This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Sunday, April 21th, evening update,
sponsored in part by the Wild Birds Unlimited stores in Vancouver and North
Vancouver.

The featured birds are HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER and TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE.

Species noted:

Eared Grebe [Blackie Spit, Tsawwassen Jetty]
Greater White-fronted Goose [Serpentine Fen, Langley]
Cinnamon Teal [Abbotsford]
Blue-winged Teal [Abbotsford]
Rough-legged Hawk [Sea Island]
Golden Eagle [Chilliwack]
American Kestrel [Serpentine River, Sea Island, Point Roberts]
Peregrine Falcon [Grant Narrows]
Sora [Elgin Park]
Caspian Tern [Blackie Spit, Iona]
Hammond's Flycatcher [Q.E. Park]
Warbling Vireo [Langley]
Townsend's Solitaire [Burnaby, North Vancouver, Grant Narrows RP]
Mountain Bluebird [Burnaby Lake]
Orange-crowned Warbler [Q.E. Park]
Black-throated Gray Warbler [Q.E. Park, Jerico Park]
PALM WARBLER [Grant Narrows]

Sightings for Sunday, April 21

The arrival HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER was seen at Queen Elizabeth Park in
Vancouver. Also in the area was a singing BLACK-THROATED GREY WARBLER
amongst
a fallout of ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS.

One TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was in a garden at the 3800 block of Cambridge
Street
in North Burnaby.

Two GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were in a pond by the King George Highway
near Serpentine Fen, and a female AMERICAN KESTREL was hawking insects on
Colebrook Road before the mouth of the Serpentine River.

Saturday, April 20:

A PALM WARBLER was seen at Grant Narrows along the dyke trail in the marsh
below the tower. Also in the area were 2 PERGRINE FALCON performing a
nuptial display.

The arrival BLACK-THROATED GREY WARBLER was seen at Jerico Park along the
pipeline trail.

The arrival BLUE-WINGED TEAL was at Willband Creek Park in Abbotsford, at
the
corner of Bateman Road and the Mission Highway. Also seen was a pair of
CINNAMON TEAL.

A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was in a front yard at Clements Avenue in North
Vancouver.

Blackie Spit had a CASPIAN TERN and an EARED GREBE. A SORA was at nearby
Elgin Park.

Another 2 CASPIAN TERNS were at Iona Island, and an AMERICAN KESTREL and a
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK were on Sea Island.

Friday, April 19:

A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen flying over Ryder Lake and Elk View Road in
Chilliwack.

A pair of MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS continued to be seen at the southeast corner of
the rugby field in Burnaby Lake Park.

A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was relocated at Grant Narrows Regional Park, half a
mile past the observation tower on the north side of the dyke.
A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was at the southeast corner of 208th Street
and
24th Avenue in Langly.

Thursday, April 18:

The arrival WARBLING VIREO was seen around 37A Avenue in South Langley.

Three MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS were on the rugby field at Burnaby Lake Park.

One AMERICAN KESTREL was along the road close to the marina at Point
Roberts.

A pair of EARED GREBES was seen off the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty.

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