This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Bird Alert for Thursday,
June 5th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in
Vancouver and North Vancouver.

RARE BIRD ALERT for SWAINSON'S HAWK!

The feature bird is BULLOCK'S ORIOLE .

Sightings for Thursday, June 5th

RARE BIRD ALERT! A dark phase adult SWAINSON'S HAWK was well seen at 1:30pm
flying low and westward over a field along No. 5 Road in Richmond between
Steveston Highway and Blundel Road. Birders should be on the look out for
this bird in the coming days.

At the subdivision north of the Boundary Bay Airport was a pair of BULLOCK'S
ORIOLES.

Sightings for Wednesday, June 4th

At Blackie Spit were 4 PURPLE MARTINS at the nest boxes.

In Pitt Meadows along Rannie Road at the first bend was 1 GRAY CATBIRD.

Along the Grant Narrows Dyke was 1 RED-EYED VIREO.

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

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----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Toochin

Larry Cowan
Vancouver Bird Alert