This is the Vancouver, BC Bird Alert for Wednesday October 06th 9:30 pm
edition.

Highlights Include:

LITTLE STINT
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and out of town
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN


Other Species Noted:

Surfbird
Northwestern Crow (albino)
Sandhill Crane
Parasitic Jeager
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Northern Waterthrush
Harris' Sparrow
Northern Goshawk
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
American Golden Plovers
American White Pelican
Heermann's Gull
Spotted Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Caspian Tern
Barn Owl
Pacific Golden Plover
White -throated Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
Semipalmated Plovers
Western Meadowlark
Long-eared Owl
Western Tanager
Red Crossbill
Townsend's Warbler
Black-bellied Plover
Pectoral Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Osprey
Common Tern
Red Knot
Chipping Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Long-billed Curlew
Snow Goose
Turkey Vulture
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Sightings for Wednesday October 06th

The juvenile LITTLE STINT was again seen at the south jetty at Iona Island.
The bird was observed mid afternoon at high tide and briefly later in the
evening. Three hundred SURFBIRDS were also at the end of the jetty. Also
at Iona a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen from the north-east pond along
with a BAIRD'S and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER.

Elsewhere a WESTERN MEADOWLARK was seen on the strip of lawn bordering a
parking lot at Smyth and Expo Blvd. and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR was in the west
salt marsh at Maplewood Flats in north Vancouver.

Of interest, a completely albino NORTHWESTERN CROW was at 248th St and 64th
Ave in Langley.

Out of town 2 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were at Drayton Harbour in Blaine
Washington. The birds have appearently been there since Sept. 15th.


October 05th

A juvenile LITTLE STINT was seen at Iona Island at the end of the south
jetty around sunset. The bird was in the company with WESTERN SANDPIPERS
that later flew towards the sewage ponds.


October 04th

Eighteen SANDHILL CRANES were seen circling over the intersection of 24th
Ave and the King George Hwy. The birds were very vocal and eventually
headed south.

A PARASITIC JEAGER was spotted at the foot of 22nd in west Vancouver.

In a late report for Sunday, a possible SPOTTED OWL was heard at Beaver Lake
in Stanley Park at about 7:30 in the evening. After calling three times the
bird flew away.

A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was seen on Burnaby Mountain during a bird survey by
the Stoney Creek Environmentalists.


October 03rd

A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was seen at the Reifel Refuge along the east dike
trail in the marsh area.

A HARRIS' SPARROW was in Point Robert's at Lighthouse Park. Also in the
area were 8 VAUX'S SWIFTS, 7 TURKEY VULTURES, and a PARASITIC JEAGER. A
HEERMANN'S GULL was off this point, and a late SPOTTED SANDPIPER was along
the beach at Lilly Point.

The SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER was again seen at Iona Island in the north-east
sewage pond along with a BAIRD'S and a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. Two CASPIAN
TERNS were also in the area and a TURKEY VULTURE was over the causeway.

A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was at 96th st. off Ladner Trunk Rd in Delta. Also in
Delta a BARN OWL was in a Pacific crab apple tree west of the foot of 22nd
st.

Eighteen AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were in a field south of 36th Ave. midway
between 64th and 22nd st. Another 5 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS flew over the
base of the Coal Port Jetty at Robert's Bank. Also in the area were 75
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS.

An OSPREY was on the Arthur Laing Bridge and 19 SANDHILL CRANES flew over
24th Ave and the King George Highway in Surrey.

Out of town an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was on the flats of Peace Portal Drive
in Blaine (sp?) Washington.


October 02nd

One SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER was seen at the base of the Coal Port Jetty along
with 6 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS.

Two AMERICAN and 1 PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER were with BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS
half way up the jetty on the north side.

WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were seen on the Sasamot trail at Pacific Spirit
Park.

Two LAPLAND LONGSPURS were at Blackie Spit along with 1 WESTERN MEADOWLARK,
a LONG-EARED OWL and an OSPREY.

Highlights of the monthly bird survey at Maplewood Flats Sanctuary in north
Vancouver included: 147 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, one late WESTERN TANAGER, 4
TURKEY VULTURES and 25 RED CROSSBILLS. Most of these birds were easily seen
at the Sidalom (sp?) shoreline. Two OSPREYS were also in the area.

A late TOWNSEND'S WARBLER was at Jericho Park in trees just south of the
west pond.


October 01st

A SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER was seen in the afternoon and evening at Iona
Island
in the south east sewage pond with 33 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. Also in the area
were a late BAIRD'S, LEAST and 5 WESTERN SANDPIPERS.

Six SANDHILL CRANES were seen in the afternoon at 21st Ave. and 154th St.
in south
Surrey. They were heading south and vocalising all the way.

One LAPLAND LONGSPUR was at Blackie Spit immediately north of the parking
lot
in the weedy area. Also at Blackie Spit were an OSPREY and a LONG-BILLED
CURLEW.

Two COMMON TERNS were seen at Crescent Beach.

At Deer Lake Park in Burnaby, 2 OSPREY were seen fishing.


September 30th

Four RED KNOTS were at the foot of 96th st. Delta on the morning high tide.

Three late SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS were at the foot of 112th st.

A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen at the Big Wood Mud Flats in north Vancouver
just past the bridge running along the trail.


September 29th

The LONG-BILLED CURLEW is still at Blackie Spit.

Large numbers of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS are being seen, 75 were at Maplewood
Flats near the office for the second consecutive day.

Four CHIPPING SPARROWS were seen at Raven Creek Provincial Park on Pitt
Lake.

Three thousand SNOW GEESE were on Westham Island.



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