This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Thursday, May 14th, 10:30p.m.
update.

Birds Noted

American Bittern
Great Egret
Green Heron
Trumpeter Swan
Mute Swan
Greater White-fronted Goose
Brant
Redhead
Red-breasted Merganser
Turkey Vulture
Sandhill Crane
American Avocet
Whimbrel
Bristle-thighed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Common Tern
Barred Owl
Black Swift
Western Wood-Pewee
Swainson's Thrush
Crested Myna
Yellow Warbler
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Bullock's Oriole

Sightings for Thursday, May 14th

An AMERICAN AVOCET was located around 3:00 this afternoon at the Reifel
Refuge near the observation tower. This possibly might be the bird reported
from
Iona yesterday as that bird was not relocated today.

At Iona today were 1 REDHEAD, 20 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and 10
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS. BLACK SWIFTS were seen at Iona and Sea Island.
Two BRANT were observed from the Ioma Jetty.

A WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE was reported from Maplewood Flats.

Wednesday, May 13th

A breeding plumage AMERICAN AVOCET was present on the SW pond at Iona
Also during the day at Iona was one of the arrival BLACK SWIFTS.

Another report for BLACK SWIFTS came from Campbell Valley Park with 2
being spotted. Also observed at the park was a BARRED OWL.

The MARBLED GODWIT tally at Blackie Spit was 12 with 7 WHIMBREL being
counted.

At the Riefel Refuge were 40 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE.

In a late report from Iona were 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and a
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER

Tuesday, May 12th

The GREAT EGRET was observed on Goose Bar from the end of Harris Rd. in
Pitt Meadows

>From Grant Narrows R.P. were the resident MUTE and TRUMPETER SWANS
along with 2 BULLOCK'S ORIOLES and a SANDHILL CRANE. Four RED-
BREASTED MERGANSERS were seen approx. 1.5 km south of Grant Narrows.

A TURKEY VULTURE was reported in over flight of Granville and 41st in
Vancouver.

A GREEN HERON was seen near Hwy #1 & Glover Road in Langley.

BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS were reported from north Coquitlam and Sea
Island.

Six PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were observed at Iona.

Queen Elizabeth Park was the location of 2 WESTERN TANAGERS.

A pair of CRESTED MYNAS appear to be nesting at 1920 Wylie in Vancouver.

A SWAINSON'S THRUSH was seen at Cecil Green Park.

Monday, May 11th

Out of town the BRISTLE-THIGHED CURLEWS were reported from the South
Jetty of the Columbia River in N.W. Oregon. For more information on these
birds
please call the Washington Bird Box at 425-454-2662 or the Oregon Alert at
503-292-0661.

The GREAT EGRET was located at Goose Bar on the Pitt River. A GREEN
HERON was reported from Debouville Slough.

>From Blackie Spit came reports of 29 MARBLED GODWIT, 8 WHIMBREL, and
2 BULLOCK'S ORIOLE.

Two other BULLOCK'S ORIOLE were reported from Grant Narrows R.P. Also at
this location were a SWAINSON'S THRUSH and an AMERICAN BITTERN.

A BARRED OWL was spotted at Campbell Valley R.P.

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