This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for
Friday, August 27, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with
stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Sightings for Friday, August, 27:

3 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were seen off 72nd Street in Boundary Bay,
near the railway tracks. Also present was a PURPLE MARTIN.

An AMERICAN AVOCET was on Iona Beach, near the parking lot. Also at
Iona, a HEERMANN'S GULL was on the south jetty.

The flooded field off Highway 17 held 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES and 9
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE.

3 MARBLED GODWITS were at the compensation Lagoon on the Tsawwassen
Ferry jetty.

August 26:
RARE BIRD ALERT! A SAY'S PHOEBE was found in the afternoon at the
foot of 96th Street.

In a ploughed field along Highway 10 just past the Big Slough Bridge
and right before 112th Street a large flock of BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS
had the adult BAR-TAILED GODWIT and a MARBLED GODWIT.

In a field off Highway 17 near Deltaport Way were 2 juvenile RUFFS (1
male and 1 female)seen together in the morning. Later in the
afternoon there were 8 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, 2 WILSON'S PHALAROPES,
4 STILT SANDPIPERS, the REEVE and 17 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE
reported.

On the 72nd Street Turf Farm were 2 juvenile BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS
and an adult male LAPLAND LONSPUR.

On the dyke just east of 104th Street a VESPER SPARROW was found with
SAVANNAH SPARROWS.

At the Mansion were 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, 1 WHIMBREL and 1 RED
KNOT.

At the Compensation Lagoon at the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty were 3
MARBLED GODWITS and a FRANKLIN'S GULL

On the West side of Deer Lake a flock of 10 PURPLE MARTINS were
observed.

August 25:

On the 72nd Street Turf Farm a juvenile BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was
found with KILLDEER.
Also present was an adult PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER and an adult male
LAPLAND LONGSPUR.

In a field off Highway 17 near Deltaport Way was a juvenile REEVE.

At the Mansion just east of the foot of 96th Street were 12 juvenile
STILT SANDPIPERS.

August 24:

A juvenile BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was discovered on the Turf Farm at
72nd Street along with an adult PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER.

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Larry Cowan
Pitt Meadows, BC
lawrencecowan at shaw.ca