Subject: RBA Vancouver, BC -- April 18/03
Date: Apr 18 22:00:47 2003
From: Larry Cowan - lawrencecowan at shaw.ca


This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Bird Alert for Friday, April
18th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in Vancouver
and North Vancouver.

Rare bird alert for a possible 2 WHITE-TAILED KITES.

Sightings for Friday, April 18

The Deer Lake WHITE-TAILED KITE was observed around 10:00 at the east end of
Deer Lake. The same or dare we think a second WHITE-TAILED KITE was seen in
Pitt Meadows at 4:45pm. This bird was seen perched in a tree on the east
side of Rennie Rd. approx. 100 yd. north of the Sturgeon Slough Bridge.
This bridge is just north of Ladner Rd. and south of Swan-e-set Bay Golf
Course. Another point, just to complicate life, Rennie Rd. is the extension
of Neaves Rd. past Thompson Rd.

A HERMIT THRUSH was seen on the Grant Narrows nature dike.

Also spotted at Deer Lake RP was a LINCOLN'S SPARROW.

Thursday, April 17

At Stanley Park near the flower garden near Lost Lagoon was a TOWNSEND'S
SOLITAIRE.

Seen from Neaves Rd. in Pitt Meadows were 8 TURKEY VULTURES.

Another 2 TURKEY VULTURES were seen soaring near 200th & Hwy #1 in Langley.

The large flock of AMERICAN PIPITS along with 6 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were
observed in the stubble field between 104th & 112th on Boundary Bay. A
MARBLED GODWIT was also observed. Another MARBLED GODWIT was seen in the
familiar gull fields off Burns Dr.

Wednesday, April 16

A bird thought to be the WHITE-TAILED KITE was seen at a distance hunting in
the field near the west end of Deer Lake.

An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER and 4 MARBLED GODWIT were at the foot of 104th at
Boundary Bay. From the same report seen in stubble field between 104th &
112th were a 1,000+ AMERICAN PIPITS and 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS.

Two OSPREYS were seen at Minnekhada Park along with a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE.

Close by at the DeBoville Slough was a GREEN HERON.

Tuesday, April 15

The WHITE-TAILED KITE was seen on and off from 6:30 AM till 3:00 PM at Deer
Lake RP. in the open field between the west end of Deer Lake and Royal Oak
Rd.

An OSPREY was reported over Hawthorne Park in Surrey.

Monday, April 14

A WHITE-TAILED KITE was discovered around 5:30 at Deer Lake RP. The bird
was seen in the open field east of Royal Oak Rd.

The MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS were again reported from Boundary Bay RP.

Seen at Vancouver's Cecil Green Park were 2 TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE.

Observed at Iona were 7 RING-NECKED DUCKS and 4 CINNAMON TEAL.

At Colony Farm were a NORTHERN SHRIKE, MERLIN and an AMERICAN BITTERN.

Three LONG-BILLED CURLEWS were seen at the base of the Roberts Bank Jetty.

Several BARN SWALLOWS and 2 EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen at Elgin
Heritage Park in Surrey.

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