This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for
Thursday, September 4th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with
stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Featured bird is SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER

Sightings for September 4th

There were thousands of shorebirds at Boundary Bay, including the following
highlights: A SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER near the foot of 104th Street. Also at
this location were 100 BAIRD"S SANDPIPERS, a RUDDY TURNSTONE and 2 BANK
SWALLOWS. Near the foot of 96th were an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 2 RED KNOTS
and 14 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE.

At Burnaby Lake near the nature house were 4 GREEN HERONS.

At Serpentine Fen was a VIRGINIA RAIL.

September 3rd

At Boundary Bay, between 104th Street and 96th Street was a RED-NECKED STINT
among a few SEMI-PALMATED and WESTERN SANDPIPERS. The bird was flushed by a
Harrier and was last seen moving east. Also in the vicinity were one
juvenile SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER, over 100 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS and a LAPLAND
LONGSPUR.

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

Larry Cowan
Port Coquitlam, BC