This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for
Sunday, August 17, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with
stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

The featured birds are Stilt Sandpiper and Black-crowned Night Heron.

Sightings for Sunday, August 17:
Reifel had 2 Stilt Sandpipers, 2 Bullock's Orioles, 1 Black-crowned
Night Heron and a Bank Swallow.

There were up to 8 Baird's Sandpipers at Iona.

Friday, August 15:
> 2 Marbled Godwits were at the Compensation Lagoon on the Tsawwassen
> Ferry Jetty.
> A Merlin was at 3rd Avenue and 8th Street in New Westminster.
>
> Wednesday, August 13:
> Reifel had 2 Bullock's Orioles, 2 Western Tanagers, 1 MacGillivray's
> Warbler and a Hammond's and Olive-sided Flycatcher.
> Another Olive-sided flycatcher was at Pine Crescent and 34th Avenue
> in Vancouver.
>
> Tuesday, August 12:
> Iona had 1 female MacGillivray's and 1 female Wilson's Warbler, 10
> Yellow Warblers, 1 Warbling Vireo and 1 juvenile Bank Swallow.
> 4 Common Nighthawks were at White Cliff Park.
>
> End Transcript
>
> For further information on birding in the Vancouver area log onto the
> Vancouver Natural History Society's web site at
> www.naturalhistory.bc.ca


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