This is the Vancouver Natural History Society's Bird Alert for Thursday,
June 30th, sponsored in part by the Wild Birds Unlimited stores in Vancouver
and North Vancouver.

After 10 years of serving as one of the Vancouver Bird Alert operators this
will be my final update as a regular operator. I would like to thank all
those birders who over those years shared and continue to share their
discoveries with the rest of the Birding Community through the Bird Alert.
Although the internet has become a valuable tool to inform birders of
sightings there are still many that rely on the Alert as their main source
for unusual sightings. Anyone thinking of offering his or her time as an
operator should leave a message on the Alert to that affect and someone will
contact you.

The featured bird is HUDSONIAN GODWIT.

Sightings for Thursday, June 30

A GREEN HERON was seen flying over Hwy 99 near Mud Bay Park.

Wednesday, June 29

Reported from Reifel were a SNOW GOOSE and 4 LESSER YELLOWLEGS.

Tuesday, June 28

Seen at Reifel were 2 HUDSONIAN GODWITS.

Observed at Point Roberts were 20 RHINOCEROS AUKLETS and a HUTTON'S VIREO.

Monday, June 27

Seen in the evening sky over Langley City were 2 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS.

If you have any questions about birds or birding in the Vancouver area,
please call Wayne at (604) 597-7201, Viveka at 531-3401, or Larry at
465-1402. Thank you for calling the Vancouver Bird Alert, and good birding.

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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/

Larry Cowan
Pitt Meadows, BC
lawrencecowan at shaw.ca