This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Bird Alert for Tuesday,
April 29th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in
Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Rare Bird Alert for a SNOWY PLOVER. Other featured bird is VESPER SPARROW.

Birders are reminded that May's VNHS Birder's Night is on May 8th not May
1st.

Sightings for Tuesday, April 29

A SNOWY PLOVER was seen in the early evening near the base of the Roberts
Bank Jetty from the south side.

Out in Pitt Meadows on Rennie Rd. between Grant Narrows RP and the woodlot
south of this location was a VESPER SPARROW. Also at this location was a
SORA.

An ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD was near the Horizons Restaurant at Burnaby Mtn. Park.
Also reported from here were 2 TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES.

Seven PURPLE MARTINS were observed at the Maplewood CA.

A female PURPLE MARTIN was seen at Blackie Spit. Also reported from Blackie
Spit were 3 WHIMBREL and a LONG-BILLED CURLEW.

At Gilbert Beach in Richmond were 8 WHIMBREL.

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.

Another WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was seen at Reifel along with the female
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD.

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 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.

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