This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Thursday June 5 09:47 PM update.
To report call: (604) 737-3074

Rare bird alert: Bobolink and Common Eider

Birds mentioned:

Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Common Eider
Osprey
Black-bellied Plover
Dunlin
Anna's Hummingbird
Western Kingbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Lazuli Bunting
Green-tailed Towhee
Bullock's Oriole

Sightings for Thursday June 5

A BOBOLINK was seen at a feeder at 3837 Cambridge in N Burnaby today. The
bird was first seen at a feeder in the 3900 block Cambridge on Wednesday.
The COMMON EIDER that was around for most of the winter was relocated today
from the Iona South Jetty. The bird was seen to the NW of the jetty.
WESTERN KINGBIRDS were seen on the Airport fence south to the Iona causeway
and at Glover and Morrison rd in Langley.

In a late report for Wednesday, a breeding plumage HORNED GREBE and 2
breeding plumage RED-THROATED LOONS were seen from the end of the Iona
South Jetty.

Sightings for Wednesday June 4

A Male HOODED WARBLER and a male BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER were seen today at
UBC. Both birds were in trees and shrubs along the bluff west of the
Museum of Anthropology, near the totem poles.

Three male ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS are singing on territory in the vicinity on
20th Ave & 147th Street in S. Surrey. 2 late COMMON LOONS were observed at
Ambleside.

At Colony Farm were an OSPREY, a BULLOCK'S ORIOLE, a WESTERN KINGBIRD on
the first power pole from the East and 2 LAZULI BUNTINGS in the SW Corner.

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.

Two late DUNLIN and 8 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER were at Brunswick Point.

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