Subject: RBA Vancouver, BC -- Aug. 15/04
Date: Aug 17 19:09:57 2004
From: Larry Cowan - lawrencecowan at shaw.ca


This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for Sunday,
August 15th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in
Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Featured bird is FRANKLIN'S GULL

Sightings for August 15th

A FRANKLIN'S GULL was at the Tsawwassen jetty as well as a WHIMBREL and 3
MARBLED GODWITS.

At the Iona lagoons were a SOLITARY SANDPIPER and 30 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS. At
the end of the jetty were 52 SURFBIRDS.

At Colony Farm in Port Coquitlam were 12 PURPLE MARTINS and 3 EASTERN
KINGBIRDS.

Sightings for August 14th

Near the Mansion at Boundary Bay were a SOLITARY SANDPIPER, a RED KNOT, a
PECTORAL SANDPIPER and a MERLIN.

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
MARBLED 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