This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Thursday, August 20th, 11:55 pm
update.

Featured birds :
Great Egret
Green Heron
Snow Goose
Brant
Tufted Duck
Osprey
American Golden Plover
Black Oystercatcher
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Wandering Tattler
UPLAND SANDPIPER
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Red Knot
RUFOUS-NECKED STINT
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Parasitic Jaeger
Franklin's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Common Tern
CASSIN'S AUKLET
Common Nighthawk
XANTUS'S HUMMINGBIRD
Western Kingbird
House Wren
Crested Myna
Red-eyed Vireo
Northern Waterthrush
BREWER'S SPARROW
Lincoln's Sparrow

The female XANTUS' HUMMINGBIRD continues to be seen daily in Gibsons
although less frequently. Birders must phone ahead to arrange a time to
visit. Please call Lynn at 604 886-3338. Detailed directions will given on
a weekend update.

Sightings for Thursday, August 20th

An UPLAND SANDPIPER made a brief appearance on the NE pond at Iona before
flying further south. The following birds were observed from the Iona
Jetty: 8 WANDERING TATTLERS, a SNOW GOOSE, 1 BRANT, a PARASITIC JAEGER and
600+ COMMON TERN.

>From the foot of 112th 2 RED KNOT and a GREEN HERON were seen.

A HOUSE WREN brief visit to a backyard near 21st & 154th in Delta.

Wednesday, August 19th

A BREWER'S SPARROW was discovered on the Canfor Spit in broom near the log
dump. This is the spit starting just beyond the parking lot at Iona R.P.
Also seen was a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and a RED-EYED VIREO. A LINCOLN'S
SPARROW was seen at the sewage ponds and the TUFTED DUCK was again observed
on the outer pond. Six WANDERING TATTLERS were reported from the tip of the
Iona Jetty.

Six BLACK TURNSTONE and a FRANKLIN'S GULL were observed from the Tsawwassen
Jetty.

Another 2 FRANKLIN'S GULLS were seen at Point Roberts.

On a wire along 104th was a WESTERN KINGBIRD.

At Beach Grove were 1 WILSON'S PHALAROPE and 10 RED-NECKED PHALAROPE.

A possible RUFOUS-NECKED STINT was sighted at the foot of 112th on Boundary
Bay. Confirmation of this sighting is desired. Also from the foot of 112th
was a RUDDY TURNSTONE and a RED KNOT.

An OSPREY was observed over the Fraser River in New Westminster.

At Colony Farm was a COMMON NIGHTHAWK.

Tuesday, August 18th

A CASSIN'S AUKLET was seen in the morning from Point Roberts, Lighthouse
Park. Also reported were 3 FRANKLIN'S GULLS and 3 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES.

Beach Grove has sightings of 9 RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, a WILSON'S PHALAROPE,
a WANDERING TATTLER, and 30 COMMON TERNS.

The GREAT EGRET was reported from the Tsawwassen Jetty along with the
WILLET and 5 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS.

An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER and a RED KNOT were observed with a large flock
of BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS at the foot of 112th at Boundary Bay.

Seen at the Iona ponds was a SOLITARY SANDPIPER.

(NO SIGHTINGS FOR MONDAY)

Recent Vancouver locations for CRESTED MYNAS are Burrard & 2nd, Wylie &
2nd, Hudson and Marine and the south end of the Cambie St. Bridge

If you have a query about Vancouver birds or birding, please call

John 274-8777
Larry 942-0931

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