Vancouver RBA
February 9, 2010
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This is Wayne Weber with Nature Vancouver's Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday,
February 9th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in
Vancouver and North Vancouver. The RBA telephone number is (604) 737-3074.
If you wish to leave a rare bird report, please press the star button at the
end of this message to go back to the menu, press "2" for the rare bird
reporting line, and follow the instructions given there.
RARE BIRD ALERT for a WESTERN SCRUB-JAY in the 21900 block of the Lougheed
Highway in Maple Ridge, present for at least 8 months; and a GREAT GRAY OWL,
present since December, at Campbell Valley Regional Park in Langley. Birders
and photographers are requested to stay at least 10 to 20 metres away from
Great Gray Owls, and not harass them.
Sightings for Tuesday, February 9th
The GREAT GRAY OWL was seen again in Langley's Campbell Valley Park, along
the horse trail just west of the 16th Avenue parking area.
A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was reported from the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in
Delta.
Eight PIGEON GUILLEMOTS and about 150 BRANT were seen offshore from
Lighthouse Marine Park in Point Roberts, WA.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was on the Boundary Bay dyke near the foot of 64th Street
in Delta.
Sightings for Monday, February 8th
A TOWNSEND'S WARBLER was at Charleson Park, a small park on False Creek in
Vancouver.
Sightings for Sunday, February 7th
Five AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were at Iona Beach Regional Park in Richmond.
A WILLET, 2 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS, and 3 EARED GREBES were seen along the
Tsawwassen ferry jetty in Delta. The female REDHEAD was still at the Reifel
Bird Sanctuary in Delta, and an AMERICAN KESTREL was nearby along 33A Avenue
near 41B Street.
Sightings for Saturday, February 6th
Four AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were seen again near the restrooms at Iona Beach
Regional Park.
A RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER, rare in the lowlands, was in Delta near Enderby
and Whitcomb.
Sightings for Friday, February 5th
The WESTERN SCRUB-JAY was seen again in the 21900 block of the Lougheed
Highway in Maple Ridge, but it is being seen much less often than last year.
The GREAT GRAY OWL was seen and photographed again in Campbell Valley Park
in Langley.
Ten SANDHILL CRANES, the female REDHEAD, and 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS
were reported from the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta.
A BOHEMIAN WAXWING and 30 CEDAR WAXWINGS were eating holly berries along
Main Mall at the University of BC, Vancouver.
A LONG-BILLED CURLEW and 2 MARBLED GODWITS were still present on the east
side of Blackie Spit in Surrey.
Five EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were along 96th Street in Delta, a regular spot
for this species for the last 2-3 years.
Sightings at Iona Island Regional Park in Richmond included 2 AMERICAN TREE
SPARROWS, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, a WESTERN MEADOWLARK, and 8 RING-NECKED DUCKS
in the outer pond.
Sightings for Thursday, February 4th
A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was with 50 CEDAR WAXWINGS along the entrance road to the
Alaksen National Wildlife Area in Delta.
Sightings for Wednesday, February 3rd
The WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was seen again at the bridge at the west end of
Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park, Vancouver.
Two GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were near the foot of Piper Road at Burnaby
Lake in Burnaby.
At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta were an AMERICAN BITTERN, 4 SANDHILL
CRANES, and 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS. Nearby, 5 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES
were along Tamboline Road on Westham Island, and 2 MUTE SWANS were near the
Westham Island bridge.
Sightings for Tuesday, February 2nd
Six BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were seen in Vancouver's Stanley Park, south of the
Second Beach pool.
Sightings for Monday, February 1st
A TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, rare in winter, was reported from Bowen Island.
The GOLDEN EAGLE in Delta was seen again along Highway 10 near 112th Street.
The wintering WILLET and 9 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were seen on the Tsawwassen
ferry jetty in Delta. Nearby, 900 BRANT were in the Beach Grove area of
Boundary Bay.
Ten SANDHILL CRANES were still at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta.
Sightings for Sunday, January 31st
The WILLET was seen again near the base of the Tsawwassen ferry jetty in
Delta, and 6 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS were on the nearby Tsawwassen Indian
Reserve.
