This is Wayne Weber with Nature Vancouver's Rare Bird Alert for

Tuesday, January 27nd, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited,

with stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.



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



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at the end of this message to go back to the menu, press "2" for the

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RARE BIRD ALERT for an adult SLATY-BACKED GULL at the Abbotsford

garbage transfer station, near Riverside Road and Industrial

Way in Abbotsford. This bird has been seen at least on January 3,

16, 18, and 22.



RARE BIRD ALERT also for a first-year male KING EIDER at the

Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA on January 17.



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 January 14.





No sightings reported for Tuesday, January 27th





Sightings for Monday, January 26th



The immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen and photographed by many

observers in Vancouver's Jericho Park.





Sightings for Sunday, January 25th



Both the adult and immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK were at Jericho Park

again.



Sightings at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta included 8 SANDHILL

CRANES, 4 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, and 4 species of owls-- a

BARN OWL, a BARRED OWL, a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL, and a LONG-EARED

OWL.



At Boundary Bay Regional Park in Delta, birds seen included a NORTHERN

SHRIKE, two WESTERN MEADOWLARKS, and 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS.





Sightings for Saturday, January 24th



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



A BLACK OYSTERCATCHER was present on the Tsawwassen ferry jetty in

Delta, and a GYRFALCON was not far away along Deltaport Way near

Arthur Drive.



Many LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were at Elgin Heritage Park on the

Nicomekl River in Surrey.





No sightings reported for Friday, January 23rd





Sightings for Thursday, January 22nd



The adult SLATY-BACKED GULL was seen again at the garbage transfer

station in Abbotsford, near Riverside Road and Industrial Way,

west of Highway 11.



The two NORTHERN GOSHAWKS, one adult and one immature, were still

present in Vancouver's Jericho Park.





No sightings reported for Wednesday, January 21st





Sightings for Tuesday, January 20th



The adult GOLDEN EAGLE was seen again on 28th Avenue near the Roberts

Bank port in Delta.



The probable BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK was seen briefly again near

108th Avenue and 160th Street in Surrey.





Sightings for Monday, January 19th



A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen and photographed near Point Atkinson in

Lighthouse Park, West Vancouver.



Five LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen along the Nicomekl River near

Brydon Lagoon in Langley, a regular wintering spot for this species.





Sightings for Sunday, January 18th



A bird believed to be a male BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK was seen at a

feeder near 108th Avenue and 16oth Street in Surrey, but was not

reported until about a week later.



Three out-of-season BARN SWALLOWS were seen over the outer pond at

Iona Island, Richmond.



The GOLDEN EAGLE was seen and photographed on 28th Avenue in West

Delta, and a GYRFALCON was seen nearby.



An AMERICAN BITTERN was reported from Colony Farm Regional Park

in Port Coquitlam.



The SLATY-BACKED GULL was reported again in Abbotsford.



Four ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS were reported from Queen Elizabeth Park

in Vancouver.





Sightings for Saturday, January 17th



Two EARED GREBES and 20 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen off the White

Rock pier in White Rock.



At the Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA, an immature male KING EIDER

was reported near the marina, but could not be found by other observers

the next day.





Sightings for Friday, January 16th



The adult SLATY-BACKED GULL found on the Abbotsford Christmas Bird

Count was seen again near the garbage transfer station on

Industrial Way near Vye Road in Abbotsford.





Sightings for Thursday, January 15th



An adult GOLDEN EAGLE was found on 28th Avenue near 48th Street, west

of Highway 17 in Delta. It may be the same eagle which was present in

this area for awhile last winter.





Sightings for Wednesday, January 14th



A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was reported from Terra Nova Park in

Richmond, near the western terminus of Westminster Highway.



In northern BC, the BLACK VULTURE at Kincolith, near the mouth

of the Nass River, which has been there since October 7th, was

reportedly still present.





Sightings for Tuesday, January 13th



Two adult BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were at the Reifel Bird

Sanctuary in Delta. Nearby, 7 MUTE SWANS and a GYRFALCON were

seen near the Westham Island bridge.








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