This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Wednesday, August
28, evening update sponsored in part by Wild Bird
Unlimited Stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

The Feature bird is HUDSONIAN GODWIT.

Sightings for Wednesday, August 28th.

At the Iona Sewage ponds were 2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS,
10 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 5 BANK SWALLOWS, 50 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, 200 WESTERN SANDPIPERS AND 1 JUVENILE
PECTORAL SANDPIPER. At the end of the south Jetty
at Iona were 800 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 2 HORNED LARKS
and of note were about 30 Orcas including 3 bulls
feeding on salmon.

At the Refel Refuge in Delta was a HUDSONIAN GODWIT
which has been present for 5 days in the house
pond. Other species seen at the refuge include
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, VAUX'S
SWIFT, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, YELLOW WARBLER,
WARBLING VIREO, EVENING GROSBEAK AND ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER. There was also 1 STILT SANDPIPER, 1
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE and many LESSER YELLOWLEGS.

Along the Tsawwassen ferry jetty were 7 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS and 1 JUVENILE FRANKLIN'S GULL.

At Admiralty Point in Belcarra was a pair of RED
CROSSBILLS and a TOWNSEND'S WARBLER.

Tuesday, August 27th.

The HUDSONIAN GODWIT was seen at the Reifel Refuge.
Also present were 3 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, 90
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 1 STILT SANDPIPER, 1
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, 100 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 1
PEREGRINE FALCON.

Along the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty was 1 HEERMAN'S GULL
and 1 FRANKLIN'S GULL.

Monday, August 26th.

At Grant Narrow's was 1 TURKEY VULTURE, 4 EASTERN
KINGBIRDS, 2 SANDHILL CRANES AND 2 OSPREY.

At Elgin Heritage park in South Surry were 55 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 STILT SANDPIPER and
3 DOWITCHERS.

Over the south Fraser River were 3 BLACK SWIFTS.

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

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

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