This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Tuesday June 4th, evening update,
sponsored in part by the Wild Birds Unlimited stores in Vancouver and North
Vancouver.

Rare bird alert for a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE.

Sightings for Tuesday, June 4

A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was seen this morning for over an hour in an off limits
area at Iona. The bird was observed flying to the east towards Sea Island.
Birders birding the Sea & Iona Island areas should be on the lookout for
this bird.

A WESTERN KINGBIRD was seen along the airport fenceline on Sea Island. At
the Iona Ponds were 5 WILSON'S PHALAROPE and 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER.

>From North Van's Maplewood CA came the report of 2 occupied OSPREY nests, 12
PURPLE MARTINS and a VIRGINIA RAIL.

Monday, June 3

There was a report of a SNOWY EGRET in the Victoria area. Please call the
Victoria Alert at 250-592-3381 for further details.

Two CHIPPING SPARROWS were reported. One was observed at Cecil Green Park
and the other at Iona. Also at Iona were 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and 2
WILSON'S PHALAROPE.

A GRAY CATBIRD was seen in bushes south of a 50km traffic sign on Neaves Rd.
before the last bend in the road leading to Grant Narrows RP. A total of 16
TURKEY VULTURES were seen as a group on the ground on the west side of
Neaves Rd. They were on the north west side of the first farm buildings
north of McNeill Rd.

A female PURPLE MARTIN was observed perched on a nest box at Blackie Spit.

Sunday, June 2

A GRAY CATBIRD was seen along the Nature Dike at Grant Narrows. The bird
was in an Alder south of a group of dead trees several 100 meters in from
the parking lot. There is a Wood Duck Box on one of these trees. Of
interest near the top of this tree is an active RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER nest
hole. Also seen along the dike was an EASTERN KINGBIRD.

At Point Roberts were 30 BRANT and a PACIFIC LOON.

>From the Iona Jetty came the unusual report of a WINTER WREN.

Three AMERICAN PIPITS were seen and heard in over-flight near Burnaby's
Lougheed Mall.

Saturday, June 1

Reported from Grant Narrows RP were a GRAY CATBIRD, 2 AMERICAN BITTERN, 3
EASTERN KINGBIRDS and a possible GOLDEN EAGLE.

In the Guildford area of Surrey was a COMMON NIGHTHAWK.

Friday, May 31st

At Serpentine Fen in Surrey was a REDHEAD.

Thursday, May 30th

At Grant Narrows Park in Pitt Meadows were the following birds: An ALDER
FLYCATCHER, an AMERICAN REDSTART and a DUSKY FLYCATCHER. Nearby, at a bend
in the road leading to Grant Narrows was a GRAY CATBIRD. In the Pitt Meadows
area were a total of 12 TURKEY VULTURES. A further 5 TURKEY VULTURES were
seen at Kerr Street and Marine Drive in Vancouver.

In a late report from Cheam Wetlands for May 29th, there was a LEAST
FLYCATCHER, an EASTERN KINGBIRD and a LAZULI BUNTING on Seabird Island.

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

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