Vancouver RBA for October 18, 2013‏

This is Nature Vancouver's Bird Alert for Friday, October 18th,
sponsored by Wild Birds Unlimited in Vancouver and North
Vancouver.

If you wish to report a rare, unusual or interesting bird, please phone the main number
at (604) 737-3074, press "2" for the rare bird reporting line, and follow
the instructions given there.


Thursday, October 17

6 ANCIENT MURRELETS and a PARASITIC JAEGER were seen at Lighthouse Marine Park in Point Roberts, WA.


Wednesday, October 16

3 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were located at Beaver Lake in Stanley Park, Vancouver.

150 CACKLING GEESE were seen at Serpentine Fen WMA in Surrey.


Tuesday, October 15

The BLACK-NECKED STILT and WILLET are still at White Rock beach near the pier.

2 WESTERN SCRUB JAYS are still present in Maple Ridge near 11953 221 St. at Dewdney Trunk Rd

The GREAT EGRET is still at the Pitt Lake marshes in Pitt Meadows.

2 HERMIT THRUSHES were seen at Hastings Park in east Vancouver.


Monday, October 14

The BLUE JAY is still being seen and moving across the Fraser River between MacDonald Beach Park on Sea Island and Blenheim St./Celtic Ave. in the Southlands area of Vancouver.

A YELLOW WAGTAL was seen at the estuary in Royston on Vancouver Island (seehttp://birding.bc.ca/ or http://bcbirdalert.blogspot.ca/ for details)

A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW and an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW were seen at Colony Farm Regional Park in Port Coquitlam.

Another CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was present at 1947 Fulton Ave. in West Vancouver.  Viewing in private back yard is allowed between 9am-6pm.

An AMERICAN DIPPER was seen just west of Simpson Bridge along the Southlands Bridal Trail from Celtic Ave and Carrington St. In Vancouver.

2-3 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS were seen at Pitt Lake along the dike.


Sunday, October 13

A HARRIS'S SPARROW was seen along the Southlands Bridle Trail in Vancouver along the Fraser River, accessed from Celtic and Carrington Streets. 

A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen at Colony Farm along the Pipeline Trail, and another at Lighthouse Marine Park in Point Roberts, WA.



For a summary of extremely rare bird sightings throughout British Columbia,
check "British Columbia Bird Alert" at http://bcbirdalert.blogspot.com .

A brief account of 31 of the best birding locations in the Vancouver area
can be found on the Nature Vancouver website at
http://www.naturevancouver.ca/Birding_Birding_Sites .