This is the Vancouver, BC Bird Alert for Monday August 23rd, 9:45pm
update.

Species Noted:

HUDSONIAN GODWIT
PURPLE MARTIN
Heermann's Gull
Rhinoceros Auklet
Red-necked Phalarope
Harlequin Duck
Red Crossbill
Parasitic Jeager
Vaux's Swift
White-tailed Kite
Brown Pelican
Willet
Whimbrel
Black Oystercatcher
Long-billed Curlew
American White Pelican
American Kestrel
Brant
Semi-palmated Sandpiper
Osprey
American Golden Plover
Solitary Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Baird's Sandpiper
Franklin's Gull
Peregrine Falcon
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
Bank Swallow

Monday August 23rd

A juvenile HODSONIAN GODWIT was seen briefly during this afternoon's high
tide west of the foot of 96th St. Delta. The bird was easily seen from a
channel adjacent to the mansion however, it could not be relocated later in
the evening.

The lower mainland's birding scene remains to be generally quite though
there is an indication of a movement of small passerines through the region.
The only sightings reported today were 4 PURPLE MARTINS at Maplewood Flats
north Vancouver and about 50 RED CROSSBILLS feeding on kelp at the same
location.

August 22nd

Reports from Point Roberts included 2 HEERMANN'S GULLS and a RHINOCEROS
AUKLET at Lilly Point. Five RED-NECKED PHALAROPES at Lighthouse Marine Park
and a total of 56 HARLEQUIN DUCKS from west of the marina.

A breeding plumaged EARED GREBE and small numbers of returning HORNED GREBES
were reported from the south jetty at Iona and a TURKEY VULTURE was seen
over 208th St. Langley


August 21st

A PARASITIC JEAGER was seen off Light house Marine Park Point Roberts and a
RED NECKED PHALAROPE was observed in flight over the inner ponds at Iona.

Of interest, although out of our checklist range is a report out of Sumas WA
of 41 VAUX'S SWIFTS entering a chimney on the Cuspin Broker's Bldg. during a
20 min. period.

August 20th

The following birds were reported from the Robert's Bank Jetty, AMERICAN
WHITE PELICAN, OSPREY, an AMERICAN KESTREL, and from the north side, 260
CASPIAN TERNS.

The nearby Tsawwassen Jetty produced 6 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS and a BRANT. A
SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER was at Beach Grove Lagoon and two BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS
were at Iona.

A LONG-BILLED CURLEW and two PURPLE MARTINS were reported from Blackie Spit.

August 19th
A breeding plumaged HUDSONIAN GODWIT was discovered at about 1:30 pm in the
west field of the Reifel Bird Sanctuary.

Other more regular long-legged waders currently reported in the checklist
area include a WILLET at the base of the Tsawwassen Jetty, and from Blackie
Spit a LONG-BILLED CURLEW and several WIMBREL.

There was a late report from out of town of a WHITE-TAILED KITE seen
yesterday at the Rocky Point banding station on southern Vancouver Island.
Unfortunately, Rocky Point is a military reserve and not open to the public.
Mainland birders will be carefully scanning local shorelines during the next
few weeks with the news of good numbers of BROWN PELICANS are now being
seen off Port Renfrew on southwest Vancouver Island.

In other sightings for today a TURKEY VULTURE was seen in over flight at
29th Ave. and 232 St. Langley, and an immature PEREGRINE FALCON was along
the Boundary Bay dike at 112 St.

>From Brunswick Point Ladner, came an unusual report of two PEREGRINE
FALCONS
in active pursuit of RING-BILLED and GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULLS seemingly
oblivious to the shorebird flock.

Wednesday August 18th
A juvenile FRANKLIN'S GULL was at Pitt Lake and 26 COMMON TERNS were seen
from the White Rock Pier.

August 17th
There was a late report of a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE with a party of 27
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS at the foot of Piper Avenue at Burnaby Lake. The
birds were on mudflats at the end of the boardwalk. A BANK SWALLOW was
seen at the Iona Ponds.

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