This is the Vancouver, BC Bird Alert for Wednesday, August 30, 10:30 pm
update.

Featured birds are NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and out of town RUFF.

Species mentioned:

American Bittern
Green Heron
Mute Swan
Turkey Vulture
FERRUGINOUS HAWK
Black Oystercatcher
Willet
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Black Turnstone
Red Knot
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Ruff
Red-necked Phalarope
Parasitic Jaeger
Heermann's Gull
Common Nighthawk
Eastern Kingbird
Purple Martin
American Dipper
Crested Myna
Northern Waterthrush
VESPER SPARROW
LARK BUNTING

Sightings Wednesday, August 30

A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was discovered in Stanley Park at the west end of
Lost Lagoon near the wooden bridge.

Out of town at the Tofino Sewage ponds was a RUFF. In the same location but
seen on Tuesday the 28th was a LARK BUNTING. For more information on these
2 birds call the Victoria Bird Alert at 250-592-3381.

Blackie Spit continues to be the location for a juvenile LONG-BILLED CURLEW.

Again reported from the Tsawwassen Jetty were 4 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS, 2
BLACK TURNSTONES, the WILLET at the base and the MARBLED GODWIT at the
compensation lagoon.

>From the Iona sewage ponds came the report of 8 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 1
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER and a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE.

Tuesday, August 29

A GREEN HERON was seen at West Vancouver's Ambleside Parks display ponds.

Monday, August 28

No reports

Sunday, August 27

Two AMERICAN BITTERN and 3 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen at Colony Farm.

Saturday, August 26

A possible FERRUGINOUS HAWK was reported soaring near the intersection of
101 & 104th in Surrey north of Green Timbers Park.

Point Roberts was the location for a HEERMANN'S GULL.

Seven MUTE SWANS, 4 adult and 3 juveniles were seen at Grant Narrows RP.
Along Pitt Meadows Rannie Rd. were 3 EASTERN KINGBIRDS and a TURKEY VULTURE.

Friday, August 25

An AMERICAN DIPPER was seen on Lynn Creek, North Vancouver between Arbor
Lynn & the old Premier Landfill site.

A RED KNOT along with a GREEN HERON was seen from the Boundary Bay dike near
the Mansion. A juvenile GREEN HERON was seen in the slough behind the Wild
Bird Trust building at Maplewood in North Vancouver.

At Blackie Spit were 2 juvenile PURPLE MARTINS and the LONG-BILLED CURLEW.

The Tsawwassen Jetty was the location for a MARBLED GODWIT and 6 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS. Another 2 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were reported from West
Vancouver's Grebe Islets.

A PARASITIC JAEGER was seen at Point Roberts.

Thursday, August 24

An immature VESPER SPARROW was sighted on the Iona Jetty between the 2
shelters. The bird was foraging in the rocks on the north side of the
jetty.

>From Burnaby Lake came the report of 2 PURPLE MARTINS.

TURKEY VULTURES were seen east of the Port Mann Bridge over Hwy #1 and 2
near Barnston Island.

Out of town birders looking for CRESTED MYNAS should try their luck at Wylie
& 1st in Vancouver.

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