This is Wayne Weber with the Vancouver Natural History Society's
Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 4, 2006, sponsored in part by
the Wild Birds Unlimited stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.
This update was recorded at noon on May 5. The RBA phone
number is 604-737-3074.
RARE BIRD ALERT: The BLACK PHOEBE which was seen and
photographed in Langley on April 28th has not been seen since.
Sightings for Thursday, May 4
At the Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver, a SANDHILL
CRANE was present for at least the third consecutive day.
At Iona Island in Richmond, a CHIPPING SPARROW, a rare migrant
at Vancouver, was seen on the west dyke of the sewage ponds with
a flock of GOLDEN-CROWNED and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS.
Also seen at Iona were a LESSER YELLOWLEGS in the ponds and
3 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS in the north outer pond.
At Jericho Park in Vancouver, a LESSER YELLOWLEGS and a
VIRGINIA RAIL were both present in the east pond.
Sightings for Wednesday, May 3, 2006
A SANDHILL CRANE was reported from Maplewood Flats in North Vancouver.
A roadkilled CHUKAR was found in the 4500 block of Bradner Road
in Langley. This is presumed to be from a recent release, as there
are no established populations of CHUKARS in the Vancouver area.
Sightings for Tuesday, May 2, 2006
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW and a late TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE
were both seen at Burnaby Mountain Park in Burnaby.
Two VIRGINIA RAILS were present at the West Pond in Jericho Park,
Vancouver.
Sightings for Monday, May 1, 2006
A SOLITARY SANDPIPER, rare in spring, was seen near the
intersection of 208th Street and 102B Avenue in Langley.
A SANDHILL CRANE was present at the Country Meadows Golf
Course at 8400 No. 6 Road in Richmond, in an area where cranes
may once have nested but are rarely seen now.
At Marine Park in Blaine, Washington, birds seen included 15 WHIMBRELS, 4
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, and 18 CASPIAN TERNS as well as hundreds
of DUNLIN and WESTERN SANDPIPERS.
At Redwood Park on 20th Avenue in Surrey, migrants or newly-arrived
breeding birds included 2 WESTERN TANAGERS and singles of
HAMMOND'S and PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS and WILSON'S,
TOWNSEND'S, and BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS.
No sightings reported for Sunday, April 30th
Sightings for Saturday, April 29th:
Burnaby Mountain Park in Burnaby produced 1 male CALLIOPE
HUMMINGBIRD and 1 PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER.
A CHIPPING SPARROW was near the entrance gate at the Reifel Bird
Sanctuary in Delta.
Sightings for Friday, April 28th:
This afternoon a BLACK PHOEBE was discovered at the pond at Trinity
Western University on Glover Road in Langley. The bird called often
and was flycatching from perches over the water. The bird was seen
until at least 8:00 PM.
3 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and a WHIMBREL were seen at Blackie Spit in
Surrey.
A LONG-BILLED CURLEW was at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta
At Point Roberts, Washington the following birds were seen: 50 COMMON
MURRES, 40 RHINOCEROS AUKLETS, and 75 PACIFIC LOONS were off
Lighthouse Marine Park, and 6 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were seen
at Lily Point.
Two SANDHILL CRANES were at Beach Grove Lagoon in Delta.
Burnaby Mountain Park produced 4 BLACK-THROATED GRAY
WARBLERS, 3 TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS, 2 WILSON'S WARBLERS,
and 1 CASSIN'S VIREO.
No sightings reported for April 26th or 27th.
Sightings for Tuesday, April 25th:
2 VAUX'S SWIFTS were seen at Colony Farm in Coquitlam
A FRANKLIN'S GULL in alternate plumage was at the Reifel Bird
Sanctuary in Delta
10 MARBLED GODWITS were at Blackie Spit in South Surrey
Sightings for Monday, April 24th:
A HORNED LARK was found along the road at Grant Narrows in Pitt
Meadows
If you have any questions about birds or birding in the Vancouver
area, please call Wayne at (604) 597-7201, Viveka at 531-3401, or
Larry at 465-1402. Thank you for calling the Vancouver Rare Bird
Alert, and good birding.
