This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Wednesday July 10th, morning
update sponsored in part by the Wild Birds Unlimited stores in Vancouver
and
North Vancouver.

Featured bird is COMMON NIGHTHAWK

Species noted:

American Bittern [Colony Farm RP]
Green Heron [Colony Farm, Ambleside]
Ring-necked Duck [Grant Narrows]
Peregrine Falcon [Boundary Bay, Beach Grove]
Black-bellied Plover [Boundary Bay]
Black Oystercatcher [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Lesser Yellowlegs [112th]
Whimbrel [Tsawwassen Jetty]
Red Knot [Boundary Bay]
Western Sandpiper [Boundary Bay, Roberts Bank, Beach Grove]
Semipalmated Sandpiper [112th, Roberts Bank]
Least Sandpiper [112th, Roberts Bank, Beach Grove]
Long-billed Dowitcher [112th]
Common Nighthawk [New Westminster]
Hammond's Flycatcher [Grouse Mtn.]
Eastern Kingbird [Colony Farm]
Western Kingbird [Colony Farm]
Purple Martin [Rocky Point]
Hermit Thrush [Grouse Mtn.]
Townsend's Warbler [Grouse Mtn.
Lazuli Bunting [Colony Farm RP]

Sightings for Tuesday, July 9

There were 6 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS observed at 8th & 3rd Ave in New
Westminster.

At Colony Farm there were 1 LAZULI BUNTING, 1 EASTERN KINGBIRD, 1
AMERICAN BITTERN, and a GREEN HERON.

On Grouse Mountain along the Grouse Grind 8 TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS,
1 HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER & 10 HERMIT THRUSHES were seen.

At Ambleside Park in West Vancouver 1 immature GREEN HERON was
reported.

Monday, July 8

No sightings

Sunday, July 7

On the rising hightide at the Mansion at 96th Street was 1 adult
breeding plumaged RED KNOT with 70 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS. Also here were 2
Dowitchers of undetermined species, 100's of WESTERN SANDPIPERS and 1 adult
PEREGRINE FALCON. Nearby at the foot of 112th Street were 3 LESSER
YELLOWLEGS,
3 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 2000+ WESTERN SANDPIPERS with 30
SEMIPALMATED and 30 LEAST SANDPIPERS mixed in the group.

At Colony Farm 1 WESTERN KINGBIRD and 2 EASTERN KINGBIRDS were
reported.

In Katzie Marsh in Pitt Meadows a high number of 17 RING-NECKED DUCKS
were observed.

Saturday, July 6th

At the base of the Roberts Bank Coal Port Jetty at high tide were
5000+ WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 23 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS &
13 LEAST SANDPIPERS. Nearby at the Compensation Lagoon near the
tip of the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty were 2 WHIMBREL & 2 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS.

At Beach Grove Lagoon were 15 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 3 LEAST SANDPIPERS
and 1 PEREGRINE FALCON.

Friday, July 5th

At the Tsawwassen Compensation Lagoon were 1 WHIMBREL and 1 baby
BLACK OYSTERCATCHER. Nearby at the base of the Roberts
Bank Coal Port Jetty were 2500 WESTERN SANDPIPERS,
100 LEAST SANDPIPERS and 50 BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVERS. Working the area was an adult PEREGRINE FALCON.

At Rocky Point Park in Port Coquitlum were 3 PURPLE MARTINS.

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