This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Monday, May 28th, evening update.

Rare bird alert for AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN.

Species mentioned:

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN [Iona, Vancouver]
Green Heron [Cheam Lake RP]
Canada Goose - cackling [Burnaby Lake]
Ring-necked Duck [Iona]
Turkey Vulture [Cheam Lake RP]
Whimbrel [Crescent Beach]
Pectoral Sandpiper [Iona]
Wilson's Phalarope [Iona, Agassiz]
Parasitic Jaeger [Boundary Bay, Cecil Green]
Herring Gull [Iona Jetty]
Thayer's Gull [Iona Jetty]
Black Swift [UBC]
Olive-sided Flycatcher [Surrey, Pitt Meadows, Burnaby]
LEAST FLYCATCHER [Cheam Lake RP]
Eastern Kingbird [Cheam Lake RP]
Western Kingbird [Sea Island, Agassiz]
TENNESSEE WARBLER [Vancouver]
Lazuli Bunting [Agassiz, Cheam Lake RP]
Chipping Sparrow [Richmond]

Sightings for Monday, May 28

The 15 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were present again on Iona Bay. They were
observed roosting on the low tide then feeding on the high tide. Quite a
sight for the West Coast. Another great sighting was that of 15 WILSON'S
PHALAROPE on the NE Pond. A male RING-NECKED DUCK was on the outer pond and
from the Jetty came the sighting of 2 THAYER'S GULLS and a HERRING GULL.

Seen from the 1,000 Steps area of Boundary Bay was a PARASITIC JEAGER.

Observed in the skies over UBC were 300+ BLACK SWIFTS.

Sunday, May 27

The 15 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were discovered on Iona Bay. Another 2
PELICANS were seen flying over Maillardville in a southerly direction. At
least 6 WILSON PHALAROPES were on the Iona ponds. Along Ferguson Rd.
opposite the horse barns on the airport fence was a WESTERN KINGBIRD.

A singing TENNESEE WARBLER was heard and seen near the monument on NW marine
Dr. near Cecil Green Park. Seen from the cliffs at Cecil Green was a
PARASITIC JAEGER.

OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS were reported from Surrey, Pitt Meadows & Burnaby.

Five WHIMBREL were observed at Crescent Beach.

A CANADA GOOSE of the Cackling race was seen along the south shore of
Burnaby Lake.

Saturday, May 26

The CHIPPING SPARROW was reported from the 10,000 block of Rosecroft in
Richmond.

Sightings for Friday, May 25

An on territory singing male CHIPPING SPARROW was seen in the 10,000 block
of Rosecroft in Richmond.

Seen on Limbert Rd. in Agassiz was a WESTERN KINGBIRD. Also seen in the
Agassiz area east of 49680 Camp Rd. were 2 WILSON'S PHALAROPES and a singing
male LAZULI BUNTING was seen on Mountain View Rd.

Thursday, May 24

Two AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen in overflight near Nelson & Bidwell
heading in the direction of English Bay.

Two LEAST FLYCATCHERS were reported at Cheam Lake Wetlands RP east of
Chilliwack.

Wednesday, May 23

Reported from Cheam Lake were 2 LEAST FLYCATCHERS, a LAZULI BUNTING, an
EASTERN KINGBIRD, GREEN HERON & a TURKEY VULTURE.

Five WILSON'S PHALAROPES and 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were observed on the SW
pond at Iona.

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

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Larry Cowan
Port Coquitlam, BC
lawrencecowan at home.com