This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert
for Saturday, December 22nd, sponsored in part by Wild Birds
Unlimited, with stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver. This
message was updated at 9:30 PM on December 22nd.
The RBA telephone number is (604) 737-3074.
RARE BIRD ALERT for KING EIDER at Blaine, WA and for
an out-of-town BLACK-HEADED GULL on Bainbridge Island, WA.
Sightings for Friday, December 22nd:
In Washington, a BLACK-HEADED GULL has been
present on Bainbridge Island since Tuesday, December 19th.
For further details, see the TWEETERS E-mail group.
At Pitt Lake, 3 COMMON REDPOLLS were present at the Grant
Narrows boat launch. Nearby, a NORTHERN SHRIKE and an
AMERICAN KESTREL were seen.
In West Vancouver, a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL was seen near
the end of the road to Cypress Bowl and 2 MARBLED MURRELETS
were seen from Caulfield Park on Pilot House Road.
In Stanley Park, Vancouver, an AMERICAN DIPPER has been
present for a week on the west side of the moat around the Vancouver
aquarium.
Sightings for Thursday, December 21st:
The immature male KING EIDER at the Semiahmoo Resort marina
near Blaine, WA, which was found on December 8, was still
present today.
At Burnaby Mountain Park in Burnaby, 8 COMMON REDPOLLS were
present in the playground.
In Delta, the 2 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were still
present in the garden of 3706 88th St. Along 112th St, a 1st
winter GLAUCOUS GULL was sighted. At the foot of 72nd St,
a SNOWY OWL was seen on the Boundary Bay shoreline.
At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, the immature NORTHERN
GOSHAWK and a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL were present.
At the base of the Tsawwassen ferry terminal in Delta, the WILLET
was still present.
In White Rock, an EARED GREBE was seen from the White Rock pier.
No reports for Wednesday, December 20th.
No reports for Tuesday, December 19th.
Sightings for Monday, December 18th:
In Delta, the 2 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES continue at
3706 88th St.
In South Surrey, a drake EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL was
seen at Elgin Heritage Park.
Sightings for Sunday, December 17th:
At the base of the Tsawwassen jetty were 3 SNOW BUNTINGS.
In Delta, a SNOWY OWL was present near the foot of 72nd St.
Nearby were 5 SHORT-EARED OWLS.
Along Deltaport Way in Delta, an AMERICAN KESTREL was sighted.
Highlights from the Vancouver Xmas bird count include 70 PINE GROSBEAKS, a
SNOWY OWL, a COMMON REDPOLL, and a
BARN SWALLOW.
Sightings for Saturday, December 16th:
In WA, a THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen at Point No Point
in Kitsap County. However, the LONG-BILLED MURRELET
which has been present since Dec 9th, was not seen today.
In Delta, 2 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were seen again
at 3706 88th Street, near the foot of 88th. Nearby, 3 SNOWY
OWLS were present at the foot of 72nd St.
At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, an immature NORTHERN
GOSHAWK, an AMERICAN BITTERN, a ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWK, 5 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS, and a NORTHERN
SHRIKE were sighted.
At the base of the Tsawwassen jetty in Delta, the WILLET was
again present.
Sightings for Friday, December 15th:
In WA, the KING EIDER continues to be seen daily at the
Semiahmoo Resort near Blaine.
In Delta, 2 RED KNOTS were seen with 10 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS
in a field at the junction of Deltaport Way and 41B St. Nearby along
34th St, another RED KNOT was seen with 100 BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVERS. Also in Delta, a SNOWY OWL was present at the
foot of 72nd St. Also here, a WESTERN MEADOWLARK and a
LINCOLN'S SPARROW were present. Nearby at the intersection
of Hwy 10 and 72nd St, a 1st winter GLAUCOUS GULL and an adult
WESTERN GULL were seen.
At the Tsawwassen jetty, 3 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen halfway
down the gravel road on the south side.
In North Vancouver, 2 CACKLING GEESE were present along Low
Level Road.
In Port Coquitlam, TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS were sighted at
two different locations.
No reports for Thursday, December 14th:
Sightings for Wednesday, December 13th:
At the Vancouver Airport, a SHORT-EARED OWL was seen.
Nearby at the Iona Island south jetty, a SNOW BUNTING was
present near the second shelter.
Sightings for Tuesday, December 12th:
In Delta, the 2 EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES were present at
3706 88th St.
Sightings for Monday, December 11th:
In Delta, the GYRFALCON was present east of 112th St along the
Boundary Bay dyke.
Sightings for Sunday, December 10th:
In Blaine, WA, an immature KING EIDER was found on Friday,
December 8th and is still present today. The bird was present at the
Semiahmoo Resort near Blaine, Whatcom Co. which is within
Drayton Harbour. For further details see the TWEETERS
E-mail group..
Also in WA, the EMPEROR GOOSE continues just south of
Snohomish, near Everett. For further details see the TWEETERS
E-mail group.
In Penticton, two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, an adult
and a second-winter bird, were present on the Okanagan Lake
Beach at Rotary Park. For further details see the BCINTBIRD E-mail
group.
In North Delta, 2 PINE GROSBEAKS continue at 95th Ave and
Grant Place. A TOWNSEND'S WARBLER was nearby.
In Coquitlam around the 3000 block Spurraway Ave, a
TOWNSEND'S WARBLER was present.
If you have any questions about birds or birding in the Vancouver area,
please call Peter at (604) 736-0991, Viveka at 531-3401, or Larry at
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's website at
www.naturalhistory.bc.ca/VNHS/
This message was recorded and transcribed by Kevin Louth, and
forwarded by Wayne Weber.
Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus@telus.net
for Saturday, December 22nd, sponsored in part by Wild Birds
Unlimited, with stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver. This
message was updated at 9:30 PM on December 22nd.
The RBA telephone number is (604) 737-3074.
RARE BIRD ALERT for KING EIDER at Blaine, WA and for
an out-of-town BLACK-HEADED GULL on Bainbridge Island, WA.
Sightings for Friday, December 22nd:
In Washington, a BLACK-HEADED GULL has been
present on Bainbridge Island since Tuesday, December 19th.
For further details, see the TWEETERS E-mail group.
At Pitt Lake, 3 COMMON REDPOLLS were present at the Grant
Narrows boat launch. Nearby, a NORTHERN SHRIKE and an
AMERICAN KESTREL were seen.
In West Vancouver, a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL was seen near
the end of the road to Cypress Bowl and 2 MARBLED MURRELETS
were seen from Caulfield Park on Pilot House Road.
In Stanley Park, Vancouver, an AMERICAN DIPPER has been
present for a week on the west side of the moat around the Vancouver
aquarium.
Sightings for Thursday, December 21st:
The immature male KING EIDER at the Semiahmoo Resort marina
near Blaine, WA, which was found on December 8, was still
present today.
At Burnaby Mountain Park in Burnaby, 8 COMMON REDPOLLS were
present in the playground.
In Delta, the 2 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were still
present in the garden of 3706 88th St. Along 112th St, a 1st
winter GLAUCOUS GULL was sighted. At the foot of 72nd St,
a SNOWY OWL was seen on the Boundary Bay shoreline.
At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, the immature NORTHERN
GOSHAWK and a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL were present.
At the base of the Tsawwassen ferry terminal in Delta, the WILLET
was still present.
In White Rock, an EARED GREBE was seen from the White Rock pier.
No reports for Wednesday, December 20th.
No reports for Tuesday, December 19th.
Sightings for Monday, December 18th:
In Delta, the 2 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES continue at
3706 88th St.
In South Surrey, a drake EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL was
seen at Elgin Heritage Park.
Sightings for Sunday, December 17th:
At the base of the Tsawwassen jetty were 3 SNOW BUNTINGS.
In Delta, a SNOWY OWL was present near the foot of 72nd St.
Nearby were 5 SHORT-EARED OWLS.
Along Deltaport Way in Delta, an AMERICAN KESTREL was sighted.
Highlights from the Vancouver Xmas bird count include 70 PINE GROSBEAKS, a
SNOWY OWL, a COMMON REDPOLL, and a
BARN SWALLOW.
Sightings for Saturday, December 16th:
In WA, a THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen at Point No Point
in Kitsap County. However, the LONG-BILLED MURRELET
which has been present since Dec 9th, was not seen today.
In Delta, 2 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were seen again
at 3706 88th Street, near the foot of 88th. Nearby, 3 SNOWY
OWLS were present at the foot of 72nd St.
At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, an immature NORTHERN
GOSHAWK, an AMERICAN BITTERN, a ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWK, 5 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS, and a NORTHERN
SHRIKE were sighted.
At the base of the Tsawwassen jetty in Delta, the WILLET was
again present.
Sightings for Friday, December 15th:
In WA, the KING EIDER continues to be seen daily at the
Semiahmoo Resort near Blaine.
In Delta, 2 RED KNOTS were seen with 10 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS
in a field at the junction of Deltaport Way and 41B St. Nearby along
34th St, another RED KNOT was seen with 100 BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVERS. Also in Delta, a SNOWY OWL was present at the
foot of 72nd St. Also here, a WESTERN MEADOWLARK and a
LINCOLN'S SPARROW were present. Nearby at the intersection
of Hwy 10 and 72nd St, a 1st winter GLAUCOUS GULL and an adult
WESTERN GULL were seen.
At the Tsawwassen jetty, 3 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen halfway
down the gravel road on the south side.
In North Vancouver, 2 CACKLING GEESE were present along Low
Level Road.
In Port Coquitlam, TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS were sighted at
two different locations.
No reports for Thursday, December 14th:
Sightings for Wednesday, December 13th:
At the Vancouver Airport, a SHORT-EARED OWL was seen.
Nearby at the Iona Island south jetty, a SNOW BUNTING was
present near the second shelter.
Sightings for Tuesday, December 12th:
In Delta, the 2 EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES were present at
3706 88th St.
Sightings for Monday, December 11th:
In Delta, the GYRFALCON was present east of 112th St along the
Boundary Bay dyke.
Sightings for Sunday, December 10th:
In Blaine, WA, an immature KING EIDER was found on Friday,
December 8th and is still present today. The bird was present at the
Semiahmoo Resort near Blaine, Whatcom Co. which is within
Drayton Harbour. For further details see the TWEETERS
E-mail group..
Also in WA, the EMPEROR GOOSE continues just south of
Snohomish, near Everett. For further details see the TWEETERS
E-mail group.
In Penticton, two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, an adult
and a second-winter bird, were present on the Okanagan Lake
Beach at Rotary Park. For further details see the BCINTBIRD E-mail
group.
In North Delta, 2 PINE GROSBEAKS continue at 95th Ave and
Grant Place. A TOWNSEND'S WARBLER was nearby.
In Coquitlam around the 3000 block Spurraway Ave, a
TOWNSEND'S WARBLER was present.
If you have any questions about birds or birding in the Vancouver area,
please call Peter at (604) 736-0991, Viveka at 531-3401, or Larry at
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's website at
www.naturalhistory.bc.ca/VNHS/
This message was recorded and transcribed by Kevin Louth, and
forwarded by Wayne Weber.
Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus@telus.net