This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Bird Alert for Sunday, July
11th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in Vancouver
and North Vancouver.

Rare bird alert for an out of town INDIGO BUNTING.

If you have a report, please leave your name, telephone number, date and
exact location of your sighting. If you want to skip the update, press the
pound key on your phone, otherwise please wait until the end of this update
to leave your message.

Sightings for Sunday, July 11
A male INDIGO BUNTING was seen and heard at Cheam Lake RP today. The bird
was last heard near the main parking lot. Also at this location were a LEAST
FLYCATCHER, a GREEN HERON, 9 EASTERN KINGBIRDS and 5 BULLOCK'S ORIOLES.

The male REDHEAD was again reported from Reifel. A female PURPLE MARTIN was
also reported.

The HOUSE WREN at the foot of 104th was again observed.

Two COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were observed over Burns Bog.

Saturday, July 10
A GREEN HERON was seen on a nature walk at the Hastings Park Sanctuary.

Friday, July 9.
Three MARBLED GODWIT were present at the Tsawwassen Jetty's compensation
lagoon.

A GREEN HERON was reported from Jericho Park at the far end of the west
pond.

Thursday, July 8
Nine LAZULI BUNTINGS were recorded on the Colony Farm weekly Bunting survey.
There were 5 males, 2 female & 2 juveniles.

Wednesday, July 7
A PACIFIC LOON was sited on English Bay near the foot of Trafalgar.

Seen off Spanish Banks was a BRANT'S CORMORANT.

If have a query about Vancouver birds or birding please call

John at 988-8667, Viveka at 531-3401 or Larry at 465-1402

Thank you for calling the Vancouver Bird Alert & good birding

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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/

Larry Cowan
Pitt Meadows, BC
Lawrencecowan at shaw.ca