Recent Birding April,May 2015

I had a few FOY(first of year) species and witnessed a Bald Eagle preying on Glaucous-winged Gull in the past month, as spring arrived. Many species that I have never seen before were recorded, including Red-eyed Vireo, Swamp Sparrow and Green Heron, but I wasn't able able to find any.

April 3rd 2015 at Jericho Beach

Bathing Northwestern Crow 

April 5th, 2015 at Maplewood

Bald Eagle

 At around 11:40 a.m., an adult bald eagle suddenly attacked a Glaucous-winged Gull on east beach. I didn't notice the gull before it was attacked so I'm not certain if it was injured.

then the eagle left the gull barely alive on the beach for some reason.

Later in the day when I came back to check the beach again at 3:15 p.m., a juvenile eagle had already almost finished eating the gull. 

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

April 11th, 2015 at Reifel

Red-winged Blackbird

Sandhill Crane

Trumpeter Swan

the bird was by itself instead of being in a flock

May 2nd, 2015 at QE Park

Did not see the chipping sparrows that were seen in the early morning, but the common warblers were plentiful. It seemed like the broad-leaf trees in the park were hosting a lot of caterpillars; every few seconds, a warbler would just pick up one.

Orange-crowned Warbler

Male Yellow-rumped Warbler

(Audubon's)

May 3rd, 2015 at Boundary Bay

Semipalmated Plover

One of my FOY

Off topic: goats watch doors?

 At Iona Beach

Red-winged Blackbird

 Osprey
another of my FOY

 May 4th,2015 at Maplewood

Blue-winged Teals

FOY