This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Tuesday April 27 08:49 PM update.

To report call: (604) 737-3074

Visit the VNHS web site at http://www.naturalhistory.bc.ca/VNHS/index.htm

Featured Birds are Crested Mynah and Peregrine Falcon

Birds Mentioned:

Clark's Grebe
Green Heron
Greater White-fronted Goose
Oldsquaw
Turkey Vulture
White-tailed Kite
Osprey
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Blue Grouse
Pacific Golden-plover
Solitary Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Bonaparte's Gull
Band-tailed Pigeon
Vaux Swift
Pileated Woodpecker
Hammond's Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Cassin's Vireo
Blue Jay
Townsend's Solitaire
Hermit Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Crested Mynah
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Grey-crowned Rosy Finch

Sightings for Tuesday, April 27

Three CRESTED MYNAHS were at Columbia and First Avenue in Vancouver. Two
PEREGRINE FALCONS and an OLDSQUAW were at Blackie Spit.

In a late report for Saturday, a PILEATED WOODPECKER was at Wallace and
King Edward in Vancouver.

Sightings for Monday, April 26

A LONG-BILLED CURLEW was on the Iona Causeway. The bird was last seen on
the grassy area at the airport. A PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER and a CLARK'S
GREBE were at the tip of the Iona South jetty. Four GREATER WHITE-FRONTED
GEESE were on the Iona Causeway.

In late reports for Sunday, the spring arrival CASSIN'S VIREO and WILSON'S
WARBLER were at Cecil Green Park. A PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was at the tip
of the Iona south jetty. A BLUE JAY was at a feeder on Yale road in Port
Moody and four OSPREY were at Pitt Lake.

Sightings for Sunday, April 25

A WHITE-TAILED KITE was seen in overflight in Aldergrove. The VHNS field
trip to Debouville Slough in Coquitlam produced the spring arrival VAUX
SWIFTS, a GREEN HERON, 7 OSPREY, a MERLIN and 6 TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES. A
PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER was at Minnekada Park.

A pond at the south end of Bains Rd in Pitt Meadows had the spring arrival
SOLITARY SANDPIPER. A PEREGRINE FALCON, a BAND-TAILED PIGEON and several
HERMIT THRUSHES were at QE Park. The top parking lot at Cypress Park had a
GREY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH, a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE and BLUE GROUSE booming in
the distance.

Up to 7 WHIMBREL and 11 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were at the foot of
Gilbert Rd in Richmond. A TURKEY VULTURE was south of the Steveston
highway on Gilbert Rd. Colony Farm had 20 VAUX SWIFTS. Iona had 6
BONAPARTE'S GULLS and 2 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS. A HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER,
a the spring arrival SWAINSON'S THRUSH and a PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER were
at Cecil Green Park, UBC.

In a late report for Friday, the spring arrival HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER was
seen at QE Park.

If you have a query about Vancouver Birds or birding please call John at
274-8777.

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

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John Chandler
Alandale Training Corporation
Richmond, BC, Canada
Phone: 604-839-8777
Email: chandler at uniserve.com