Subject: [Tweeters] Vancouver, BC RBA for January 13, 2007
Date: Jan 21 00:31:39 2007
From: Wayne C. Weber - contopus at telus.net


This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for
January 13th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores
in Vancouver and North Vancouver. This message was updated at
8:00 PM on January 13th. The RBA telephone number is (604) 737-3074.


RARE BIRD ALERT continues for Washington State with the WHOOPER
SWAN (south of Conway) and the KING EIDER at Semiahmoo Resort
Please see the Tweeters E-mail group recent archives at
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/TWET.html , or phone the
Washington State BirdBox at (206) 281-9172, for the latest
updates and directions.


Sightings for Saturday, January 13

A GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH was again seen at Simon Fraser
University on Burnaby Mountain, Burnaby, along the south side of
the courtyard of the Academic Quadrangle

2 ANCIENT MURRELETS and 2 MARBLED MURRELETS were
identified at Lighthouse Marine Park, Point Roberts, WA. Another
50 murrelets were seen at a distance in flight.


Sightings for Friday, January 12

A male EURASIAN WIGEON was observed at Jericho Park in Vancouver.


Sightings for Thursday, January 11

A GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH was observed on Burnaby
Mountain at Simon Fraser University.


No reports for Wednesday, January 10


Sightings for Tuesday, January 9

A male REDHEAD was present in Coal Harbour in Vancouver between
Georgia Street and the Rowing Club.


Sightings for Monday, January 8

At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, birds seen included 25
COMMON REDPOLLS (in alders next to Fuller Slough), 4 adult
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 5 SANDHILL CRANES, and
a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL. 3 MUTE SWANS were present
in Canoe Pass, the southern arm of the Fraser River, close to
the Westham Island bridge.


Sightings for Sunday, January 7

Eight PINE GROSBEAKS were present at the SE corner of Musqueam
Park in Vancouver.

1757 BALD EAGLES were observed on the annual Squamish/Brackendale
eagle count.

The Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty in Delta produced an EARED GREBE
and 3 SNOW BUNTINGS


Sightings for Saturday, January 6

An adult BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was discovered off Lighthouse
Park, Point Roberts, Washington.

An AMERICAN AVOCET, 3 MARBLED GODWITS, 11 male
EURASIAN WIGEON, and 5 RUDDY DUCKS were present at
Blackie Spit, Surrey

An escapee male MANDARIN DUCK was observed on the west
side of No. 3 Road just south of Steveston Hwy, Richmond.


Sightings for Friday, January 5

Along Boundary Bay between the foot of 72nd and the foot of 96th
Street, birds seen included one female SNOWY OWL, 3
SHORT-EARED OWLS, 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS, 9 male
EURASIAN WIGEON, and 70 BRANT.

The two EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES, present since early
December at a feeder at 3706 88th Street (foot of 88th in
Delta), were seen again.


Sightings for Tuesday, January 2

At the Semiahmoo Resort, on the west side of Drayton Harbor in Blaine,
WA, the immature male KING EIDER (present since Dec. 8) was
well observed. Also seen here were a YELLOW-BILLED LOON and
5 LONG-TAILED DUCKS.


Sightings for Sunday, December 31st:

In Delta, the 2 EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES were seen again
at 3706 88th Street

At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, the following birds were sighted:
5 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 6 SANDHILL CRANES,
a LONG-EARED OWL, SHORT-EARED OWL, NORTHERN SAW-
WHET OWL, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK,
EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL, and an AMERICAN BITTERN.

At the Tsawwassen jetty in Delta, 4 SNOW BUNTINGS and 2 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS
were seen.


Sightings for Saturday, December 30th.

Highlights from the White Rock CBC include an AMERICAN TREE
SPARROW, AMERICAN AVOCET, GYRFALCON, PINE GROSBEAK,
and 10 COMMON REDPOLLS at Elgin Heritage Park in Surrey.


Sightings for Friday, December 29th:

At Boundary Bay, the GYRFALCON was seen along 112th Street,
and 3 SNOWY OWLS were present on the foreshore at the foot
of 72nd Street.

In North Vancouver, a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL was seen in a
Lynn Valley garden.

In Delta, a TOWNSEND'S WARBLER was present along Stevens
Lane.



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.


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


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