This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Bird Alert for Monday, April
28th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in Vancouver
and North Vancouver.

Featured bird is AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER..

Sightings for Monday, April 28

Three AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were seen on the east side of Blackie Spit
with a flock of Western Sandpipers. At the mouth of the Nicomecl River on
the north shore was a RED KNOT.

At 104th on Boundary Bay was a LONG-BILLED CURLEW.

The WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was again observed at Burnaby Mtn. Park.

Two TURKEY VULTURES were sighted at Rocky Point Park.

Sunday, April 27

A MacGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER was seen at Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver.

In a yard near 41st & Dunbar was a YELLOW WARBLER.

A LONG-BILLED CURLEW was reported from the foreshore at Beach Grove Lagoon.

Reported from Reifel was a female YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD.

At Brunswick Point was a SWAINSON'S THRUSH.

Jericho Park was the location for a EURASIAN WIGEON and a RING-NECKED DUCK.

BLUE-WINGED TEAL were reported from the NE pond at Iona and at Colony Farm
RP.

There were 2 TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES sighted in Pitt Meadows.

Saturday, April 26

At Beach Grove Lagoon was a LONG-BILLED CURLEW. Nearby at Beach Grove Park
were 2 GREAT HORNED OWLS. At Boundary Bay RP were a MARBLED GODWIT and a
HORNED LARK.

>From the Tsawwassen Jetty came the report of 6 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS.

Four BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS and a PURPLE MARTIN were seen at Port Moody's,
Rocky Point Park.

At Burnaby Mountain Park was a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW seen behind the
Horizons restaurant. Also reported from the park were 5 BLACK-THROATED GREY
WARBLERS and 2 TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS.

Seen at Campbell Valley RP were a BARRED OWL, 5 BLACK-THROATED GREY WARBLERS
and a PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER.

Friday, April 25

A BLACK-BACKED WAGTAIL was observed in the morning at the outer pond at Iona
RP.

Two WILSON'S WARBLERS were observed near the Stone Bridge at Stanley Park.

A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen on the outer pond at Iona.

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

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