This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Saturday, August 25 evening update.

Rare bird alert continues for the WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER.

Featured birds are GREAT EGRET, RED KNOT and RUDDY TURNSTONE.

Sightings for Saturday, August 25

The female WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER continues along Camp McKinney Road, E. of
Oliver. Cross the km 11 cattleguard on McKinney Rd and continue for a short
distance to the clearing on the left where there is a clump of Mullein
(approx km 11.8). The bird was observed at length this morning at 6:30 AM as
it fed on Mullein, called and flew from tree to tree. It was seen again in
the late afternoon but the bird is most reliable shortly after 6:00 AM. For
further information call the Okanagan Bird Alert at 250-491-7738.

Closer to home 2 GREAT EGRETS were reported today. One from Willband Creek
Park in Abbotsford along with a GREEN HERON and another Egret from Boundary
Bay south of the Boundary Bay Airport on the foreshore out from the
pumphouse between 72nd & 88th. Also seen between 104th & 108th were a RUDDY
TURNSTONE, RED KNOT, and a GOLDEN PLOVER.

Seen at Blackie Spit were a PURPLE MARTIN and a MERLIN.

A PEREGRINE FALCON was observed at Iona.

Friday, August 24

The female WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER was observed near km 11.8 on Camp
McKinney Road east of Oliver.

A PEREGRINE was sighted near the Port Mann Bridge.

A juvenile RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was observed at the Iona ponds.

Thursday, August 23

A GREEN HERON was reported from the east end of the display pond at
Ambleside Park in West Vancouver.

Three PURPLE MARTINS were seen flying over Burnaby's Deer Lake.

Sightings for Wednesday, August 22

The female WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER was sighted on Camp McKinney Rd. east of
Oliver BC.

An adult HEERMAN'S GULL and 100+ COMMON TERNS were seen from the Tsawwassen
Ferry Jetty.

The RED-NECKED PHALAROPE count on the Links CG pond seen from 72nd was 18.

Tuesday, August 21

There were 13 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES reported on the Links GC pond off 72ND.

Another 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES was reported from the Reifel Refuge.

Monday, August 20

Sightings reported from the Reifel Refuge included a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE,
WILSON'S PHALAROPE and a GREEN HERON.

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

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Larry Cowan
Port Coquitlam, BC
lawrencecowan at home.com