This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Wednesday July 29 9:15 PM update.

To report call: (604) 737-3074

Rare bird alert for Laughing Gull

If you have a report, please leave your name, telephone number & the date
of your sighting. This information is very important for our records. If
you want to skip the update, press the '2' button on your touch-tone
telephone; otherwise please wait until the end of this update to leave your
message.

The female XANTUS' HUMMINGBIRD continues to be seen daily in Gibsons. The
homeowner requests that birders phone ahead to arrange a time to visit and
to obtain directions. Please call Lynn at 604 886-3338.

Birds Mentioned

Green Heron
Brant
Oldsquaw
Tufted Duck
Osprey
American Kestral
Merlin
Black Oystercatcher
Willet
Long-billed Curlew
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Red-necked Phalarope
Heermann's Gull
LAUGHING GULL
XANTUS' HUMMINGBIRD
Black Swift
Common Nighthawk
Purple Martin
Grey Catbird

Sightings for Wednesday, July 29

In a late reports for Tuesday, an immature LAUGHING GULL was seen with
RING-BILLED GULLS on the mudflats south of the Iona south jetty. The bird
flew off towards the south.

Five BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS and a BRANT were seen form the Tsawwassen Jetty.
A COMMON NIGHTHAWK and 3 BLACK SWIFTS were at the N Vancouver Cemetery.

Sightings for Tuesday, July 28

Blackie Spit had a LONG-BILLED CURLEW and two PURPLE MARTINS. Two
RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were at Beach Grove lagoon at the foot of 12th in
Tsawwassen. An OSPREY was seen at Village Park in Langley.

Iona had a GREEN HERON over the outflow pond and 2 HEERMANN'S GULLS on the
Jetty. An AMERICAN KESTRAL was seen near Shannon Road on Sea Island.

In late reports, a female Oldsquaw was seen from the Iona Jetty on Monday
and a Merlin was seen from the Foreshore at the south foot of Dunbar on
Saturday.

Sightings for Monday, July 27

The duck seen in Abbotsford and thought to be a possible immature
Black-bellied Whistling Duck has been confirmed as a hybrid.

Sightings for Sunday, July 26

A GREY CATBIRD could still be found at Blackie Spit and the Willet has
returned to the base of the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty.

At Iona Island 16 HEERMANN'S GULLS were at the tip of the south jetty, and
the outer pond had a TUFTED DUCK and a MERLIN. Low wader numbers included
200 to 300 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 30 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 5 SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPERS, 2 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS and 1 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER.

In a late report for Saturday a RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen with BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVERS in a field at the end of 88th Street in Delta on the west side.

If you have a query about Vancouver Birds or birding please call:
John 274-8777

Thank you for calling the Vancouver Bird Alert & good birding.

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John Chandler
Alandale Training Corporation
Richmond, BC, Canada
Phone: 604-274-8777
email: chandler at uniserve.com