This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Saturday July 13th, evening
update sponsored in part by the Wild Birds Unlimited Stores in Vancouver
and North Vancouver.

The feature bird is RED KNOT

Sightings for Saturday, July 13

At the foot of 88th Street in Boundary Bay on the rising high tide
were 6 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 150 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 12 Dowitchers and 1
RED KNOT in full breeding plumage. Also present were 100s of peeps.

At Musqueum Park in Vancouver were a pair of BARRED OWLS.

At the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty were 20 BLACK TURNSTONES, 300 WESTERN
SANDPIPERS, 8 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and 50 LEAST SANDPIPERS.

Friday, July 12

At the East 22nd Avenue Sky Train Station in Vancouver were 2 COMMON
NIGHTHAWKS.

Thursday, July 11
No sightings

Wednesday, July 10

At Iona Island Sewage Ponds on the evening hightide 300+ WESTERN
SANDPIPERS, 15 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 30 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 1 LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHER, 5 juvenile SPOTTED SANDPIPERS and 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER
were all reported on the Inner Ponds.

At Colony Farm in Port Coquitlum 1 male LAZULI BUNTING was reported
along the powerlines behind the abandoned buildings along Colony Farm Rd.
Also in the area was 1 AMERICAN BITTERN and 1 female PURPLE MARTIN.

Wednesday, July 10
No sightings

Tuesday, July 9

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

At Colony Farm 1 LAZULI BUNTING, 1 EASTERN KINGBIRD, 1 AMERICAN
BITTERN & 1 GREEN HERON were reported.

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

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

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

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

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