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

Rare bird alert for a possible BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE.

If you have a report, please leave your name, telephone number, date and
exact location of your sighting. If you want to skip the update, press the
pound key on your phone, otherwise please wait until the end of this update
to leave your message.

Sightings for Saturday, July 17

In a late report for Friday was a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE observed at the Mtn.
View Cemetery on East 33rd near Fraser. The bird was seen in the early
evening hours. Further confirmation of this bird is desired.

In a 1,000 plus flock of shorebirds off the foot of 104th were 2 early
juvenile WESTERN SANDPIPERS.

Three or four BLACK TURNSTONES were seen between berths 3 & 4 at the
Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal.

Thursday, July 15

Five BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS, 2 adults & 3 juveniles were seen at the
Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal's compensation lagoon.

Reported from the Reifel Refuge were 4 SANDHILL CRANES and the male RED
HEAD.

Tuesday, July 13

There was a late second hand report of a BROWN PELICAN at the White Rock
Pier from Sunday July 11th.

Near 112th in Delta were 14 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS.

Large numbers of up to 150 RHINOCEROS AUKLETS were seen a short distance off
shore on Lighthouse Park at Point Roberts. Also here were 2 WESTERN GULLS.

Monday, July 12

Reported from Reifel were the male REDHEAD, BARN & GREAT HORNED OWLS, 20
LESSER YELLOWLEGS and a WHIMBREL.

If have a query about Vancouver birds or birding please call

John at 988-8667, Viveka at 531-3401 or Larry at 465-1402

Thank you for calling the Vancouver Bird Alert & good birding

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

Larry Cowan
Pitt Meadows, BC
lawrencecowan at shaw.ca