This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Tuesday June 3 09:55 PM update.

To report call: (604) 737-3074

Featured bird is Green-tailed Towhee.

Birds mentioned:

Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Brant
Canada Goose
Turkey Vulture
Black Oystercatcher
Black Turnstone
Dunlin
Bonaparte's Gull
Little Gull
Sabine's Gull
Common Nighthawk
Black Swift
Pileated Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Crested Mynah
Red-eyed Vireo
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Green-tailed Towhee
Lazuli Bunting
Black-chinned Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird

Sightings for Tuesday June 3

A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was visiting a feeder in Glen Valley, which is north
of Aldergrove. The bird has been photographed and the sighting confirmed.
However, the property owners do not want birders visiting their property.

The Black-throated Sparrow seen at UBC on Sunday was mistakenly reported on
yesterday's tape as a Black-chinned Sparrow. Oops!

Two late DUNLIN and 8 BLACK TURNSTONES were at Brunswick Point.

Sightings for Monday June 2

The spring arrival common nighthawks were seen in over flight at Iona and
at 156th & 20th Ave in S surrey. A Western Kingbird and a Lazuli Bunting
were at Colony Farm.

4 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS were at Iona. A PILEATED WOODPECKER was seen
near a ravine on Westwood Plateau in Coquitlam. 2 late BRANT were on the
Roberts Bank Jetty and 2 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were on the Tsawwassen Jetty.
A LAZULI BUNTING and a WESTERN KINGBIRD were at Colony Farm.

In a late report for Sunday, a possible BLACK-THROATED SPARROW was seen
near St. Andrews hall at UBC. Confirmation of this sighting is requested.
In other late reports for Sunday, 2 LITTLE GULLS were seen half way out the
Iona South Jetty and 2 CRESTED MYNAHS were seen near the New Westminster
Quay.

Sightings for Sunday June 1

A Sabine's Gull was seen at Grant Narrows Regional Park in Pitt Meadows.
The bird was observed at the Narrows and was last seen flying north up Pitt
Lake.
A Little Gull was seen with a flock of 20 or so Bonaparte's Gulls at lona.
Also at lona in over flight with a large flock of Canada Geese were a Snow
Goose and a Greater White-fronted Goose. Two Willow Flycatchers and 3
Black Swifts were also present.
Present for most of the day on the lona Causeway was a Western kingbird.
Near the old subdivision on Sea Island were 2 Olive-sided Flycatchers, 2
Willow Flycatchers, a Red-eyed Vireo and several Black-headed Grosbeaks.
An Eastern Kingbird was sighted along the Nature Dike at Grant Narrows
Regional Park and a Western Kingbird was spotted at Colony Farm.
On Neaves Rd. in Pitt Meadows 3 Turkey Vultures were seen soaring just
south of Grant Narrows and a flock of 25 Black Swifts were observed.

If you have a query about Vancouver Birds or birding please call:
John 274-8777 Dave 929-4310
Larry 942-0931 John 857-1768

Thank you for calling the Vancouver Bird Alert & good birding.

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John Chandler
Alandale Training Corporation
Richmond, BC, Canada
Phone: 604-274-8777
email: chandler at uniserve.com