This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare
Bird Alert for Sunday, August 14, sponsored in part by the Wild
Birds Unlimited stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver. The
RBA phone number is (604) 737-3074.

The featured bird is TENNESSEE WARBLER


Sightings for Sunday, August 14

A TENNESSEE WARBLER was spotted at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary
in Delta, halfway along the north dyke.

At the Iona Island sewage ponds in Richmond were 2 STILT SANDPIPERS,
3 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 15 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS and a WILSON'S PHALAROPE.

A MARBLED GODWIT was along the Tsawwassen Ferry jetty and 2 BANK
SWALLOWS and 2 WILSON'S PHALAROPES were near the foot of 96th Street
on Boundary Bay, both localities in Delta.

An AMERICAN BITTERN was at Serpentine Fen in Surrey.


Saturday, August 13

2 WILSON'S PHALAROPES and 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS were at the
foot of 96th in Delta, while 100 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS were seen between
96th Street and 104th Street on Boundary Bay.


Friday, August 12

A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was seen on the Annacis Island wetlands
in Delta, just north of the sewage treatment plant.

4 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS were at Green Timbers Park in Surrey.

At 208th Street and 102D Avenue in North Langley were 2 SANDHILL
CRANES, 1 GREEN HERON and 1 BANK SWALLOW.

5 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were over 95th Avenue in North Delta.


Thursday, August 11

11 STILT SANDPIPERS were at Reifel, along with a SOLITARY SANDPIPER
and a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE.


Wednesday, August 10

9 STILT SANDPIPERS and 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were at Reifel.


Sunday, August 7

A GREAT EGRET was seen at Reifel and off the foot of 96th in Delta.
Also at Reifel was an immature BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON.


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


This message was recorded and transcribed by John Kalman and
forwarded by Wayne Weber.

Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus at telus.net