This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Bird Alert for
Sunday, July 27, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with
stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Rare bird alert for LITTLE STINT.

Sightings for Sunday, July 27:
Rare bird alert for a LITTLE STINT.

A adult LITTLE STINT in breeding plumage was located at Iona Island
in the southwest sewage pond at 5:30 in the afternoon and was present
until sunset.

Two Green Herons were at Serpentine Fen in Surrey.

Reifel had 1 juvenile Red-necked Phalarope at the west dyke and a
Great-horned Owl at the mid dyke.

Friday, July 25:
An adult Franklin's Gull going into basic plumage was seen on Sea
Island at the corner of Agar Road and Inglis Road, where the park
meets the Fraser, on some logs with about 30 Ring-billed and
California Gulls.

Two Turkey Vultures were over 208th Street and Allard Crescent in North
Langley.

Thursday, July 24:
A pair of Lazuli Buntings was seen in Maple Ridge at the 216th dyke
in the nursery at the blueberry patch.

A Turkey Vulture was seen northwest of Lougheed Mall.

Wednesday, July 23:
In a report for Tuesday, the immature Broad-winged Hawk was relocated
in Richmond at River Road and the Dunsmuir Bridge, and the bird was
later seen to fly towards the airport.

One Red Knot and the first juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper were seen at
Boundary Bay.

Turkey Vultures were seen over Campbell Valley Park and northwest of
Lougheed Mall.

Monday, July 21:
One Red-breasted Sapsucker and a Pileated Woodpecker were seen
northwest of Lougheed Mall.

Sunday, July 20:
Reifel had 3 Snow Geese, 2 Bank Swallows and 1 Trumpeter Swan.

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Larry Cowan
Port Coquitlam, BC
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