This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Bird Alert for Tuesday,
October 1st, October 2nd morning update, sponsored in part by the Wild Birds
Unlimited stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Rare Bird Alert for BROAD-WINGED HAWK. Other featured bird is RUFF.

Sightings for Tuesday, October 1st

Along Highway 10 in Panorama Ridge, near Watershed Park, an adult
BROAD-WINGED HAWK was seen among a group of 14 TURKEY VULTURES in overflight
heading east.

At the foot of 104th, Boundary Bay were 30 LAPLAND LONGSPURS while at the
foot of 112th, there was an OSPREY.

>From Iona comes the report of a juvenile RUFF and 6 SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPERS.

Another SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER was at Reifel along with a STILT SANDPIPER, 2
BARN SWALLOWS and a PEREGRINE FALCON.

At Burnaby Mountain Park were a NORTHERN PYGMY OWL, a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE
and an OSPREY. Nearby, at a feeder near Sumas and Holdom in Burnaby, was a
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, while near Lougheed Mall, a PILEATED WOODPECKER and
4 TURKEY VULTURES were seen.

Out of town at Green Lake in Whistler, 10 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES were seen.

On September 30th, there were 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE near #2 Road and
English Drive in Richmond and at Reifel, there was a STILT SANDPIPER, an
OSPREY and an AMERICAN KESTREL.

Monday, September 30th

Seen at the south end of Harrison Lake were two SNOW BUNTINGS.

At the Iona Ponds were a juvenile RUFF and two SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPERS.

A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was at Burnaby Lake Park along the main trail after
the 3rd bridge on the right hand side in dogwood bushes.

At the foot of 104th Street in Delta there were an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER
and a MARBLED GODWIT, while the Robert's Bank coal port jetty had 7 RED
KNOTS.

Sunday, September 29th

A juvenile RED PHALAROPE was seen just west of the foot of 88th Street in
Delta along with 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS.

At the north side of the Robert's Bank coal port jetty there were 2 juvenile
SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPERS, 2 juvenile PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVERS, 1 AMERICAN
GOLDEN PLOVER and 1 HORNED LARK.

At Reifel 2 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were at the north end of the east dyke
trail at the short trail into the north blind.

A PARASITIC JAEGER and a BRANDT'S CORMORANT were off the Tsawwassen
Ferry Jetty.

In an out of town late report for Saturday: a first year LITTLE GULL and a
PALM WARBLER were seen at the Rocky Point banding station on Vancouver
Island, while nearby with a large group of TURKEY VULTURES was a
BROAD-WINGED HAWK and a juvenile GOLDEN EAGLE.

Thank you and good birding.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Calvin Gehlen" <calvin at inisystems.com>