This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Wednesday July 3rd, evening
update sponsored in part by the Wild Birds Unlimited stores in Vancouver
and
North Vancouver.

Featured bird is YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT

Sightings for Wednesday, July 3

No sightings

Tuesday, July 2

At the first sharp bend along Neaves Road in Pitt Meadows was the
singing male YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.

At the Iona Island Sewage Ponds 150 WESTERN SANDPIPERS & 1 LEAST
SANDPIPER were reported.

Monday, July 1

At Ambleside Park Lagoon in West Vancouver a family of 4 GREEN HERONS
were observed including 2 adults and 2 juveniles.

Sunday, June 30

A VESPER SPARROW was found in the mid afternoon in the parking lot
of Grant Narrows Regional Park in Pitt Meadows. Along the Grant
Narrows Nature Dyke Trail about 500m along the dyke was a singing male
AMERICAN REDSTART.

Nearby at the first bend of Neaves Rd were a pair of YELLOW-BREASTED
CHATS. Nesting is strongly suspected and would be a first for the
Vancouver
Checklist Area.

At Colony Farms along Colony Farm Rd. directly behind the old
abandoned buildings were up to 2 singing male LAZULI BUNTINGS.

In South Surrey 2 juvenile MERLINS were reported at the intersection
of 28th Ave & 141 St.

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

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From: "larusivory" <novaeseelandiae at hotmail.com>

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