This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Saturday May 25th, May 26th morning
update, sponsored in part by the Wild Birds Unlimited stores in Vancouver
and North Vancouver.

Featured bird is DUSKY FLYCATCHER

Species noted:

Green Heron [Ambleside Park]
Eurasian Wigeon [Surrey]
Redhead [Ambleside Park, Wilband Creek Park]
Turkey Vulture [Maplewood CA, Surrey]
Sora [Iona]
Sandhill Crane [Vancouver]
Solitary Sandpiper [Iona]
Whimbrel [Iona]
Red Knot [Iona]
Pectoral Sandpiper [Iona]
Semipalmated Sandpiper [Iona]
Wilson's Phalarope [Iona]
Parasitic Jaeger [Iona Jetty]
Glaucous Gull [Iona]
DUSKY FLYCATCHER [QE Park]
Eastern Kingbird [Pitt Meadows]
Western Kingbird [Pitt Meadows]
Bank Swallow [Iona]
MacGillivray's Warbler [QE Park]
Yellow-headed Blackbird [Iona]
Bullock's Oriole [Iona]

Sightings for Saturday, May 25th

At the southwest corner of Queen Elizabeth Park, a DUSKY FLYCATCHER was
heard calling.

Seen at the Iona ponds were a BULLOCK'S ORIOLE and 8 YELLOW-HEADED
BLACKBIRDS.

Friday, May 24th

At Iona was a PARASITIC JAEGER from the south jetty. At the ponds were 4
WILSON'S PHALAROPES, 2 SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS and 3 BULLOCK'S ORIOLES.

Seen on Neaves Road in Pitt Meadows were a WESTERN KINGBIRD and 2 EASTERN
KINGBIRDS.

Thursday, May 23rd

From the Iona south jetty, 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS were seen. At the Iona ponds
were 2 WILSON'S PHALAROPES, 2 SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS and a BANK SWALLOW.

Seen at Ambleside Park, West Vancouver were a GREEN HERON and a REDHEAD.

A TURKEY VULTURE was seen from Maplewood Conservation Area in North
Vancouver.

Wednesday, May 22nd

A WESTERN KINGBIRD was seen near the intersection of Neaves & McNeil Rd. in
Pitt Meadows.

Out in Abottsford at Wilband Creek Park were 3 pair of REDHEADS.

At the Iona ponds were a male WILSON'S PHALAROPE, 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS,
and
a SORA. Seen in Iona Bay were a RED KNOT and a GLAUCOUS GULL. Eight
PARASITIC JAEGERS were observed from the Jetty tip.

Golfers at Langara Golf Course in Vancouver had 2 SANDHILL CRANES drop in
for a short visit around 3:00 in the afternoon.

Tuesday, May 21st

A late EURASIAN WIGEON was seen on the pond at the Nico Wynd Golf Course in
Surrey.

A BANK SWALLOW was seen feeding over the Iona Ponds. Also at the ponds
were
2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, a SOLITARY SANDPIPER and a female WILSON'S PHALAROPE.

Seen on the mud flats from the Iona Jetty were 5 WHIMBREL.

A MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER was seen with other warbler species in the NW
corner of QE Park.

A TURKEY VULTURE was seen soaring near the intersection of 72nd & 124th in
Surrey.

Thank you & good birding.

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