2 MARBLED
MURRELETS, and 75 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were noted.

At the Roberts Bank coal port jetty in Delta, a MARBLED GODWIT was
seen near the base, and 23 BLACK TURNSTONES farther out.

At Brunswick Point, near the west end of River Road in Delta,
3 SHORT-EARED OWLS and 12 WESTERN SANDPIPERS were
reported.

In Blaine, WA, the SNOWY OWL was still present on the marina
breakwater.

At Sea Island in Richmond, a male AMERICAN KESTREL and an
immature NORTHERN SHRIKE were seen near the junction of
Ferguson and McDonald Roads.


Sightings for Friday, November 24th

In the 10300 block of 208th Street in Langley, sightings included
a GREAT HORNED OWL, a EURASIAN WIGEON, a EURASIAN
GREEN-WINGED TEAL, and a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.

The SNOWY OWL was seen again on the marina breakwater at
Blaine, WA.


Sightings for Thursday, November 23

A GYRFALCON was reported from an unspecified locality on the north
side of Boundary Bay in Delta. This bird covers a wide area, at
least from 88th Street east to 112th. Also, an immature GLAUCOUS
GULL was seen in a gull flock near the intersection of Highway
10 and 72nd Street in Delta.

The BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was still present at Nakusp in the BC
Interior, where it has been seen almost daily by several observers.

In Seattle, WA, the TROPICAL KINGBIRD which has been present since
November 16 was seen again just south of Magnuson Park. For updates on
this bird, check the TWEETERS E-mail group.


Sightings for Wednesday, November 22

A SNOWY OWL was seen outside the dike at Brunswick Point,
beyond the west end of River Road in Delta.

PINE GROSBEAKS were reported from two more localities.
Three females were seen in the 1200 block of Durant Drive in
Coquitlam, and 2 were seen in the Lynn Valley district of North
Vancouver.

Out of town, the adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was
seen again at the mouth of Vernon Creek in Okanagan Landing,
near Vernon. A second-year ICELAND GULL was also reported
from Maude Roxby Park in Kelowna.

Near Eugene, Oregon the drake FALCATED DUCK was seen again
at the ponds near Exit 199 off Interstate Highway 5, where it has
been for more than a week. For updates on this bird, check the
OBOL E-mail group.


No sightings reported for Tuesday, November 21


Sightings for Monday, November 20

An immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was dining on an AMERICAN
ROBIN near the parking area at the Alaksen National Wildlife Area
in Delta, and at least 150 TRUMPETER SWANS were seen in
fields along Westham Island Road.


Sightings for Sunday, November 19

In Seattle, Washington, a TROPICAL KINGBIRD was seen for the fourth
day in a row at Building #11 in Magnuson Park on Lake Washington.
For further details on this bird, check the TWEETERS E-mail group.

A SNOWY OWL was seen for the second day in a row on the
marina breakwater at Blaine, WA.

A BROWN PELICAN was briefly seen flying south from Lions Bay,
and probably the same bird was seen flying eastward along
the West Vancouver shoreline toward the Lions Gate bridge.

Two AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at the Serpentine River
mouth in Surrey, about 200 m east from the railway trestle, at
a locality where 1-3 Avocets have wintered in previous years.
This locality can be accessed from Mud Bay Park, off
Colebrook Road in Surrey.

In the Boundary Bay area of Delta, a GYRFALCON was seen along
Hornby Drive near 112th Street, and a BARN SWALLOW nearby. At the
foot of 72nd Street, a PALM WARBLER was seen along with 20 Yellow-
rumped Warblers.

The year-long drought of PINE SISKINS has ended, with a flock of 200
seen in the 17300 block of 27A Avenue in south Surrey.


If you have any questions about birds or birding in the Vancouver
area, please call Peter at 604-736-0991, Viveka at 604-531-3401,
or Larry at 604-465-1402. 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/