The last couple of days a Black Phoebe, a rare visitor in this area, and a Sora had been seen at Jericho Park in Vancouver. Unfortunately I was not able to get there until this morning. As is the case with a lot of migrants, they may not stay long. After a few hours of moving back and forth between the ponds where both birds had been seen, there was no sign of either of them.
While passing the time there were a few Northern Flickers foraging in the grass.
Along with some American Robins.
There are always gulls around here, but a little out of the ordinary was this California Gull.
It too was spending time in the grass, but I also managed these when it was in the pond.