Subject: RBA Vancouver, BC -- June 11/02
Date: Jun 11 22:52:10 2002
From: Larry Cowan - lawrencecowan at shaw.ca


This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Tuesday June 11th, evening update,
sponsored in part by the Wild Birds Unlimited stores in Vancouver and North
Vancouver.

Featured bird is YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.

Species noted:

American Bittern [Colony Farm RP, Reifel]
SNOWY EGRET [Victoria]
Green Heron [Burnaby Lake]
Northern Goshawk [Delta]
Peregrine Falcon [Reifel]
Black Oystercatcher [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Whimbrel [Tsawwassen Jetty, Delta]
Long-billed Curlew [Boundary Bay]
Marbled Godwit [Delta]
Wilson's Phalarope [Reifel]
Black Tern [Iona]
Barn Owl [Reifel]
Great Horned Owl [Beach Grove Park, Reifel]
Common Nighthawk [Iona]
Eastern Kingbird [Pitt Meadows, Boundary Bay]
Purple Martin [Colony Farm RP, Blackie Spit]
Gray Catbird [Pitt Meadows]
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT [Pitt Meadows]
Lazuli Bunting [Colony Farm RP]
DICKCISSEL [Sechelt]
Bullock's Oriole [Pitt Meadows, Colony Farm]

Sightings for Tuesday, June 11

The YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen at it's usual location at the first bend
of the road along Neaves Road. Also at this location were 3 EASTERN
KINGBIRDS, 2 GRAY CATBIRDS, and a BULLOCK'S ORIOLE.

Unusual at Colony Farm RP were 2 PURPLE MARTINS seen at the pond west of the
Shaughnessy St. parking area. Also reported was a BULLOCK'S ORIOLE and an
AMERICAN BITTERN.

On a walk along the Boundary Bay Dike between 104th & 112th was an EASTERN
KINGBIRD and at the foot 112th a LONG-BILLED CURLEW.

Seen at the Tsawwassen Jetty compensation lagoon were 7 WHIMBREL and 2 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS.

Monday, June 10

It appears the DICKCISSEL has left the area. It has not been seen since
Saturday June 8. The homeowner volunteered to phone the Alert it the event
of it's reappearance.

A MARBLED GODWIT and 16 WHIMBREL were seen in a plowed field at the end of
Colbrook Rd. at Mudbay.

An adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen near the junction of Hwys 91 & 10.

The 2 Beach Grove Park resident GREAT-HORNED OWLS were again reported.

Seven LAZULI BUNTINGS were reported from Colony Farm. Three, a male &
female were at the east end of Colony Farm Rd. near the boarded up
buildings. Another male was in blackberry thickets on the dike heading
south to the Maryhill Bypass. Three males were seen near the old pig barns
at the far south end of the road paralleling the railway tracks.

Sunday, June 9

Although the DICKCISSEL was not seen there was an AMERICAN REDSTART in the
yard to lessen the disappointment.

The YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen at the first bend of Neaves Rd. west of
the concrete road barriers.

Near Victoria the SNOWY EGRET was seen on Craigflower Creek west of the
Helmckin Road Bridge. It has been seen both east and west of the bridge, but
mostly west of the bridge along View Royal Park. There are a few access
points to the creek from View Royal Park. For further details call the
Victoria Alert at 250-592-3381.

A BLACK TERN was observed over the outer pond at Iona. Also here was a
COMMON NIGHTHAWK.

A GREEN HERON was seen flying over the Burnaby Lake rowing course.

A pair of PURPLE MARTINS were seen tending one of the nest boxes at Blackie
Spit.

On John Ireland's regular Sunday morning walk at Reifel the following birds
were seen: 17 WILSON'S PHALAROPE, an AMERICAN BITTERN, BARN & GREAT-HORNED
OWLS, and a PEREGRINE FALCON.

Three LAZULI BUNTINGS were reported from Colony Farm.

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

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