This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Monday May 6th, May 7th morning update,
sponsored in part by the Wild Birds Unlimited stores in Vancouver and North
Vancouver.

Featured birds are CASSIN'S FINCH and CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD

Species noted:

Green Heron [McKay Creek, Abbotsford]
Blue-winged Teal [Iona]
Osprey [Cecil Green]
Merlin [Iona]
Peregrine Falcon [Blackie Spit]
Semipalmated Plover [Blackie Spit, Iona, Beach Grove]
Whimbrel [Surrey, Blackie Spit]
Long-billed Curlew [Blackie Spit]
Marbled Godwit [Crescent Beach]
Parasitic Jaeger [Cecil Green]
Franklin's Gull [Abbotsford]
Barred Owl [QE Park]
Anna's Hummingbird [Cecil Green]
Calliope Hummingbird [Cecil Green, Stanley Park, Burnaby Mtn.]
Pacific-slope Flycatcher [Cecil Green]
Hammond's Flycatcher [Cecil Green]
Warbling Vireo [Cecil Green, Port Coquitlam, QE Park]
Cassin's Vireo [Cecil Green]
Purple Martin [Blackie Spit]
Townsend's Solitaire [Point Roberts]
Swainson's Thrush [Port Coquitlam]
Nashville Warbler [QE Park]
Black-throated Gray Warbler [Burnaby]
MacGillivray's Warbler [QE Park]
Wilson's Warbler [Port Coquitlam, Cecil Green, QE Park, Stanley Park]
Black-headed Grosbeak [Surrey]
White-throated Sparrow [Cecil Green]
RUSTIC BUNTING (possible) [Hope]
Yellow-headed Blackbird [Iona]
CASSIN'S FINCH [Cecil Green]

Sightings for Monday, May 6th

At Cecil Green at UBC were a CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, an ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD, a
CASSIN'S FINCH, 4 WARBLING VIREOS, a CASSIN'S VIREO, a WHITE-THROATED
SPARROW, an OSPREY and 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS.

At Blackie Spit was a LONG-BILLED CURLEW. Nearby, at Crescent Beach were 3
MARBLED GODWITS. Also in Surrey were several BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS.

At Lower McKay Creek in North Vancouver were 2 GREEN HERONS nest building.

Out of town, in Hope, a bird fitting the description of a RUSTIC BUNTING
was
seen on the northeast area of the Hope Airport, near the orange windsock off
Yale Road.

In a late report for May 4th, in a green belt in Port Coquitlam were a
SWAINSON'S THRUSH, a WARBLING VIREO and a WILSON'S WARBLER.

Sunday, May 5th

At Cecil Green at UBC was a CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, WILSON'S WARBLERS, a
PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER, a HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER, a WARBLING VIREO and seen
from the cliff tops was a PARASITIC JAEGER.

Another CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD was located at Lost Lagoon, Stanley Park.

At Queen Elizabeth Park was a NASHVILLE WARBLER.

There were 7 WHIMBRELS at Elgin Heritage Park in Surrey. Also in Surrey, at
Blackie Spit were 2 PURPLE MARTINS, 4 WHIMBRELS, a LONG-BILLED CURLEW, a
SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER and a PEREGRINE FALCON.

Saturday, May 4th

At Iona today were a PEREGRINE FALCON, a MERLIN, 5 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS
and 6 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS.

Friday, May 3rd

At Burnaby Mountain Park, 2 CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRDS were present. Another
CALLIOPE was seen at Cecil Green near UBC. At Queen Elizabeth Park were 2
WILSON'S WARBLERS, a MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER, a WARBLING VIREO and a BARRED
OWL.

At Iona were 6 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS and 2 BLUE-WINGED TEALS. Another 6
SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS were seen at Beach Grove in Tsawwassen. There were 2
TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES at Lily Point, Point Roberts.

Near Lougheed Mall was a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER.

Sightings for Thursday, May 2nd

A CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD was discovered on the west side of Queen Elizabeth
Park.

At Beach Grove Lagoon in Tsawwassen were 3 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS. In
Abbotsford, in the Matsqui Trail Area were 2 GREEN HERONS and a FRANKLIN'S
GULL.

Thank you and good birding.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Calvin Gehlen" <birding at shaw.ca>

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