This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for
Monday,August 11, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with
stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

The featured birds are STILT SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED CURLEW and
NASHVILLE WARBLER.

Sightings for Sunday, August 10:
Reifel had 2 GREEN HERONS and a NASHVILLE WARBLER.

Saturday, August 9:
Reifel had a juvenile STILT SANDPIPER and a juvenile RED-NECKED PHALAROPE in
the west field. A LONG-BILLED CURLEW was on the golf course near 72nd
Street in Delta.

Friday, August 8:
Four BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 7 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS and 3 OSPREY were
seen between 104th and 112th Street in Delta.

The Compensation Lagoon on the Tsawwassen Jetty had 2 MARBLED GODWITS and
300 CASPIAN TERNS.

Thursday, August 7:
A RED-NECKED STINT was seen at 3:45pm and again at 5:40pm at the foot
of 104th Street in Boundary Bay. Also in the area was a RED KNOT.

Reifel had 1 RED-NECKED and 2 WILSON'S PHALAROPE.

One BANK SWALLOW was at Iona Island and 3 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were over
Scott Road and 68th Street in Surrey.

Wednesday, August 6:
One AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was at the foot of 104th Street in Boundary
Bay.

The highlight of a boat trip around the Grebe and Bird Islets was 60
SURFBIRDS.

Tuesday, August 5:
The immature BROAD-WINGED HAWK was seen on a pylon north of the
Dinsmore Bridge, close to the airport side of the river.

One COMMON NIGHTHAWK was at Maplewood Mud Flats in North Vancouver.

End Transcript

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www.naturalhistory.bc.ca

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Larry Cowan
Port Coquitlam, BC
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