Subject: [Tweeters] Local Caspian Tern Arrival
Date: Apr 20 00:54:46 2008
From: Michael Price - loblollyboy at gmail.com


Hi Tweets

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008
Wayne Weber wrote:

Sightings for Tuesday, April 15th (snip)

"At Blaine, Washington, the arrival CASPIAN TERN..."

Unfortunately, Blaine WA is somewhat outside the Greater Vancouver Checklist
Area's regular reporting area, so arrival birds there may have more interest
for the Whatcom County (North Cascades Audubon Society) folks than
Vancouver's, though I'm sure they appreciate anyone adopting their area and
reporting on their behalf. So, locally, ''an' arrival, rather than 'The'.

I do have a sighting, belated, of 13 northbound Caspian Terns, all but three
in Definitive Alternate plumage (luckily I had my bins that morning, and
those three in pre-Alternate Molt), on April 09 over Hastings and Clarke
Drive in East Vancouver, all within the Greater Vancouver Checklist Area
boundaries.

Michael Price
Vancouver BC Canada
loblollyboy at gmail.com