Subject: [Tweeters] Vancouver, BC RBA for April 25, 2008
Date: Apr 25 09:42:46 2008
From: Wayne Weber - contopus at telus.net


This is Wayne Weber with Nature Vancouver's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday
April 24th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in
Vancouver and North Vancouver. This message was updated at 9 AM
on April 25th. The RBA telephone number is (604) 737-3074.


RARE BIRD ALERT for a TUFTED DUCK at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary.


Sightings for Thursday, April 24th

The drake TUFTED DUCK was seen briefly again at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary
in Delta.

At the South Surrey Recreation Centre on 20th Avenue, a HUTTON'S VIREO
and 2 BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS were noted.

Two HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHERS and many warblers were at Joe Brown
Park off 125A Street in the Panorama Ridge area of Surrey.


Sightings for Wednesday, April 23rd

A SAY'S PHOEBE along the beach at Iona Island in Richmond was a rare
spring migrant.

At least 2000 SNOW GEESE were still feeding on Westham Island in Delta,
and 4 MUTE SWANS were near the Westham Island bridge over Canoe Pass.


Sightings for Tuesday, April 22nd

A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was present at Cecil Green Park on the
north side of the University of BC campus in Vancouver.

A high count of 155 GREATER YELLOWLEGS was made at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary
in Delta.


Sightings for Monday, April 21st

An OSPREY was at Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam.

At Point Roberts, Washington, 75 late BLACK TURNSTONES were still on
the old pier off Lighthouse Marine Park.


Sightings for Sunday, April 20th

A drake TUFTED DUCK was seen briefly at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta,
but did not stay for long. Also here was a drake EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED
TEAL.

A huge flock of 400 AMERICAN PIPITS was seen at the turf farm along 72nd
Street in Delta. Nearby, 2 late ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were seen, one
along 80th Street and one on 36th Avenue near 64th Street.

A BARRED OWL was heard hooting at night near the intersection of Scott
Road and Wade Road in Delta.

At Burnaby Mountain Park in Burnaby, numerous migrants were seen including
a CASSIN'S VIREO, 5 HERMIT THRUSHES, a HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER,
a TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, and a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER.

At Vancouver's Jericho Park, a female ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD, a NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, and about 20 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS
were seen.

Another ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD and an AMERICAN KESTREL were at Deer
Lake Park in Burnaby.

A BARN OWL was seen along 64th Street in Delta, a regular location for this
species.


Sightings for Saturday, April 19th

At Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver, 2 PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS,
the first of the year, were reported, as was a BLACK-THROATED GRAY
WARBLER.

A TURKEY VULTURE was seen at Blanca Street and 2nd Avenue in
Vancouver.

A GOLDEN EAGLE was reported from the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta.

At Pitt Meadows, a pair of CINNAMON TEAL and an AMERICAN KESTREL
were seen.

At Burnaby Lake in Burnaby, a HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER was noted.


Sightings for Friday, April 18th

A LONG-BILLED CURLEW was present most of the day on the mudflats at
the Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver.

In Port Coquitlam, a TURKEY VULTURE flew over Riverside Drive.


Sightings for Thursday, April 17th

The male RUFF was rediscovered at Boundary Bay Regional Park in Delta.
Also there were a MARBLED GODWIT and 30 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS.

Two MARBLED GODWITS at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, present for
several days, were last seen on this date.

A male EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen at the lagoon on the
north side of the Tsawwassen ferry jetty in Delta.

Four CASPIAN TERNS, 20 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and about 1000
newly-arrived WESTERN SANDPIPERS were on the tideflats south of the
Roberts Bank coal port jetty in Delta.

A flock of GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE was heard flying overhead
at 11 PM in the Walnut Grove area of Langley.

At Deer Lake in Burnaby, 8 RING-NECKED DUCKS were still on the lake, and
a TURKEY VULTURE and 100 SNOW GEESE flew overhead.


Sightings for Wednesday, April 16th

At Boundary Bay Regional Park in Delta, 2 MARBLED GODWITS and 100
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen near the pumphouse.

