This is Wayne Weber with Nature Vancouver's Rare Bird Alert for
Sunday, November 9th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited,
with stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

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RARE BIRD ALERT for a TROPICAL KINGBIRD seen from at least
October 30th through November 9th on 64th Street in Delta, near
the intersection with 28th Avenue. Also, a CATTLE EGRET was present
with a flock of sheep at Highway 10 and 88th Street in Delta from
November 5th through 8th.

Out-of-town RARE BIRD ALERT for a BLACK VULTURE at Kincolith in
northwestern BC, present there from about October 1st at least through
the 28th.


Sightings for Sunday, November 9th

The TROPICAL KINGBIRD was still present at 64th Avenue and 28th
Street in Delta, and was photographed again. Nearby, the GYRFALCON
was seen again near the foot of 96th Street.

The GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH was seen again among the beach logs
at Lighthouse Marine Park on Point Roberts, WA.

Another MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE was seen and photographed in the 15800
block of Alder Place in Surrey, near 16th Avenue and 160th Street.


Sightings for Saturday, November 8th

The CATTLE EGRET at 88th Street and Highway 10 in Delta was still
present in the late afternoon.

In Vancouver, a MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE was seen in a yard near 5th
Avenue and Semlin Drive, and had reportedly been there for 3 or 4 days.


Sightings for Friday, November 7th

A GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH was seen on the beach at Lighthouse
Marine Park in Point Roberts, WA.

At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, a HARRIS?S SPARROW was
seen near the viewing tower, and 4 very late CLIFF SWALLOWS
were seen flying over.

The adult GYRFALCON was seen again on the tower west of the
foot of 96th Street in Delta, and nearby 16 EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVES, a record high count for Vancouver, were seen
on telephone wires along Highway 10 west of 104th Street.
Along 104th south of Highway 99, 5 swallows were seen, of which
one was a TREE SWALLOW.


Sightings for Thursday, November 6th

The CATTLE EGRET was seen again with sheep at 88th Avenue and
Highway 10 in Delta.

At Surrey?s Blackie Spit Park, a LONG-BILLED CURLEW and 7
MARBLED GODWITS were present again.


Sightings for Wednesday, November 5th

The TROPICAL KINGBIRD was still present along 64th Street in Delta.
Nearby, a CATTLE EGRET was seen with a flock of sheep at 88th
Street and Highway 10 in Delta, and the GYRFALCON was present
near the foot of 96th Street.

A late SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER was seen with DUNLIN on the Iona
Island South Jetty in Richmond, and 4 SNOW BUNTINGS were also
seen along the jetty.

At the Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver, a SPOTTED
SANDPIPER and 2 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were observed.


Sightings for Tuesday, November 4th

The TROPICAL KINGBIRD was seen and photographed again by several
observers at 64th Street and 28th Avenue in Delta.

A RUSTY BLACKBIRD and 10 BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS were seen in a
blackbird flock along 88th Street south of Highway 10 in Delta.


Sightings for Monday, November 3rd

The TROPICAL KINGBIRD was seen again near 64th Street at 28th Avenue
in Delta.


Sightings for Sunday, November 2nd

The TROPICAL KINGBIRD found on October 30th was still present
along 64th Street in Delta.

Two CATTLE EGRETS, the first of the fall, were seen most of the
day in a farm field near 8068 188th Street in Surrey.

The GYRFALCON was observed again near the foot of 96th Street in Delta,
and a SNOW BUNTING was seen on the Roberts Bank coal port jetty.

Two BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS seen near Squamish were out of the usual
range for that species.

A LONG-BILLED CURLEW and 7 MARBLED GODWITS were seen at Blackie Spit
Park in Surrey.


Sightings for Saturday, November 1st

The TROPICAL KINGBIRD in Delta was seen and photographed all day
by dozens of birders. It often stays low in the shrubbery for
extended periods of time, and has wandered as far as 300 metres
from the corner of 64th Street and 28th Avenue, but seems to like
the vicinity of that intersection.

Two ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS were also seen along 64th Street.

A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen in a large flock of blackbirds on
96th Street in Delta, and 4 BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS were seen in
probably the same flock along 88th Street.

Four BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were roosting along Fuller Slough
at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta.


Sightings for Friday, October 31st

The TROPICAL KINGBIRD on 64th Street near 28th Avenue in Delta was
present all day and was seen and photographed by numerous birders.

The GYRFALCON was seen again near on the communication tower west of
the foot of 96th Street in Delta, and a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was seen
on the wires along 96th Street.


Sightings for Thursday, October 30th

A TROPICAL KINGBIRD, only the 4th Vancouver record, was found about noon
on 64th Street near 28th Avenue in Delta, near the Houweling greenhouses.

Two ANNA?S HUMMINGBIRDS were seen near the University of BC hospital
in Vancouver.


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Sightings for Wednesday, October 29th

The adult GYRFALCON was seen again near the foot of 96th Street in
Delta. However, it is banded and may be an escaped falconer?s bird.


Sightings for Tuesday, October 28th

Out of town, the BLACK VULTURE at Kincolith in northwestern BC
was still present and was photographed again.

The adult GYRFALCON was seen again near the foot of 96th Street
in Delta.


Sightings for Monday, October 27th

Five MARBLED GODWITS were seen at Blackie Spit Park in Surrey.

A single SNOW BUNTING was photographed on the Iona Island
South jetty in Richmond.

Two GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen at the Tall Timbers
Golf Course in Langley.

At Boundary Bay Regional Park in Delta, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, a
WESTERN MEADOWLARK, and 8 BRANT were seen.

Three RED KNOTS were seen among BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS perched on
top of pilings at the west end of River Road in Delta, near
Brunswick Point.

Two late SPOTTED SANDPIPERS were seen along the shore of Burrard
Inlet in Port Moody.


Sightings for Sunday, October 26th

A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was seen with RED CROSSBILLS on top of
Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver.

Two SNOW BUNTINGS were reported from Boundary Bay Regional Park
in Delta.

At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, a BLUE GOOSE was seen with
SNOW GEESE, and 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS and 8 SANDHILL
CRANES were also reported.


Sightings for Saturday, October 25th

A flock of 65 GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES were seen on Coliseum
Mountain in North Vancouver. This mountain is only accessible by a
long and strenuous hike from Lynn Creek.

Eleven BRANT were reported from Delta?s Boundary Bay Regional Park.

The BLACK VULTURE was still being seen at Kincolith in northwestern BC.


Sightings for Friday, October 24th

Three EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were seen with 9 MOURNING DOVES
along Highway 10 in Delta, west of 104th Street.

The GYRFALCON was seen perched on the communication tower west of
the foot of 96th Street in Delta.



A brief account of 31 of the best birding locations in the
Vancouver area can be found on the Nature Vancouver website at
http://www.naturevancouver.ca/Birding_Birding_Sites .


If you have any questions about birds or birding in the Vancouver
area, please call Wayne at 604-597-7201 or Viveka at 604-531-3401.


Thank you for calling the Vancouver Rare Bird Alert, and good birding.


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