Subject: RBA Vancouver, BC -- Sept 2/03
Date: Sep 3 21:37:11 2003
From: Larry Cowan - lawrencecowan at shaw.ca


This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday,
September 2nd, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in
Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Rare Bird Alert for an out of town SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER

Sightings for September 2nd

At the mansion at Boundary Bay was a RUDDY TURNSTONE.

At Point Roberts, there were over 300 VAUX'S SWIFTS at Lily Point as well as
a PARASITIC JAEGER at Lighthouse Marine Park.

Out of town in UCLUELET, a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen on Lee Street,
which is in a subdivision 2 kilometers south of the junction heading toward
Ucluelet.

September 1st

Along the Nicomekl River, at Nico Wynd Golf Course in Surrey was a STILT
SANDPIPER.

Sunday, August 31st

Three Red-necked Phalaropes were at Reifel along with 1 Green Heron, a
Black-crowned Night-Heron, 4 Baird's Sandpipers and 7 Sandhill Cranes.

A Nashville Warbler was at Blackie's Spit.

In a late report for Saturday, 4 Common Nighthawks were over Harwood Park in
Burnaby.

Saturday, August 30th

A Long-billed Curlew was seen in a grass field 200 meters east of 104th
Street in Delta.

The Willet was at the base of the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty, and 2 Marbled
Godwits and the Whimbrel were further down the jetty at the Compensation
Lagoon.

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For further information on birding in the Vancouver area log onto the
Vancouver Natural History Society's web site at
http://www.naturalhistory.bc.ca/

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

Larry Cowan
Port Coquitlam, BC