This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Friday, August 23, morning update
sponsored in part by Wild Bird Unlimited Stores in Vancouver and
North Vancouver.

RARE BIRD ALERT OUT OF TOWN for NORTHERN PARULA

Species noted:

Green Heron [Reifel]
Harlequin Duck [Grebe Islets, Tsawwassen Jetty]
Turkey Vulture [Reifel]
Osprey [Surrey]
Merlin [Reifel]
Peregrine Falcon [Reifel]
Black-bellied Plover [Boundary Bay]
Golden Plover (species) [Boundary Bay]
Black Oystercatcher [Grebe Islets]
Solitary Sandpiper [Surrey]
Black Turnstone [Grebe Islets, Tsawwassen Jetty]
Ruff [Reifel]
Stilt Sandpiper [Reifel, Boundary Bay]
Wilson's Phalarope [Beach Grove]
Red-necked Phalarope [Reifel, Boundary Bay]
Franklin's Gull [Tswaaseen Jetty]
Hutton's Vireo [Reifel]
NORTHERN PARULA [Victoria]

Sightings for Friday, August 23

RARE BIRD ALERT! Out of Town in an off limits area to the public
a female NORTHERN PARULA was banded this morning RPBO!
The consitutes the third record for the Province. For more
information please call the Victoria Bird Alert at 604 592-3381.

Thursday, August 22

The following species were reported from the Reifel Refuge:
1 juvenile HUDSONIAN GODWIT, 4 juvenile STILT SANDPIPERS,
11 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, 1 GREEN HERON, 1 MERLIN.
1 PEREGRINE FALCON & 1 TURKEY VULTURE.

On a boat trip to the Bird and Grebe Islets in West Vancouver the
following birds were reported: 17 HARLEQUIN DUCKS,
7 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS & 1 BLACK TURNSTONE.

In Surrey near Green Timbers Park an OSPREY was observed.

Wednesday, August 21

At Beach Grove Lagoon at the foot of 12th Ave in Tsawwassen
1 WILSON'S PHALAROPE was observed.

Tuesday, August 20

No Sightings

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.

Thank-you for calling the Vancouver Bird Alert and Good Birding!

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From: "larusivory" <novaeseelandiae at hotmail.com>

For more information about birding in the Vancouver area visit the
Vancouver Natural History Society's web site at www.naturalhistory.bc.ca