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

Rare Bird Alert for NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD

Sightings for September 17th

A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen throughout the day feeding in brambles near
an open meadow north of Northwest Marine Drive on the Spanish Banks hill.

At the foot of 104th, Boundary Bay were 21 HORNED LARKS, 10 SEMI-PALMATED
PLOVERS, 5 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 1 adult and 2 juvenile PEREGRINE FALCONS.

Over the Vedder Canal near Highway 1 were hundreds of VAUX'S SWIFTS.

Sightings for September 16th

In the Crescent Beach / Blackie Spit area was a BLACK TERN. Also here were a
WESTERN MEADOWLARK, 4 BLACK SWIFTS, 1 VAUX'S SWIFT and 10 YELLOW WARBLERS.

At Boundary Bay Regional Park was a TURKEY VULTURE.

Sightings for September 15th

In Aldergrove, at the northeast area of Aldergrove Lake Regional Park in an
area known as Aldergrove Bowl, a VESPER SPARROW was seen. The location is
off of LaFeuvre Road, south of 8th Avenue.

A GREAT-HORNED OWL was seen in Joe Brown Park in Surrey.

At Point Roberts was an AMERICAN KESTREL.

Seen flying over the Richmond West Dyke was a TREE SWALLOW.

In the Grant Narrows area of Pitt Meadows were 4 OSPREYS, 2 TURKEY VULTURES,
a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER, a PINE GROSBEAK, 8 VAUX'S SWIFTS and 2
BLUE-WINGED TEALS.

Sightings for September 14th

In a report from late Saturday evening, there was a RED-THROATED PIPIT seen
flying over at the foot of 96th, Boundary Bay. Also in the area were 5
HORNED LARKS, 5 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and a MARBLED
GODWIT. In this area on Sunday was an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER. At the foot of
104th were 2 RED KNOTS.

At Reifel was a HUDSONIAN GODWIT. Also here were 11 SANDHILL CRANES. There
was a MUTE SWAN near the Westham Island Bridge.

Hovering over a road kill at 100th Street and 144th Avenue in Surrey were 2
TURKEY VULTURES.

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

Larry Cowan
Port Coquitlam, BC
lawrencecowan at shaw.ca