Subject: RBA Vancouver, BC -- April 10/03
Date: Apr 10 22:22:17 2003
From: Larry Cowan - lawrencecowan at shaw.ca


This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Bird Alert for Thursday,
April 10th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in
Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Featured bird is WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.

Sightings for Thursday, April 10

A singing WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was observed I a small park on the SW
corner of 208th & the Fraser Hwy in Langley.

A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Colony Farm. Another was sighted along the
Nature Dike at Grant Narrows RP. Also reported from Grant Narrows were
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and 3 OSPREY. Seen south of the Park along McNeill Rd.
were 2 AMERICAN KESTRELS and 9 TURKEY VULTURES.

The HORNED LARK was again observed at Boundary Bay RP north of the
concessions.

Wednesday, April 9

Reported from Iona were 3 BARN SWALLOWS and an AMERICAN PIPIT.

A Eurasian race GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen at Boundary Bay RP.

A PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER was seen in the 2200 block of W 7th.

A REDHEAD was at Lost Lagoon.

Tuesday, April 8

Two male MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS were observed at Boundary Bay RP. Also reported
from the Park were 3 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS and a HORNED LARK.

At Elgin Heritage Park in Surrey were 2 Eurasian GREEN-WINGED TEAL and 3
EURASIAN WIGEON.

RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS are being reported throughout the Lower Mainland.

Monday, April 7

A female CASSIN'S FINCH was seen near the observation tower on the dike at
Grant Narrows RP. Two OSPREY have started nest building activities on the
dolphin offshore from the observation tower. Also seen at the Park were a
BARN SWALLOW and a NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW. To the south of the Park
along Neaves Rd. near the Alouette River was an AMERICAN KESTREL.

A MARBLED GODWIT was observed at the foot of 12th Ave. at the Beach Grove
Lagoon.

Sunday, April 06

The arrival COMMON YELLOWTHROAT was reported from Colony Farm RP. A RUFOUS
HUMMINGBIRD was also reported from this location.

Seen in over flight at Burnaby Lake RP was a SANDHILL CRANE.

Two AMERICAN KESTREL were seen on 52nd near Hwy #17 in Tsawwassen.

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

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