At Deer Lake in Burnaby, 2 OSPREYS and 75 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS
were seen.


Sightings for Tuesday, April 15th

A PALM WARBLER, a very rare spring migrant, was seen along McDonald Road
on Sea Island in Richmond, with a large flock of YELLOW-RUMPED and
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS.

At Blaine, Washington, the arrival CASPIAN TERN and a horde of 1500
BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen on the flats north of Marine Drive. Nearby,
4 LEAST SANDPIPERS, the first of the spring, were seen at the south end of
Drayton Harbor, and a BLACK OYSTERCATCHER was on the breakwater at
the Semiahmoo Resort.

At Deer Lake in Burnaby, the first CINNAMON TEAL of the spring was reported.
Also here were a BARRED OWL, an OSPREY, 8 RING-NECKED DUCKS, and
2 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS.

A female MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was still at Boundary Bay Regional Park in Delta.
However, there was no report of the RUFF there.

A EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was seen in the 15500 block of Thrift
Avenue in White Rock.

At the Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver, a BLACK-THROATED
GRAY WARBLER, a HERMIT THRUSH, and many RED CROSSBILLS were
reported.


Sightings for Monday, April 14th

The RUFF was still present east of the pumphouse at Boundary Bay Regional
Park, near the E foot of 12th Avenue on Boundary Bay. It was accompanied by
2 MARBLED GODWITS and 25 GREATER YELLOWLEGS.

A TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, 2 BAND-TAILED PIGEONS, and at least 30
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS were at the Maplewood Conservation Area.


Sightings for Sunday, April 13th

The RUFF was seen by many and was photographed at Boundary Bay Regional
Park. Also there were a MARBLED GODWIT, 8 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS,
2 MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS, 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS, and a VIRGINIA RAIL.
A late NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen near the base of the Roberts Bank
coal port jetty in Delta.

The Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver produced 2 TOWNSEND'S
SOLITAIRES.

A BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER, the first of the year, was seen in the
Eagleridge area of West Vancouver.

Two COMMON YELLOWTHROATS and 8 RING-NECKED DUCKS were seen at
Colony Farm Park in Coquitlam.


Sightings for Saturday, April 12th

A LARK SPARROW, one of very few Vancouver records, was found just southwest
of Deer Lake in Burnaby, but could not be relocated buy other observers.

The RUFF remained near the pumphouse at Boundary Bay Regional Park in Delta.
Also seen in the park were the first SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER of the year, 2
MARBLED GODWITS, a MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD, 2 AMERICAN PIPITS, a SORA,
and a WESTERN MEADOWLARK.

A single YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was at Iona Island in Richmond.

The first-of-year HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHERS were reported from Queen
Elizabeth Park in Vancouver and Crescent Park in Surrey.

A LONG-BILLED CURLEW at the Maplewood Flats in North Vancouver was
mobbed by gulls. Nearby, 6 RED CROSSBILLS were at Mount Seymour.

At Point Roberts, Washington, a HORNED LARK was in a grassy field near
Ocean View Court. Also at Point Roberts were 2 BARRED OWLS, a N.
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, and 6 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS.


Sightings for Friday, April 11th

A male RUFF in partial breeding plumage was spotted in Boundary Bay
Regional Park, Delta, just east of the pumphouse near the east foot of
12th Avenue. Nearby was a MARBLED GODWIT.

Eight MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS were still present at Deer Lake Park in Burnaby.

Four BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were seen near the marina at Point
Roberts, Washington.


Sightings for Thursday, April 10th

An OSPREY and 10 BLACK TURNSTONES were seen just east of the marina
in Point Roberts, Washington.

About 2100 BRANT and 2 MARBLED GODWITS were seen from the Tsawwassen
ferry terminal in Delta.

At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, one BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
remained, and a female YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was observed.



If you have any questions about birds or birding in the Vancouver area,
please call Wayne at 604-597-7201, Viveka at 604-531-3401, or Larry at
604-465-1402. Thank you for calling the Vancouver Rare Bird Alert, and good
birding.



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