This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Friday,
November 30th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in
Vancouver and North Vancouver. This message was updated at 9 PM on November
30th. The RBA telephone number is (604) 737-3074.


No sightings reported for Friday, November 30th


Sightings for Thursday, November 29th

A PRAIRIE FALCON was seen and photographed at the foot of 72nd Street in
Delta.


Sightings for Wednesday, November 28th

A PALM WARBLER was observed just east of the United Parcel Service building
on Ferguson Road on Sea Island, Richmond.


Sightings for Tuesday, November 27th

3 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were again seen on the Iona Island north
Jetty, Richmond, just south of the log sorting area.

6 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were seen along Hwy 10 between 96th St and
104th St in Delta.


Sightings for Monday, November 26th

A male ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD was seen along Winfield Drive in Abbotsford.


No sightings reported for Sunday, November 25th


Sightings for Saturday, November 24th

3 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were seen on the Iona Island north jetty just
South of the log sorting area.


Sightings for Friday, November 23rd

8 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were seen just east of 104th St along Hwy
10 in Delta.

2 GYRFALCONS were observed along Boundary Bay between 88th and 96th
Streets in Delta.


No sightings reported for Thursday, November 22nd or Wednesday, November
21st


Sightings for Tuesday, November 20th

5 MARBLED GODWITS were present at Blackie Spit in Surrey.

The GREAT EGRET continues at the Serpentine Fen WMA in Surrey. It was
seen from the King George Hwy (Hwy 99A) on the east side of the Fen.


No sightings reported for Monday, November 19th


Sightings for Sunday, November 18th

At Lighthouse Marine Park in Point Roberts, Washington, 4 ANCIENT MURRELETS
and 6 MARBLED MURRELETS were seen along with other seabirds off the point.


Sightings for Saturday, November 17th

The Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver produced at least
2 and possibly as many as 12 COMMON REDPOLLS in a flock of around 200 PINE
SISKINS.

In Delta, a GYRFALCON was seen near the foot of 96th Street on the north
side of Boundary Bay.


No sightings reported for Friday, November 16th


Sightings for Thursday, November 15th

The Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver produced a SHORT-
EARED OWL.



If you have any questions about birds or birding in the Vancouver area,
please call Wayne at 604-597-7201, 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 website at http://naturevancouver.ca



This message was prepared and transcribed by Mark Wynja, and forwarded by
Wayne Weber.

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