This is Wayne Weber with the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare
Bird Alert for Sunday, July 9, 2006, sponsored in part by the Wild
Birds Unlimited stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver. This message
was updated at noon on July 10. The RBA phone number is 604-737-3074.


Out of town RARE BIRD ALERT for a BLACK PHOEBE at
Osoyoos, BC on July 4. Unfortunately, this bird has not been
seen again since July 4.

Also out of town, a male HOODED ORIOLE in Seattle, present
since early May, has been seen through July 9. For updates on
this bird, check the TWEETERS E-mail group.


Sightings for Sunday, July 9, 2006

At the base of the Tsawwassen ferry jetty in Delta, the WILLET had
returned, presumably to spend the winter again.

In North Delta, on Summit Drive, a flock of 12 COMMON
NIGHTHAWKS was seen flying westward about 7 PM.


Sightings for Saturday, July 8

A RED KNOT was seen along the Boundary Bay shoreline in Delta
near the foot of 88th Street. Also seen along the Boundary Bay
shoreline were 2 GOLDEN-PLOVERS (probably AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVERS), 3 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 15
DUNLIN, 2 SANDERLINGS, 3 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS,
and hundreds of BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and PEEPS.

A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, apparently feeding young,
was seen at 8752 Centaurus Circle in Burnaby.


Sightings for Friday, July 7

At Cypress Provincial Park in West Vancouver, a NORTHERN
MOCKINGBIRD was seen briefly.

A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was reported from 8752 Centaurus Circle
in Burnaby.


Sightings for Thursday, July 6

A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen perched on the Port Mann Bridge
over the Fraser River between Surrey and Coquitlam.


Sightings for Wednesday, July 5

At Iona Island in Richmond, an AMERICAN BITTERN, 2 YELLOW-
HEADED BLACKBIRDS, and a BUFFLEHEAD were seen in the pond
and marsh outside the sewage plant. Five out-of-season DUNLIN
were also seen in the sewage ponds, and a COMMON NIGHTHAWK
was noted flying over Cambie Road in Richmond.


Sightings for Tuesday, July 4

Another summering YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was reported
from the Fraser Foreshore Park in South Burnaby.


Sightings for Monday, July 3

At Mount Seymour Provincial Park in North Vancouver, a SOOTY
GROUSE, formerly known as BLUE GROUSE, was seen along the road,
and a flock of at least 25 RED CROSSBILLS was seen.


Sightings for Sunday, July 2

An adult WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen and photographed
about 10 AM near the "mansion", west of the foot of 96th Street on
Boundary Bay in Delta. A large concentration of shorebirds here
included 200 WESTERN, 40 LEAST, and 30 SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPERS, 10 DUNLIN, 140 BLACK-BELLIED and 6
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 4 LONG-BILLED and 20
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and 3 MARBLED GODWITS.
A BAR-TAILED GODWIT was also seen here later in the day.

At Cypress Provincial Park in West Vancouver, a LEAST
FLYCATCHER, apparently the first record for the park, was heard
singing but not seen at the Hi-View Lookout along the park
access road. Also here were 2 TURKEY VULTURES and a
MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER.

At Iona Island in Richmond, 2 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS
were still at the "north outer pond" outside the sewage plant, as was
one BUFFLEHEAD.


Sightings for Saturday, July 1

At White Rock, 2 FRANKLIN'S GULLS were seen with a large flock
of BONAPARTE'S GULLS along the beach about 1 km west of the
White Rock pier. Farther east, off the mouth of the Campbell River,
were many waterbirds including 96 WESTERN GREBES and a
mixed flock of 250 SURF and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS. A
BULLOCK'S ORIOLE was seen near the mouth of the Campbell
River.

At Campbell Valley Park in Langley, 2 YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS were seen near the 16th Avenue entrance.


Sightings for Friday, June 30

At Iona Island in Richmond, a freshly-dead LESSER NIGHTHAWK
was picked up. This is only the second record for BC, following
the first record off the west coast of Vancouver Island less than
a month ago. Diagnostic photographs of the bird were taken,
and the specimen will be deposited in the Cowan Vertebrate Museum
at the University of BC in Vancouver.



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


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