Subject: Vancouver, BC RBA for April 4, 2004
Date: Apr 9 09:03:40 2004
From: Wayne C. Weber - contopus at telus.net


This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for
Sunday, April 4, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with
stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver. The RBA phone number is
(604) 737-3074.

The featured bird is AMERICAN AVOCET.


Sightings for April 4th:

The 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS, almost in breeding plumage, continue
at the mouth of the Serpentine River in Surrey. Also there were
a SHORT-EARED OWL, a WESTERN MEADOWLARK, and several
singing COMMON YELLOWTHROATS.

Birds seen at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta included a juvenile
NORTHERN GOSHAWK, a HUTTON?S VIREO, 3 AMERICAN BITTERN,
6 SANDHILL CRANES, 2 CLIFF SWALLOWS, and 3 BARN SWALLOWS.

Two MUTE SWANS were seen from the Westham Island bridge, Delta.

The GREAT HORNED OWL was seen at 5333 River Road in Delta.

Birds seen at Minnekhada Regional Park in Coquitlam included a
SNOW GOOSE with CANADA GEESE, a late TRUMPETER SWAN,
with another 3 TRUMPETER SWAN seen nearby on Pitt River, 100
RING-NECKED DUCKS, 4 BLUE GROUSE (heard), 6 RED-BREASTED
SAPSUCKERS, and 3 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS.


Sightings for April 3rd:

A pair of AMERICAN KESTRELS were seen along Templeton Road on
Sea Island, Richmond.


Sightings for April 2nd:

Two EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen at Elgin Heritage
Park, off Crescent Road in Surrey.


Sightings for April 1st:

A TOWNSEND?S SOLITAIRE was seen in a garden on Alderside Rd.,
on the north side of Port Moody.

At Mound Farm in Surrey (off 168th Street south of Highway 10), a
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW and 2 LINCOLN SPARROWS were seen.

At the mouth of the Fraser River, Terra Nova, opposite the airport, 3
EARED GREBE and a pair of CINNAMON TEAL were present.

Two EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen at Elgin Heritage
Park, Surrey. Also, 2 BARRED OWLS were at Elgin Woods, which is
located on the west side of Elgin Creek.

Two SANDHILL CRANES were present in Richmond at the north end
of the George Massey Tunnel, in agricultural fields.

Another SANDHILL CRANE was seen in Delta on River Road at 41B
Street.

At Pitt Meadows, 2 OSPREYS, 3 MUTE SWANS, a pair of
RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 30 RING-NECKED DUCKS, and a
CINNAMON TEAL were seen. Two SANDHILL CRANES were heard
along the nature dyke at Grant Narrows, and 2 more SANDHILL CRANES
were seen at the cranberry farm opposite to the entrance of Swan-E-Set
Golf course. 10 GREATER YELLOWLEGS were sighted with ducks in
a field east of Neaves Road, south of the North Alouette River.


Sightings for March 31st:

The WESTERN SCRUB JAY continues at 4126 River Road in Delta.


Sightings for March 30th:

Two HUTTON?S VIREOS were seen at Burnaby Lake, Burnaby,
between Piper Spit and the tower trail.

At Serpentine Fen in Surrey were 4 BARN SWALLOWS and 1 CLIFF SWALLOW.

An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen at Centennial Park, White Rock.

Sightings for March 29th:

The VIRGINIA RAIL was seen at Stanley Park, Vancouver, near the stone
bridge at the west end of Lost Lagoon.

A GREAT HORNED OWL was seen behind the house at 5333 River Road
in Delta, which is half way between Admiral Boulevard and Ferry Rd.


Sightings for March 28

The MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was seen again at Centennial Beach in
Boundary Bay Regional Park, Delta, near the high tower and sand dune
area. Two WESTERN MEADOWLARKS were also seen here.

The ROCK SANDPIPER was at Lighthouse Marine Park, Point Roberts,
in the company of BLACK TURNSTONES. Today, it was seen at 4 PM
in front of the lighthouse.

The WESTERN SCRUB-JAY continues at 4126 River Road in Delta.
It came to the feeder at 6:10 am today.

The BLUE JAY was seen along Dyke Road west of No. 5 Road in
Richmond at 6:45 am.

At Iona Island in Richmond, an EARED GREBE was seen on the south
side of the south jetty.

Also at Iona, a PILEATED WOODPECKER made a brief appearance.

The NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was not seen today at Alaksen.


Thank you for calling the Vancouver Bird Alert, and good birding.

This transcript was prepared by Kevin Louth and distributed by Wayne
Weber.


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Vancouver Natural History Society's web site at
http://www.naturalhistory.bc.ca/VNHS/


Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus at telus.net