This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Tuesday May 18th, 09:45 pm
update.

Featured birds for today's update include

WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
CHIPPING SPARROW
PARASITIC JAEGER
and in a late out of town report for Monday May 17th WHISKERED AUKLET

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Sightings for Tuesday May 18th

Two WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS (tan morphs) have been visiting a feeder at the
100 block of Parkside Drive of Port Moody for several days.

A CHIPPING SPARROW was seen in Queen Elizabeth Park this morning.

Five PARASITIC JAEGERS were seen off Robert's Bank from an early morning
ferry departing Tswwassen.

An AMERICAN KESTREL, 11 RING-NECKED DUCKS, and a family of GREAT HORNED
OWLS were in Deer Lake Park Burnaby. BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS, WESTERN
TANAGERS and WESTERN-WOOD PEEWEES have been noted in several locations.

Monday May 17th

The one year old WHISKERED AUKLET found Sunday May 16th at Kennedy's Corner
on
Penn Cove, near Coupeville on Whidby Island Washington was relocated in the
afternoon. Pen Cove is not actually a cove but a very large bay and the
tiny auklet is only the size of a cowbird, and was seen a very long way off
shore when the rain stopped and the wind abated. To see this bird take the
main road to the middle of
Whidby Island where the road passes close to Penn Cove on the left. After
the end of Penn Cove turn
left on Madrona Way. Go 100 yards to a rocky beach, stop and look out over
the cove. A telescope is essential. For more information please call the
Washington Ornithological Society's Bird Box at
425-454-2662.

There were no reports on Monday May 17th of the SNOWY EGRET seen for two
days at the mouth of
Moray Channel, Richmond nor the female BLACK-NECKED STILT which had returned
to the north and southwest pond at the Iona Island sewage treatment plant.

One AMERICAN KESTREL was seen hovering northeast of the Serpentine River
bridge.

Sixteen TURKEY VULTURES were in trees near the Fraser River and Matha Creek
Langley in the evening.

Sightings for Sunday May 16th;

The SNOWY EGRET spent its second day at the mouth or Moray Channel south of
the Vancouver International Airport and was seen at the end of the second
parking lot at the end of River Road in North Richmond. The GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was also present.

The female BLACK-NECKED STILT spent the day in the north west and south west
ponds of the Iona Island sewage treatment plant.

Out of town at Whidby Island Washington a WHISKERED AUKLET was discovered on
Penn Cove. Directions are as follows: Take the main road to the middle of
Whidby Island. Penn Cove is on the left. After the end of Penn Cove turn
left on Madrona. Go 100 yards, stop and look out over the cove. For more
information please call the Washington Ornithological Society's Bird Box at
425-454-2662.

Locally 5 PARASITIC JEAGERS were seen from the end of the Iona south Jetty.
A SURFBIRD was on the tip of the Jetty.

Several species of shorebirds were on the Iona ponds including LONG-BILLED
CURLEW, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, BAIRDS SANDPIPER, BLACK-BELLIED and
SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER.

A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was at Grant Narrows at Pitt Lake. A WILSON'S
PHALAROPE was at Derby Reach Regional Park in Langely. Twelve WHIMBREL were
on the mouth of the Nicklamekel (sp?) River in south Surrey

Sightings for Saturday May 15th;

A SNOWY EGRET was discovered along the Richmond foreshore off the west end
of Westminster Hwy. The bird flew northward and spent the day at the mouth
of Moray Channel which borders the airport on the south. It went to roost
in the cattails this evening. To look for it, go to the west end of River
Road in north Richmond. Proceed to the second parking lot and look to the
north and north west.

The first RED KNOT of the year in breeding plumage was in the same vicinity.

The female BLACK-NECKED STILT has returned to Iona and was at its previous
haunts in the north west and south west ponds.

The LEWIS' WOODPECKER was at Minnekhada Regional Park south of the entrance
road to Minnekhada Lodge.

Spring arrival BLACK SWIFTS were over Pitt Lake nature trail. One
GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH was on the Pitt Lake Dike.

An EARED GREBE was on the Serpentine River west of the King George Hwy
bridge.

Seven TURKEY VULTURES were over 264th street and 84th Ave in Langley.


Sighting's for Friday May 14th;

Two GRAY -CROWNED ROSY FINCHES were on the Dike at Pitt Lake. One AMERICAN
KESTREL, one RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER, several OSPREY and a TURKEY VULTURE
were also noted. Another AMERICAN KESTREL was along Colbrook Road near
131A st. and south Surrey. WARBLING VIREOS, BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS, and
WESTERN TANAGERS had been widely noted.

Sightings for Thursday May 13th;

A BLACK-NECKED STILT was found at Serpentine Fen. The bird was in a pond
just of the west of the observational tower and believed to be a male which
would make it a different bird from the one that was at Iona Island for
several days. Also at the Fen was one WILSON'S PHALAROPE, 2 SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPERS, 1 EARED GREBE in the river and 2 TURKEY VULTURES overhead.
This was the last day for the SAGE THRASHER at Iona Beach Regional Park.
Seventy-five WHIMBREL were in a field south east of 40th Ave. and 184th
Street in Cloverdale. One GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH was at Queen Elizabeth
Park.


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