Subject: RBA Vancouver, BC -- May 30/03
Date: May 30 23:29:46 2003
From: Larry Cowan - lawrencecowan at shaw.ca


This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Bird Alert for Friday,
May 30th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in
Vancouver and North Vancouver.

The feature birds are GRAY CATBIRD and MARBLED GODWIT .

Sightings for Friday, May 30th

In Pitt Meadows at the first bend of Rannie Road was a GRAY CATBIRD. Along
the Grant Narrows dyke trail were 2 EASTERN KINGBIRDS and in Katzie Marsh
were a pair of SANDHILL CRANES.

At the foot of 112th Street a MARBLED GODWIT, 26 WHIMBREL, 1 LONG-BILLED
CURLEW and many small sandpipers were observed on the rising evening
hightide.

At the Iona Island Sewage Ponds the following birds were reported: 6
WILSON'S PHALAROPES, 5 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 2 TURKEY
VULTURES and 2 COMMON TERNS. A RED-THROATED LOON was seen in the Outer Pond.

>From the West Tower at Serpentine Fenn were 2 SORAS.

Sightings for Thursday, May 29th

At Brunswick Point were 7 late SNOW GEESE and 3 WHIMBREL.

In the Outer Pond at Iona Island was 1 RED-THROATED LOON.

In Campbell Valley Park was 1 RED-EYED VIREO.

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

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