Subject: RBA Vancouver, BC -- August 19/02
Date: Aug 19 22:26:20 2002
From: Larry Cowan - lawrencecowan at shaw.ca


This is the VNHS Vancouver Bird Alert for Monday
August 19th, evening update sponsored in part by the
Wild Birds Unlimited Stores in Vancouver and North
Vancouver.

The featured bird is REEVE.

Species noted:

RUFF (female-REEVE) [Reifel]
Peregrine Falcon [Iona, Boundary Bay]
STILT SANDPIPER [Tsawassen, Iona, Boundary Bay]
FRANKLIN'S GULL [Tsawassen, Iona]
MARBLED GODWIT [Boundary Bay]
Lesser Yellowlegs [numerous locations]
Solitary Sandpiper [Boundary Bay]
Baird's Sandpiper [Boundary Bay]
Western Sandpiper [numerous locations]
Semipalmated Sandpiper [numerous locations]
Least Sandpiper [numerous locations]
Red-necked Phalarope [Iona]
Caspian Tern [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Common Tern [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Black Turnstones [Coal Port Jetty]
Osprey [Tsawwassen]
White-tailed Ptarmigan [Mt. Cheam]

Sightings for Monday, August 19th.

There was a late report of a female RUFF known as
a REEVE sighted in the house pond at the Reifel Bird
Sanctuary last seen on Sunday evening.

At the Surrey Lake outflow pond was a SOLITARY
SANDPIPER.

At Tsawassen ferry terminal was 1 juvenile FRANKLINS
GULL, one female HARLEQUIN DUCK and 3 juvenile
BLACK TURNSTONES.

At Boundary bay on the mudflats were 500 BLACK
BELLIED PLOVERS.

At the Mansion at the foot of 112th street in Delta
were two GOLDEN PLOVERS, 1 STILT SANDPIPER and
one RED-NECKED PHALAROPE.

Sunday, August 18th.

The REEVE was in the house pond at the Reifel
Refuge. There was 1 STILT SANDPIPER and 12 RED-NECKED
PHALAROPES at the Reifel Bird Refuge.

There were 2 juvenile FRANKLINS gulls at the end
of the Tsawassen ferry Jetty.

There were 4 STILT SANDPIPERS at Iona island
sewage ponds with many shorebird species.
In the 6900 block of Bradner Rd in Abbotsford was
a Green Heron.

Saturday August 17th.

There were 2 FRANKLIN'S GULLS reported: one
adult flying over the Iona sewage ponds and one
immature along the end of the Tsawassen ferry jetty
on the south side sitting with BONAPARTES GULLS.

Two AMERCIAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were seen at the foot
of 96th street in Delta with one SOLITARY SANDPIPER.
Also, there was one MARBLED GODWIT at the foot of
72nd street in Delta. There were 2 STILT SANDPIPERS
seen near the mansion at the foot of 112th street.
There were also reports of large groups of BAIRDS
SANDPIPERS and SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS.

There were 3 STILT SANDPIPERS and 13 RED-NECKED
PHALAROPES at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary.

At the Tsawassen ferry terminal today was one
COMMON TERN sitting with the FRANKLIN'S GULL and
over 100 BONAPARTES GULLS and 3 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS
at the end of the ferry terminal near the pay parking
on the south side. The WILLET in breeding plumage
was still along the south side base of the Tsawwassen
jetty. A SURFBIRD was reported on the jetty and an
OSPREY was on pilings between the Tsawwassen jetty
and the coal port jetty.

At Beach Grove lagoon in Tsawwassen were 3 STILT
SANDPIPERS among many shorebirds including LESSER
YELLOWLEGS and dozens of CASPIAN TERNS were sitting
on the beach.

Along the coal port jetty were 10 BLACK TURNSTONES.

August 16th.

Out of town at Cheam Peak East of Chilliwack was
one hen WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN and 5 juveniles.
A trail to Cheam Peak leads off the Chipmunk Cr
forest service road off of Chilliwack Lake Rd.
Enquire locally for directions or at the Wild Bird
Habitat store in Chilliwack (604) 792 1239 email
from their website at www.wildbirdstore.com

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

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From: "Mitch Meredith" <mitchbirding at yahoo.com>

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