For further information about birding in the Vancouver area, log
onto the Vancouver Natural History Society's website at
www.naturalhistory.bc.ca/VNHS/
Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 4, 2006, sponsored in part by
the Wild Birds Unlimited stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.
This update was recorded at noon on May 5. The RBA phone
number is 604-737-3074.
RARE BIRD ALERT: The BLACK PHOEBE which was seen and
photographed in Langley on April 28th has not been seen since.
Sightings for Thursday, May 4
At the Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver, a SANDHILL
CRANE was present for at least the third consecutive day.
At Iona Island in Richmond, a CHIPPING SPARROW, a rare migrant
at Vancouver, was seen on the west dyke of the sewage ponds with
a flock of GOLDEN-CROWNED and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS.
Also seen at Iona were a LESSER YELLOWLEGS in the ponds and
3 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS in the north outer pond.
At Jericho Park in Vancouver, a LESSER YELLOWLEGS and a
VIRGINIA RAIL were both present in the east pond.
Sightings for Wednesday, May 3, 2006
A SANDHILL CRANE was reported from Maplewood Flats in North Vancouver.
A roadkilled CHUKAR was found in the 4500 block of Bradner Road
in Langley. This is presumed to be from a recent release, as there
are no established populations of CHUKARS in the Vancouver area.
Sightings for Tuesday, May 2, 2006
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW and a late TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE
were both seen at Burnaby Mountain Park in Burnaby.
Two VIRGINIA RAILS were present at the West Pond in Jericho Park,
Vancouver.
Sightings for Monday, May 1, 2006
A SOLITARY SANDPIPER, rare in spring, was seen near the
intersection of 208th Street and 102B Avenue in Langley.
A SANDHILL CRANE was present at the Country Meadows Golf
Course at 8400 No. 6 Road in Richmond, in an area where cranes
may once have nested but are rarely seen now.
At Marine Park in Blaine, Washington, birds seen included 15 WHIMBRELS, 4
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, and 18 CASPIAN TERNS as well as hundreds
of DUNLIN and WESTERN SANDPIPERS.
At Redwood Park on 20th Avenue in Surrey, migrants or newly-arrived
breeding birds included 2 WESTERN TANAGERS and singles of
HAMMOND'S and PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS and WILSON'S,
TOWNSEND'S, and BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS.
No sightings reported for Sunday, April 30th
Sightings for Saturday, April 29th:
Burnaby Mountain Park in Burnaby produced 1 male CALLIOPE
HUMMINGBIRD and 1 PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER.
A CHIPPING SPARROW was near the entrance gate at the Reifel Bird
Sanctuary in Delta.
Sightings for Friday, April 28th:
This afternoon a BLACK PHOEBE was discovered at the pond at Trinity
Western University on Glover Road in Langley. The bird called often
and was flycatching from perches over the water. The bird was seen
until at least 8:00 PM.
3 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and a WHIMBREL were seen at Blackie Spit in
Surrey.
A LONG-BILLED CURLEW was at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta
At Point Roberts, Washington the following birds were seen: 50 COMMON
MURRES, 40 RHINOCEROS AUKLETS, and 75 PACIFIC LOONS were off
Lighthouse Marine Park, and 6 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were seen
at Lily Point.
Two SANDHILL CRANES were at Beach Grove Lagoon in Delta.
Burnaby Mountain Park produced 4 BLACK-THROATED GRAY
WARBLERS, 3 TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS, 2 WILSON'S WARBLERS,
and 1 CASSIN'S VIREO.
No sightings reported for April 26th or 27th.
Sightings for Tuesday, April 25th:
2 VAUX'S SWIFTS were seen at Colony Farm in Coquitlam
A FRANKLIN'S GULL in alternate plumage was at the Reifel Bird
Sanctuary in Delta
10 MARBLED GODWITS were at Blackie Spit in South Surrey
Sightings for Monday, April 24th:
A HORNED LARK was found along the road at Grant Narrows in Pitt
Meadows
If you have any questions about birds or birding in the Vancouver
area, please call Wayne at (604) 597-7201, Viveka at 531-3401, or
Larry at 465-1402. Thank you for calling the Vancouver Rare Bird
Alert, and good birding.
For further information about birding in the Vancouver area, log
onto the Vancouver Natural History Society's website at
www.naturalhistory.bc.ca/VNHS/