This is Wayne Weber with the Vancouver Natural History
Society's Rare Bird Alert for February 10th, sponsored in part
by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in Vancouver and North
Vancouver. This message was updated at 3:00 PM on February
10th. The RBA telephone number is (604) 737-3074.
A RARE BIRD ALERT continues in Washington State for a
WHOOPER SWAN near Conway, last reported on February 7.
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 to this bird.
Also, on Vancouver Island, RARE BIRD ALERT for a TUFTED DUCK
at Kings Pond, Victoria from February 1 to 10. Phone the Victoria
RBA (250-592-3381) for updates.
Sightings for Saturday, February 10th
At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, birds seen included 15 COMMON
REDPOLLS (in alder trees near the Fuller Slough blind), 3
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, an immature NORTHERN
GOSHAWK, 6 SANDHILL CRANES, 3 adult BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONS, and a singing HUTTON'S VIREO along the
entrance road.
Nearby, 8 MUTE SWANS, including one immature, were at the
Westham Island bridge.
At the foot of 72nd Street in Delta, 6 SNOWY OWLS were on the golf
course on the east side, and 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS were also seen.
The two EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were still at 3706 88th Street
in Delta.
35 TUNDRA SWANS were seen with TRUMPETER SWANS along
68th Street near 60th Avenue in Delta.
3 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS were seen at Iona Island, Richmond.
Sightings for Friday, February 9th
Sightings for Friday, February 9th
At Iona Island in Richmond, a RING-NECKED DUCK was in the outer
pond, and a EURASIAN WIGEON in the old sewage outfall pond.
Sightings for Thursday, February 8th
At Blaine, WA, an adult WESTERN GULL and at least 5 EARED
GREBES were seen from Semiahmoo Spit on the west side of
Drayton Harbor, and a SNOWY OWL was seen again on
buildings near the Blaine fishing pier.
Fifteen TUNDRA SWANS were with TRUMPETER SWANS
along 68th Street near 60th Avenue in Delta.
Also in Delta, 4 SNOWY OWLS were on the golf course at the
foot of 72nd Street near Boundary Bay, 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS
were nearby, and 2 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were at a
feeder at 3706 88th Street.
There were no sightings reported for Wednesday, February 7th
Sightings for Tuesday, February 6th
Along the Boundary Bay dyke in Delta between 64th and 72nd
Streets, 2 SNOWY OWLS, 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS, and
3 drake EURASIAN WIGEON were seen, although observations
were hampered by fog.
At Iona Island in Richmond, an AMERICAN BITTERN was seen
at the NW corner of the Iona marsh, north of the outer pond.
Sightings for Monday, February 5th
Three SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen in scattered locations north
of Boundary Bay in Delta, and 2 EURASIAN WIGEON along 72nd Street.
Sightings for Sunday, February 4th
An AMERICAN DIPPER was reported from the beluga pool at
the Vancouver Aquarium in Stanley Park, Vancouver.
Sightings for Saturday, February 3rd
A pair of REDHEADS were seen at Surrey Lake, off 152nd Street
north of 72nd Avenue in Surrey.
A season-high total of 7 SNOWY OWLS were seen, all close
together on the golf course at the foot of 72nd Street in Delta.
Nearby were 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS and 2 ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWKS.
One EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was at 3706 88th Street in
Delta (near Boundary Bay), and a MARBLED GODWIT was at
the foot of 112th Street.
24 TUNDRA SWANS, a high count this winter, were with
TRUMPETER SWANS along 68th Street near 60th Avenue in
Delta.
Four GLAUCOUS GULLS, all second and third-winter birds, were
seen at scattered localities in Delta.
Sightings for Friday, February 2nd
Two PINE GROSBEAKS were seen at 6011 Alta Court in Richmond,
near the Richmond Hospital.
At the fishing pier in Blaine, WA were an EARED GREBE and
an adult WESTERN GULL.
At least 250 TRUMPETER SWANS were in one flock near the
intersection of Highway 91 and Highway 10 in Delta.
An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen and photographed in
a ditch at the Beach Grove lagoon at the east foot of 12th
Avenue in Delta.
Sightings for Thursday, February 1st
A GYRFALCON and a PEREGRINE FALCON were seen along the
waterfront in White Rock.
A flock of 20 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at the Maplewood
Conservation Area in North Vancouver.
Six CALIFORNIA GULLS, scarce and local in winter, were at
and near Trout Lake in John Hendry Park, Vancouver.
Two PEREGRINE FALCONS were reported on the Port Mann
bridge over the Fraser River between Surrey and Coquitlam, a
regular roosting spot.
Sightings for Wednesday, January 31st
Three SNOWY OWLS were seen fairly close together on the golf course
at the south foot of 72nd Street in Delta. They are best viewed from
the walking trail on the Boundary Bay dyke.
Two EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were still present near the
foot of 88th Street in Delta.
Four PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in the former residential area
north of the Boundary Bay airport in Delta.
Sightings for Tuesday, January 30th
An immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was near Fuller Slough
at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta.
Four SNOWY OWLS were present on the golf course at the foot of
72nd Street, Delta.
Three GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen at Iona
Island, Richmond, and two CACKLING GEESE were seen on
nearby Sea Island under the Dinsmore Channel bridge.
Along the Boundary Bay dyke in Delta west of 88th Street were
2 SAVANNAH SPARROWS and 2 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS.
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.
Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus@telus.net
Society's Rare Bird Alert for February 10th, sponsored in part
by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in Vancouver and North
Vancouver. This message was updated at 3:00 PM on February
10th. The RBA telephone number is (604) 737-3074.
A RARE BIRD ALERT continues in Washington State for a
WHOOPER SWAN near Conway, last reported on February 7.
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 to this bird.
Also, on Vancouver Island, RARE BIRD ALERT for a TUFTED DUCK
at Kings Pond, Victoria from February 1 to 10. Phone the Victoria
RBA (250-592-3381) for updates.
Sightings for Saturday, February 10th
At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, birds seen included 15 COMMON
REDPOLLS (in alder trees near the Fuller Slough blind), 3
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, an immature NORTHERN
GOSHAWK, 6 SANDHILL CRANES, 3 adult BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONS, and a singing HUTTON'S VIREO along the
entrance road.
Nearby, 8 MUTE SWANS, including one immature, were at the
Westham Island bridge.
At the foot of 72nd Street in Delta, 6 SNOWY OWLS were on the golf
course on the east side, and 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS were also seen.
The two EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were still at 3706 88th Street
in Delta.
35 TUNDRA SWANS were seen with TRUMPETER SWANS along
68th Street near 60th Avenue in Delta.
3 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS were seen at Iona Island, Richmond.
Sightings for Friday, February 9th
Sightings for Friday, February 9th
At Iona Island in Richmond, a RING-NECKED DUCK was in the outer
pond, and a EURASIAN WIGEON in the old sewage outfall pond.
Sightings for Thursday, February 8th
At Blaine, WA, an adult WESTERN GULL and at least 5 EARED
GREBES were seen from Semiahmoo Spit on the west side of
Drayton Harbor, and a SNOWY OWL was seen again on
buildings near the Blaine fishing pier.
Fifteen TUNDRA SWANS were with TRUMPETER SWANS
along 68th Street near 60th Avenue in Delta.
Also in Delta, 4 SNOWY OWLS were on the golf course at the
foot of 72nd Street near Boundary Bay, 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS
were nearby, and 2 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were at a
feeder at 3706 88th Street.
There were no sightings reported for Wednesday, February 7th
Sightings for Tuesday, February 6th
Along the Boundary Bay dyke in Delta between 64th and 72nd
Streets, 2 SNOWY OWLS, 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS, and
3 drake EURASIAN WIGEON were seen, although observations
were hampered by fog.
At Iona Island in Richmond, an AMERICAN BITTERN was seen
at the NW corner of the Iona marsh, north of the outer pond.
Sightings for Monday, February 5th
Three SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen in scattered locations north
of Boundary Bay in Delta, and 2 EURASIAN WIGEON along 72nd Street.
Sightings for Sunday, February 4th
An AMERICAN DIPPER was reported from the beluga pool at
the Vancouver Aquarium in Stanley Park, Vancouver.
Sightings for Saturday, February 3rd
A pair of REDHEADS were seen at Surrey Lake, off 152nd Street
north of 72nd Avenue in Surrey.
A season-high total of 7 SNOWY OWLS were seen, all close
together on the golf course at the foot of 72nd Street in Delta.
Nearby were 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS and 2 ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWKS.
One EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was at 3706 88th Street in
Delta (near Boundary Bay), and a MARBLED GODWIT was at
the foot of 112th Street.
24 TUNDRA SWANS, a high count this winter, were with
TRUMPETER SWANS along 68th Street near 60th Avenue in
Delta.
Four GLAUCOUS GULLS, all second and third-winter birds, were
seen at scattered localities in Delta.
Sightings for Friday, February 2nd
Two PINE GROSBEAKS were seen at 6011 Alta Court in Richmond,
near the Richmond Hospital.
At the fishing pier in Blaine, WA were an EARED GREBE and
an adult WESTERN GULL.
At least 250 TRUMPETER SWANS were in one flock near the
intersection of Highway 91 and Highway 10 in Delta.
An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen and photographed in
a ditch at the Beach Grove lagoon at the east foot of 12th
Avenue in Delta.
Sightings for Thursday, February 1st
A GYRFALCON and a PEREGRINE FALCON were seen along the
waterfront in White Rock.
A flock of 20 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at the Maplewood
Conservation Area in North Vancouver.
Six CALIFORNIA GULLS, scarce and local in winter, were at
and near Trout Lake in John Hendry Park, Vancouver.
Two PEREGRINE FALCONS were reported on the Port Mann
bridge over the Fraser River between Surrey and Coquitlam, a
regular roosting spot.
Sightings for Wednesday, January 31st
Three SNOWY OWLS were seen fairly close together on the golf course
at the south foot of 72nd Street in Delta. They are best viewed from
the walking trail on the Boundary Bay dyke.
Two EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were still present near the
foot of 88th Street in Delta.
Four PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in the former residential area
north of the Boundary Bay airport in Delta.
Sightings for Tuesday, January 30th
An immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was near Fuller Slough
at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta.
Four SNOWY OWLS were present on the golf course at the foot of
72nd Street, Delta.
Three GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen at Iona
Island, Richmond, and two CACKLING GEESE were seen on
nearby Sea Island under the Dinsmore Channel bridge.
Along the Boundary Bay dyke in Delta west of 88th Street were
2 SAVANNAH SPARROWS and 2 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS.
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.
Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus@telus.net