Subject: RBA Vancouver, BC -- Aug 05/02
Date: Aug 5 11:32:20 2002
From: Larry Cowan - lawrencecowan at shaw.ca


This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Monday August
5th, morning update sponsored in part by the Wild
Birds Unlimited Stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

The feature bird is WANDERING TATTLER

Sightings for Monday, August 5th

14 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, 6 SANDHILL CRANES, 1
WHIMBREL and 1 AMERCIAN BITTERN were seen on the
morning walk at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary.

Sunday, August 4th

At Point Roberts was one JAEGER SPECIES and one
breeding plumage DUNLIN.

At the Tsawassen ferry jetty were 6 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS including juvenile birds. 2 OSPREY
continue to be seen along the Coal Port Jetty.

The 2 WANDERING TATTLERS continue to be seen at Iona
along the south jetty along the rocks before the tip.

Friday, August 2nd

The 2 WANDERING TATTLERS were again at the tip of the
Iona South Jetty. Look for them on the rocks 150m
before the large concrete building at the end on the north side.

In the Inner Ponds there were 700 WESTERN SANDPIPERS,
250 LEAST SANDPIPERS,10 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 15
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS & 15 LESSER YELLOWLEGS.

At the base of the Roberts Bank Coal Port Jetty were
10 RED KNOTS and 40 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES.


Thursday, August 1st

At the tip of the Iona South Jetty today 2 adult
breeding plumaged WANDERING TATTLERS spent the day
sitting on the rocks at the end. The Inner Ponds at
Iona had 1 juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, 4 PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS, 150 juvenile WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 22
juvenile SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 65 juvenile LEAST
SANDPIPERS and 1 adult PEREGRINE FALCON.

Wednesday, July 31

The Iona Island Sewage Ponds had 2 juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS,5 adult
LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHERS, 1 adult GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 2 juvenile
LESSER YELLOWLEGS and many juvenile peeps.

Tuesday, July 30

At Colony Farm a family of LAZULI BUNTINGS were along
Colony Farm Road behind the Old Aboandoned houses.

In Vancouver at 1st and Wylie there were still 2
CRESTED MYNAS these are possibly the only remaining
birds left in our area.


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

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