Subject: [Tweeters] RBA Vancouver, BC -- Oct. 12/04
Date: Oct 12 22:18:22 2004
From: Larry Cowan - lawrencecowan at shaw.ca


This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for
Tuesday, October 12th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with
stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Sightings for Tuesday, October 12th

In a ploughed field at the corner of 41B Street and Delta Port Way was a
large flock of KILLDEER that contained 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 20 PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS and BC's latest ever BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER. Nearby at the end
of River Road at Brunswick Point a tan morph WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was seen
just past the yellow gate.

Along 88th Street just past the train tracks was a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD.

At the foot of 104th Street was a flock containing 4 MARBLED GODWITS, 3
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS, 1 RED KNOT and 6 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS.

Sightings for Monday, October 11th

The following birds were reported from the Reifel Refuge:
1 CLIFF SWALLOW, 7 MOUNTAIN CHICKADEES, 1 REDHEAD, 1 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL,
1 BLACK DUCK, 1 CASPIAN TERN, 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and 4 CHESTNUT-BACKED
CHICKADEES.

Along 34th Street near 33 A Ave in a corn stubble field were 25 Golden
Plovers of which 6 were identified as PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVERS. Also here were
12 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and 32 LEAST SANDPIPERS.

The WILLET was again seen at the base on the south side of the Tsawwassen
Ferry Jetty.

Along the Boundary Bay dyke east of 72nd Street towards the pump station was
a flock of 12 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and 1 YELLOW WARBLER.

Off the foot of 104th Street was a flock of 5 MARBLED GODWITS, 5 RED KNOTS,
1 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER and 3 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS.

In the woodlot north of the Boundary Bay Airport was 1 CHESTNUT-BACKED
CHICKADEE and 2 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS.

At Blackie Spit was the LONG-BILLED CURLEW.

Seen flying low over the corner of 144th Street and Highway 10 was a pair of
GOLDEN EAGLES. They were last seen flying together and heading towards the
east.

In Pitt Meadows along the Pitt River Dyke just past the first tower was a
LAPLAND LONGSPUR.

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Script provided by Rick Toochin
Vancouver Bird Alert

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www.naturalhistory.bc.ca

Larry Cowan
Pitt Meadows, BC
lawrencecowan at shaw.ca