This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Wednesday May 8th, May 9th morning
update, sponsored in part by the Wild Birds Unlimited stores in Vancouver
and North Vancouver.

Featured bird is LAPLAND LONGSPUR

Species noted:

Great Egret [Reifel]
Green Heron [McKay Creek]
Greater White-fronted Goose [Reifel]
Ring-necked Duck [Reifel]
Osprey [Cecil Green]
Peregrine Falcon [Reifel]
Semipalmated Plover [Reifel, Iona]
Long-billed Curlew [Iona, Blackie Spit]
Marbled Godwit [Crescent Beach]
Pectoral Sandpiper [Iona]
Semipalmated Sandpiper [Iona]
Parasitic Jaeger [Iona, Cecil Green]
Common Tern [Iona]
Anna's Hummingbird [Cecil Green]
Calliope Hummingbird [Cecil Green]
Lewis' Woodpecker [Hope]
Warbling Vireo [Cecil Green]
Cassin's Vireo [Cecil Green]
Horned Lark [Iona]
PAINTED REDSTART (possible) [Robert Burnaby Park]
Black-headed Grosbeak [Surrey]
White-throated Sparrow [Cecil Green]
RUSTIC BUNTING (possible) [Hope]
Lapland Longspur [Iona]
CASSIN'S FINCH [Cecil Green]

Sightings for Wednesday, May 8th

At Robert Burnaby Park in Burnaby, a bird described as fitting the
description of a PAINTED REDSTART was seen. Any confirmation by other
observers is appreciated.

At Iona were a LONG-BILLED CURLEW in Iona Bay, a SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER
and 8 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS at the ponds and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 5 PARASITIC
JAEGERS and numerous COMMON TERNS from the south jetty.

Tuesday, May 7th

At Reifel Bird Sanctuary were a GREAT EGRET, a PEREGRINE FALCON, a
SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER and 4000 PACIFIC LOONS.

At Iona were a PECTORAL SANDPIPER and 8 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS at the ponds.
On the south jetty were thousands of COMMON TERNS, a HORNED LARK and a
LAPLAND LONGSPUR.

Out of town, in spite of an intensive search of the Hope Airport area,
there
was no sign of the RUSTIC BUNTING, last seen on May 4th. A LEWIS' WOODPECKER
was seen in the area.

In a late report from Reifel for May 6th, there were 13 GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, a GREAT EGRET, 3 RING-NECKED DUCKS and a PEREGRINE
FALCON.

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's 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.

Thank you and good birding.

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

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