This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Friday,
September 5th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in
Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Featured bird is AMERICAN REDSTART

Sightings for September 5th

At Cecil Green Park at UBC was a female AMERICAN REDSTART. Also here were
120 VAUX'S SWIFTS, 7 WARBLING VIREOS, 2 WILLOW FLYCATCHERS and 2
PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS.

Near the foot of 104th Street and the foot of 96th Street, Boundary Bay
were 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS, 1 PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER, 2 RUDDY TURNSTONES,
a RED KNOT, a SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER, several BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS and
SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS, a BANK SWALLOW and a PEREGRINE FALCON. The number
of shorebirds here is massive.

At Reifel were 2 SNOW GEESE and a PILEATED WOODPECKER.

At Burnaby Lake were 2 GREEN HERONS.

Of note from Rocky Point Bird Observatory on Vancouver Island was the
sighting of a CRESTED AUKLET.

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.

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

Larry Cowan
Port Coquitlam, BC