Hi All

I went out and did the 6mi loop along the top of the dikes that hold
back the North & South Alouette rivers from the area's low lying farm
land.

The area was quite quiet today and I don't know whether it's because of
the weather or the fact that all the fields are lying fallow and those
that aren't are in blueberries or cranberries.

Notably absent today;

Eastern Kingbird *
Swainson's Thrush (haven't even heard one anywhere yet) Gray
Catbird *
Bullock's Oriole
American Goldfinch (there just seems to be fewer every year)

* severe habitat destruction. They may not nest in this area, at all,
this year.

Today's list

Great Blue Heron (lots of overflights to local Heronry)
Turkey Vulture (1 soaring overhead)
Ring-necked Duck (1m)
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Mallard
Bufflehead (f)s
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Ring-necked Pheasant
American Coot (1)
Killdeer
Glaucous-winged Gull
Mourning Dove (calling)
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (nesting at same site as LY)
Barn Swallow (2 only)
Cliff Swallow
Marsh Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Black-headed Grosbeak (h)
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
House Sparrow

Good Birding

Roger Craik
Maple Ridge BC
east of Vancouver