This is Wayne Weber with Nature Vancouver's Rare Bird Alert for Sunday,
February 22nd, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in
Vancouver and North Vancouver.

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RARE BIRD ALERT for a WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH seen daily in Beach Grove Park
on 17A Avenue in Delta, just east of the Beach Grove School, from February
11th through 21th, and for a CLARK'S GREBE at the south foot of Gilbert Road
in Richmond from February 5th through 14th.

RARE BIRD ALERT also for an adult SLATY-BACKED GULL at the Abbotsford
garbage transfer station, near Riverside Road and Industrial Way in
Abbotsford, seen repeatedly from January 3rd through at least February 8th.

Out of town, the RARE BIRD ALERT continues for the BLACK VULTURE in
Kincolith on the northern coast of BC, which was still present at least
through February 6th.


No sightings reported for Sunday, February 22nd


Sightings for Saturday, February 21st

The WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH was seen again at Beach Grove Park in Delta.
This bird has been seen mostly in the morning, sometimes found by its calls,
and has been hard to find in the afternoon.

Also in Delta, a GYRFALCON was seen along Deltaport Way west of Highway 17.

In the Pitt Meadows area, an immature GOLDEN EAGLE was seen near Reichenbach
Road, an AMERICAN KESTREL along Thompson Road, and 3 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES
at the north end of McKechnie Road.

Two HUTTON'S VIREOS and an ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD were noted at Deer Lake Park
in Burnaby, and another HUTTON'S VIREO was singing on Stevens Lane in the
Tsawwassen area of Delta.


Sightings for Friday, February 20th

A SPOTTED SANDPIPER and a drake EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen on the
mudflats at the Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver.

The WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH was still at Beach Grove Park.

In Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver, a SLATE-COLOURED JUNCO and at least 3
ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS were seen.


Sightings for Thursday, February 19th

The WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH and a GREAT HORNED OWL were in Beach Grove Park
in Delta, and the wintering WILLET was still present near the base of the
nearby Tsawwassen ferry jetty.

At Blackie Spit in Surrey, a LONG-BILLED CURLEW and one MARBLED GODWIT were
noted.


Sightings for Wednesday, February 18th

The adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK was still present in Jericho Park, Vancouver.


Sightings for Tuesday, February 17th

A NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL, presumably the same one which has been seen
sporadically over the last several weeks, was seen again at the Maplewood
Conservation Area in North Vancouver.

The wintering TOWNSEND'S WARBLER was still being seen regularly in the 3000
block of Spuraway in Coquitlam.


Sightings for Monday, February 16th

A VIRGINIA RAIL was still present in the impoundment along the north shore
of Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park, Vancouver.


Sightings for Sunday, February 15th

The WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH was seen and photographed again in large
cottonwoods in Beach Grove Park, Delta.

At Blackie Spit in Surrey, 4 MARBLED GODWITS and a LONG-BILLED CURLEW were
seen on the east side of the spit, and an ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD was in the
nearby Dunsmuir community gardens.

Two NORTHERN GOSHAWKS, an adult and an immature, were still at Jericho Park
in Vancouver.

In North Vancouver, a HUTTON'S VIREO and 2 ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS were in the
2100block of Bowser.

An AMERICAN KESTREL was at the junction of Highway 17 and Point Roberts Road
(56th Street) in Delta.


Sightings for Saturday, February 14th

The WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH was seen again at Beach Grove Park in Delta by
several observers.

The CLARK'S GREBE was seen again at high tide just west of the foot of
Gilbert Road on the Fraser River in Richmond.

At Lighthouse Marine Park in Point Roberts, Washington, many alcids were
seen including a RHINOCEROS AUKLET, 60 COMMON MURRES, and 20 MARBLED
MURRELETS.


Sightings for Friday, February 13th

The WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH at Beach Grove Park and the CLARK'S GREBE at the
foot of Gilbert Road were both seen again.

An out-of-season BARN SWALLOW was at the Iona Island sewage ponds in
Richmond.


Sightings for Thursday, February 12th

The WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH was seen again and photographed by several
birders at Beach Grove Park from about 9 AM through 1 PM.

The adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK was still present in Jericho Park, Vancouver.


Sightings for Wednesday, February 11th

A WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, a bird of casual occurrence in the Vancouver
area, was found and photographed at Beach Grove Park on 17A Avenue
in Delta, just west of Boundary Bay and east of the Beach Grove School.
A WESTERN MEADOWLARK and two BARN OWLS were seen nearby.

The AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was reported again from the foot of Piper
Road, on the north side of Burnaby Lake in Burnaby.


Sightings for Tuesday, February 10th

Two NORTHERN GOSHAWKS, an adult and an immature, were seen again hunting
ducks at Jericho Park in Vancouver, where they have been for much of
the winter.

An immature GOLDEN EAGLE was seen along Highway 91 in Delta between
Highway 10 and 64th Avenue.


Sightings for Monday, February 9th

An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was seen at the foot of Piper Road in
Burnaby Lake Park, Burnaby, near the nature house.


Sightings for Sunday, February 8th

The SLATY-BACKED GULL was found again in mid-afternoon by 4 observers
at the Abbotsford garbage transfer station, at the west end of Industrial
Way (just west of Highway 11) in Abbotsford, but was not there
earlier in the day.

A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was seen in the 7800 block of 160th Street in
Surrey.

Five BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS and 4 SANDHILL CRANES were at the
Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta.

A GYRFALCON and an AMERICAN KESTREL were seen along Deltaport Way, and
two more AMERICAN KESTRELS were seen elsewhere in Delta.

The CLARK'S GREBE was reported again from the south foot of Gilbert
Road in Richmond, on the Fraser River.


Sightings for Saturday, February 7th

The SLATY-BACKED GULL was reported from a roof at Vye Road and Riverside
Road in Abbotsford, about a block from the garbage transfer station.

Two NORTHERN PYGMY-OWLS, a VIRGINIA RAIL, and the long-staying
LESSER YELLOWLEGS were seen at the Maplewood Conservation Area in
North Vancouver. Two more VIRGINIA RAILS were seen on the north side
of Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park, Vancouver.

The immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was still present at Jericho Park in
Vancouver.

Birds seen at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta included 8 SANDHILL
CRANES, 5 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, an AMERICAN BITTERN, and a
BARRED OWL. One MUTE SWAN was in Canoe Pass near the Westham Island bridge,
and an AMERICAN KESTREL was at the junction of Deltaport Way and Arthur
Drive
In Delta.


Sightings for Friday, February 6th

The CLARK'S GREBE was seen again at the south foot of Gilbert Road
(Lulu Island) in Richmond.

In northern BC, the BLACK VULTURE was still being seen at Kincolith at the
mouth of the Nass River, apparently surviving on a diet of fish offal.




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, Larry at 604-465-1402, 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