This is the Vancouver, B.C. Bird Alert for Saturday, August 22nd, 9:30 am
Sunday update.

Featured birds:
Brandt's Cormorant
Green Heron
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Brant
Ring-necked Duck
Tufted Duck
Harlequin Duck
Osprey
Peregrine Falcon
Black Oystercatcher
Wandering Tattler
UPLAND SANDPIPER
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Surfbird
Red Knot
Baird's Sandpiper
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Parasitic Jaeger
Franklin's Gull
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
Common Nighthawk
XANTUS'S HUMMINGBIRD
Western Kingbird
Purple Martin
Bank Swallow
House Wren
Crested Myna
AMERICAN REDSTART
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 Saturday, August 22nd

On a boat tour of the Bird & Grebe Islets in West Vancouver were 9 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS, 10 BLACK TURNSTONES, 32 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, and 29 SURFBIRDS.

At the foot of 112th, Boundary Bay were 12 CASPIAN TERN, 10 GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE in over flight and a GREEN HERON.

Another GREEN HERON was reported from Blackie Spit.

The Phalarope population at Beach Grove was 9 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES and 1
WILSON'S PHALAROPE. Also reported here were 2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS.

Seen from the Tsawwassen Jetty were 30 BLACK TURNSTONES, a WANDERING
TATTLER, 1 SURFBIRD, 2 CASPIAN TERN and 3 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS.

Near the Point Robert's marina was a RUDDY TURNSTONE. Observed at
Lighthouse Park were a FRANKLIN'S GULL and a WANDERING TATTLER.

Sighted from the tip of the Iona Jetty were 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS, 5
WANDERING TATTLERS, a BRANT, an imm. FRANKLIN'S GULL, and 5 BRANDT'S
CORMORANTS. On the outer pond was a RING-NECKED DUCK and over the inner
ponds were a juv and adlt PEREGRINE FALCONS and 10 BANK SWALLOWS were
observed over the inner ponds. From Iona's Canfor Point which is the area
East of the Treatment Facility Eastward to MacDonald Beach were a WESTERN
KINGBIRD and an AMERICAN REDSTART.

Friday, August 21st

A flock of 13 PURPLE MARTINS was observed at Deer Lake Park.

The Tsawwassen Jetty had sightings of a WANDERING TATTLER, 5 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS, an OSPREY and a GREEN HERON.

Another GREEN HERON was reported from the twin ponds area of Point Roberts.

Thursday, August 20th

An UPLAND SANDPIPER made a brief appearance on the NE pond at Iona before
flying further south. The following birds were also 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 made brief visit to a backyard near 21st & 154th in Surrey.

Wednesday, August 19th

A BREWER'S SPARROW was discovered on the Canfor Spit in large stand of
broom. Also seen were a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and a RED-EYED VIREO. A
LINCOLN'S SPARROW was seen at the sewage ponds and a TUFTED DUCK was 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.

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

Sighted at the foot of 112th on Boundary Bay were a RUDDY TURNSTONE and a
RED KNOT.

At Colony Farm was a COMMON NIGHTHAWK.

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 please call

John 274-8777 Larry 942-0931

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