This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Thursday, May 31st evening update.

Species mentioned:

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN [Iona, Vancouver]
Green Heron [Sea Island, Grant Narrows RP]
Canada Goose - cackling [Burnaby Lake]
Ring-necked Duck [Iona]
Turkey Vulture [Burnaby, Surrey]
Osprey [Burnaby]
Sora [Colony Farm]
Whimbrel [Crescent Beach]
Wilson's Phalarope [Iona]
Parasitic Jaeger [Boundary Bay, Cecil Green Park]
Herring Gull [Iona Jetty]
Thayer's Gull [Iona Jetty]
Pigeon Guillemot [Stanley Park]
Great Horned Owl [Vancouver, Burnaby]
Black Swift [Sea Island, Pitt Meadows, Colony Farm, UBC]
Olive-sided Flycatcher [New Westminster, Surrey, Pitt Meadows, Burnaby]
Willow Flycatcher [Grant Narrows]
Eastern Kingbird [Grant Narrows]
Western Kingbird [,Sea Island, Colony Farm]
Gray Catbird [Grant Narrows RP]
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD [Langley]
TENNESSEE WARBLER [Vancouver]
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER [Grant Narrows RP]
Yellow-headed Blackbird [Grant Narrows RP]
Bullock's Oriole [Grant Narrows RP]

Sightings for Thursday, May 31

A TURKEY VULTURE & an OSPREY were sighted NW of Lougheed Mall. Other TURKEY
VULTURES were reported from 152nd & 64th in Surrey and on the
Vancouver/Burnaby border at Hastings & Boundary Rd. Also seen at this was a
GREAT HORNED OWL being chased by crows.

Another GREAT HORNED OWL was seen along the NW trail at Burnaby Lake RP.

Four PIGEON GUILLEMOTS were observed near Stanley Park's Siwash Rock.

An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was reported from New Westminsters QE Park.

Wednesday, May 30

A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen on wores near the intersection of 240th &
40th south Langley.

The WESTERN KINGBIRD was seen working the airport fence south of Ferguson
Rd. on Sea Island. Also reported from Sea Island were a GREEN HERON and a
BLACK SWIFT.

Tuesday, May 29

The AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were present on Iona Bay until approx. 10:00 AM
when they were observed in flying northward disappearing into the clouds.
There were no reports of the birds after that time.

A male CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was seen at Grant Narrows RP in Pitt Meadows.
The bird was on the Nature Dike approx. half way to the observation tower.
It was located at 5:00pm. A later search failed to relocate the bird. Also
seen at Grant Narrows were a GRAY CATBIRD, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, several
BULLOCK'S ORIOLES, a GREEN HERON, a WILLOW FLYCATCHER, 4 EASTERN KINGBIRDS
and several BLACK SWIFTS.

BLACK SWIFTS were also reported from UBC, south Delta and Colony Farm. Also
reported from
Colony Farm were a SORA and a WESTERN KINGBIRD. The Kingbird seen in the
large tree north on the dike from the new foot bridge on the Port Coquitlam
side of the Park.

Monday, May 28

The 15 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were present on Iona Bay. Fifteen WILSON'S
PHALAROPE were seen 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 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.

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

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Larry Cowan
Port Coquitlam, BC
lawrencecowan at home.com