This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for
Saturday, August 14th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with
stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Featured bird is SOLITARY SANDPIPER

If you have a report, leave your name, telephone number, date and location
of your sighting at the end of this recording. To skip the recording, press
the number sign on your phone.

Sightings for August 14th

At the Iona ponds were a SOLITARY SANDPIPER and 16 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS.

At the Tsawwassen ferry jetty were a PEREGRINE FALCON, the WILLET, 4 BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS, 3 MARBLED GODWITS and a WHIMBREL.

Sightings for August 13th

At the Tsawwassen ferry jetty were the WILLET, 5 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS, 3
MERBLED GODWITS and a WHIMBREL.

Sightings for August 12th

At Boundary Bay, a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen between 96th and 104th
Streets. At the mansion was a SOLITARY SANDPIPER.

Near the Patullo Bridge were an OSPREY and a MERLIN.

Out of town, a LAUGHING GULL was seen near the Departure Bay/Nanaimo ferry
terminal.

There were no sightings for August 11th

Sightings for August 10th

There were 4 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS over Duthie Avenue in Burnaby and 2 more over
Gleneagles Golf Course in North Vancouver.

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Transcript supplied by Calvin Gehlen
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