This is Mark Wynja for Nature Vancouver's Rare Bird Alert for
Sunday, June 15th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with
stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver. This message was updated at
8:00 PM on June 15th.

The RBA telephone number is (604) 737-3074.

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Rare Bird Alert continues for a LESSER GOLDFINCH in Abbotsford.


Sightings for Sunday, June 15th:

The male LESSER GOLDFINCH continues at the feeders at 2093 Topaz
Street in Abbotsford. It has been seen daily since the 11th.

A BROWN PELICAN was seen on the rocks at the end of the White Rock pier in
White Rock, and later feeding offshore.

The LEAST FLYCATCHER, present for 2 weeks, was still singing along the
"Nature dike" at Grant Narrows Park, at the south end of Pitt Lake.


Sightings for Saturday, June 14th:

A BROWN PELICAN was seen from the White Rock Pier.

A MARBLED GODWIT, rare in summer, was seen in the lagoon on the north side
of the Tsawwassen ferry jetty.


Sightings for Friday, June 13th:

A male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was reported briefly at a feeder in North
Burnaby, but has not been seen since.


Sightings for Thursday, June 12th:

A male LESSER GOLDFINCH is visiting thistle feeders at 2093 Topaz
Street in Abbotsford. Birders are welcome to enter the backyard via
the carport. The bird was first seen on June 11th.

Three GRAY CATBIRDS were observed along Rannie Road on the way to Grant
Narrows in Pitt Meadows, with another 2 along the Nature Dike Trail at Pitt
Lake.

In North Vancouver, 85 BLACK SWIFTS were seen over the Pemberton Heights
district.

A male AMERICAN KESTREL, very rare in summer, was seen along Deltaport Way
near the base of the Roberts Bank jetty in Delta.


Sightings for Wednesday, June 11th

The LESSER GOLDFINCH was first seen at 2093 Topaz Street in Abbotsford
(Clearbrook).

Point Roberts, WA produced 3 PACIFIC LOONS and 3 BRANT (rare in summer) and
80 BLACK SWIFTS.

At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary, 2 FRANKLIN'S GULLS were seen along the
shoreline. Also there were a drake REDHEAD and 4 TRUMPETER SWANS, all quite
out-of-season.

A EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was at 34B Street and River Road in Delta.


Sightings for Tuesday, June 10th:

500 to 600 low-flying BLACK SWIFTS were seen by one observer as he
drove along 34B Ave at 64th Street past the Boundary Bay Airport and
along Hwy 10 toward Scott Road in Delta.

A pair of WESTERN KINGBIRDS were seen at Colony Farm Regional Park in
Coquitlam.


Sightings for Monday, June 9th:

A FRANKLIN'S GULL was seen at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta.


No sightings reported for Friday, June 8th


Sightings for Saturday, June 7th:

A BROWN PELICAN was seen at Lighthouse Marine Park, Point Roberts,
Washington.

A CHIPPING SPARROW was seen near 13th Ave and 160th St in South Surrey.


Sightings for Friday, June 6th:

A male WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was seen near the bridge at the
Maplewood Conservation Area, North Vancouver, and a female LAZULI BUNTING
was at the point east of the bridge.


No sightings reported for Tuesday, June 5th


Sightings for Wednesday, June 4th:

A male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was photographed in West Vancouver, but
access is presently unavailable to this location.

2 RED-EYED VIREOS, the first report of the spring, were observed at
Surrey Lake Park, on 152nd Street in Surrey.

A male LAZULI BUNTING at Iona Island in Richmond was very unusual for that
locality.


Sightings for Tuesday, June 3rd:

The male REDHEAD continues at the pond at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver.


Sightings for Monday, June 2nd:

A 2nd winter GLAUCOUS GULL was reported from the Stanley Park seawall in
Vancouver.

A singing LAZULI BUNTING was near the southeast corner of Surrey Lake Park
in Surrey.

A BLACK TERN was seen over Green Lake at Whistler. It is believed to
be the first ever record for the Sea to Sky corridor.

The singing LEAST FLYCATCHER continues along the nature dike trail at Grant
Narrows.



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.

This message was recorded and transcribed by Mark Wynja, and forwarded by
Wayne Weber.


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