This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare Bird Alert for
Wednesday, September 8, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited,
with stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Sightings for Wednesday, September 8:

A juvenile BROWN PELICAN was seen briefly from the end of the
Tsawwassen ferry jetty. Also here, east of Birth #1 was a WANDERING
TATTLER. A FRANKLIN'S GULL and 3 MARBLED GODWITS were at the
compensation lagoon.

Another FRANKLIN'S GULL was on the south side of Sea Island on Inglis
Drive.


Tuesday, September 7:

A dark morph PARASITIC JAEGER was off the tip of the south jetty at
Iona Island.


Monday, September 6:

The pond on Highway 17 had the first juvenile SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER
of the fall. Also here were 8 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS and 8 RED-
NECKED PHALAROPES.

The BAR-TAILED GODWIT was again seen briefly off 96th Street in Delta.

An adult AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was at Mud Bay and a BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER was at the foot of 104th.

WADERING TATTLERS could still be found at the tip of the Tsawwwassen
ferry jetty and on the south jetty at Iona Island at sewer cover 18B.

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Script provided by John Kalman
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
lawrencecowan at shaw.ca