This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for
Saturday, April 10, 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 BLACK-NECKED STILT.


Sightings for Saturday, April 10:

Two BLACK-NECKED STILTS were seen at Serpentine Fen in Surrey.
They were in the large pond near the north end of the area, visible
from the Serpentine River dyke trail.

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

Pitt Meadows had 2 SANDHILL CRANES, 3 nesting pairs of OSPREYS,
and NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS.


Friday, April 9:

Three CINNAMON TEAL were in the northwest sewage pond at Iona
Island, Richmond, and a male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was
in the north outer pond.


Thursday, April 8:

A MARBLED GODWIT was at Beach Grove in Delta.
Lighthouse Marine Park at Point Roberts, WA had 6 to 10
RHINOCEROS AUKLETS.

Two AMERICAN AVOCETS and 3 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS
were at the mouth of the Serpentine River in Surrey.


Wednesday, April 7:

Lighthouse Marine Park in Point Roberts had 5 RHINOCEROS
AUKLETS and 4 MARBLED MURRELETS, along with 6 or more
HARBOR PORPOISES offshore.

A TOWNSEND?S SOLITAIRE, 4 TURKEY VULTURES and a BARN
SWALLOW were seen at 60th Avenue, 2 blocks east of the King
George Highway in Surrey. An OSPREY was at 144th Street and
104th Avenue in Surrey.


Monday, April 5:

An OSPREY was at the Fraser River on Annacis Island, Delta.

A flock of 12 to 15 BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS were at
Serpentine Fen in Surrey.

An AMERICAN AVOCET was at the mouth of the Serpentine River.


Sightings for April 4:

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 3:

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


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

This transcript was prepared by John Kalman and distributed by Wayne
Weber.


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For further information on birding in the Vancouver area, log onto the
Vancouver Natural History Society's web site at
http://www.naturalhistory.bc.ca/VNHS/


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