This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Sunday,
August 8th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in
Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Featured Bird is SOLITARY SANDPIPER

Sightings for August 8th
A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was seen at Yew Lake on Cypress Mountain.

At Reifel were 3 BULLOCK'S ORIOLES while at the Tsawwassen jetty were a
RUDDY TURNSTONE, 2 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS and a BRANDT'S CORMORANT.

Sightings for August 7th
At the foot of 80th Street, Boundary Bay was a BAR-TAILED GODWIT. Also in
the area were 4 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES. At the foot of 72nd were 2 AMERICAN
GOLDEN PLOVERS.

At the Iona sewage ponds was a SOLITARY SANDPIPER.

At the Serpentine Fen was a BARN OWL.

There were no reports for August 6th

Sightings for August 5th

At Colony Farm were 2 SORAS and a VIRGINIA RAIL.

At Lighthouse Marine Park in Point Roberts were 3 BLACK TURNSTONES and an
OSPREY.

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Script supplied by Calvin Gehlin
Vancouver Bird Alert

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

Larry Cowan
Pitt Meadows, BC
lawrencecowan at shaw.ca