A GYRFALCON was seen near the foot of 96th Street in Delta, 2 WESTERN GULLS
near 96th Street at Hornby Drive, and 15 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES on 112th
Street north of Highway 10.
There were no sightings reported for Saturday, January 30th
Sightings for Friday, January 29th
A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was reported from Beaver Lake in Stanley Park,
Vancouver, apparently the first-ever sighting for Stanley Park.
The GOLDEN EAGLE and 8 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were along 112th Street north
of Highway 10 in Delta, and a GYRFALCON was perched on a power pylon on 96th
Street north of Highway 10.
Sightings for Thursday, January 28th
The GREAT GRAY OWL was seen and photographed again near the 16th Avenue
entrance to Campbell Valley Regional Park in Langley.
Three SAVANNAH SPARROWS, rare in winter, were along 28th Avenue in Delta
west of Highway 17.
Sightings for Wednesday, January 27th
The female REDHEAD, 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, and the BOHEMIAN WAXWING
were reported again from the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta.
A single YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was near the South Delta Recreation Centre on
56th Street in Delta.
A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE turned up in the 4600 block of Bellevue Drive in
Vancouver.
Four different GYRFALCONS were seen: three in Delta (foot of 96th Street,
104th Street south of Highway 99, and Deltaport Way near Arthur Drive), plus
one in Surrey (40th Avenue west of Highway 99). This is a record for the
number wintering in the Vancouver area.
The GOLDEN EAGLE and 14 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were again along 112th
Street in Delta, north of Highway 10. A total of 17 more collared-doves were
along 96th and 88th Streets in Delta, for a total of 31 in the area.
Sightings for Tuesday, January 26th
A WILLET and 4 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were on the south side of the Tsawwassen
ferry jetty in Delta.
A drake EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen at the Beach Grove lagoon in
Delta, at the east foot of 12th Avenue.
Sightings for Monday, January 25th
The BARN SWALLOW was seen again at Iona Island in Richmond, as was the
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW near the bridge at the west end of Lost Lagoon in
Vancouver's Stanley Park.
The long-staying WESTERN SCRUB-JAY was noted again in the 21900 block of the
Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge.
The GOLDEN EAGLE was seen once more on 112th Street in Delta north of
Highway 10, as was a GYRFALCON on 112th south of Highway 99, near Boundary
Bay.
Nine GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were feeding with CANADA GEESE in Delta
near the entrance to the Reifel Bird Sanctuary.
Sightings for Sunday, January 24th
An out-of-season BARN SWALLOW was seen flying over the outer pond at Iona
Island, Richmond.
A TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, rare in winter, was seen in the 2100 block of Bowser
in North Vancouver.
A SPOTTED SANDPIPER was reported from Alderside Road in Port Moody, where
one has frequent wintered during the last few years.
Sightings for Saturday, January 23rd
The GREAT GRAY OWL in Campbell Valley Park in Langley was seen again, along
a horse trail just south of 16th Avenue.
The WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was seen again near the west end of Lost Lagoon
in Stanley Park, and 10 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were near Ferguson Point in the
park.
Six AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS and a LINCOLN'S SPARROW were reported near the
parking area at Iona Beach Regional Park, Richmond.
A high count of 18 wintering BAND-TAILED PIGEONS were seen along Farrell
Avenue in Tsawwassen (Delta).
Sightings for Friday, January 22nd
The WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was seen again near Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park,
as were the 5 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE in Vanier Park, Vancouver.
Sightings for Thursday, January 21st
Five GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen with CANADA GEESE at Vanier Park
in Vancouver. They have been in this area for several weeks.
An apparent hybrid EURASIAN x AMERICAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen at Iona
Island in Richmond.
Sightings for Wednesday, January 20th
The GREAT GRAY OWL was seen again at Campbell Valley Park in Langley, first
at the large meadow south of the 16th Avenue entrance, and at 4:30 PM
perched on a fence post right next to 16th Avenue west of the parking area.
The GYRFALCON was seen again along Deltaport Way in Delta. Nearby, the lone
BOHEMIAN WAXWING and 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were at the Reifel Bird
Sanctuary.
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, 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
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