Subject: [Tweeters] Vancouver, BC RBA for August 22, 2007
Date: Aug 23 09:33:41 2007
From: Wayne Weber - contopus at telus.net


This is Wayne Weber with the Vancouver Natural History Society's Rare
Bird Alert for Wednesday, August 22nd, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver. This update
was recorded at 8 AM on August 23rd. The RBA telephone number is
(604) 737-3074.



Out-of-town RARE BIRD ALERT: the male PAINTED BUNTING at Johnson?s Landing on Kootenay Lake in southeastern B.C., seen from August 14 through 16, has not been reported since.



Sightings for Wednesday, August 22

In Delta, at and near the foot of 96th Street on Boundary Bay, were 2 RED KNOTS, a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, a WILSON?S PHALAROPE, and 2 STILT SANDPIPERS, along with large numbers of other shorebirds, plus 2 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS.

Several STILT SANDPIPERS and a PURPLE MARTIN were reported from Iona Island in Richmond.


Sightings for Tuesday, August 21

At the Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver were a TURKEY VULTURE, a CHIPPING SPARROW, and several BAIRD?S and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS.

Two STILT SANDPIPERS were at the Beach Grove lagoon in Delta, at the east foot of 12th Avenue on Boundary Bay. Twelve BAIRD?S SANDPIPERS were reported from the foot of 96th Street.


Sightings for Monday, August 20

At and near the foot of 96th Street on Boundary Bay in Delta were a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, a PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER, 2 RED KNOTS, 20 DUNLIN, and 40 BAIRD?S SANDPIPERS. At nearby 72nd Street, two RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were in the golf course pond.

Two STILT SANDPIPERS and 2 WILSON?S PHALAROPES were at the pond off Highway 17 just north of Deltaport Way, and a MARBLED GODWIT and 12 STILT SANDPIPERS were at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta. At the nearby Tsawwassen ferry terminal were 30 BLACK TURNSTONES and 5 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS, with the usual WILLET near the base of the jetty.

At Iona Island were 2 PECTORAL, 16 BAIRD?S, 30 SEMIPALMATED, and 9 STILT SANDPIPERS in the sewage ponds, plus 2 WILSON?S PHALAROPES.

The long-staying LONG-BILLED CURLEW was still at Blackie Spit in Surrey.

At the Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver were a juvenile FRANKLIN?S GULL and a RED-EYED VIREO.


Sightings for Sunday, August 19

A WANDERING TATTLER was seen on the Iona Island south jetty in Richmond, beyond the second shelter, and 4 STILT SANDPIPERS and 4 WILSON?S PHALAROPES were seen in the sewage ponds.


Sightings for Saturday, August 18

At Point Roberts, Washington, 100 RHINOCEROS AUKLETS, 150 COMMON MURRES, and 8 COMMON TERNS were seen at Lighthouse Marine Park.

Ten more COMMON TERNS were seen off the Iona Island south jetty. At the Iona sewage ponds were a SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 4 STILT SANDPIPERS, 6 BAIRD?S SANDPIPERS, and 40 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS.

At the Tsawwassen ferry terminal were 4 SURFBIRDS, 20 BLACK TURNSTONES, 20 BRANDT?S CORMORANTS, and 9 COMMON MURRES.

A PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER, a juvenile RED KNOT, and a STILT SANDPIPER were at the foot of 96th Street in Delta.


Sightings for Friday, August 17

A WESTERN KINGBIRD was seen along Ferguson Road on Sea Island, Richmond. At nearby Iona Island were 5 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 40 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 7 WILSON?S PHALAROPES, and a BANK SWALLOW.

At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary were 14 STILT SANDPIPERS and a GREEN HERON.

The foot of 96th Street in Delta featured an adult PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER, a juvenile RED KNOT, a STILT SANDPIPER, 7 BLACK TURNSTONES, 40 BAIRD?S SANDPIPERS, and 50 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS.


Sightings for Thursday, August 16

The PAINTED BUNTING at Johnson?s Landing was observed briefly at 8:45 AM, for the third day in a row. It has not been reported since.

Four EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were seen again along 96th Street in Delta, about 200 metres south of Hornby Drive.

Outside the Vancouver area, an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, reportedly a first local record, was seen on the shore of Green Lake in Whistler.


Sightings for Wednesday, August 15

The male PAINTED BUNTING at Johnson?s Landing on Kootenay Lake was seen at the feeder at about 7:20 AM, but did not reappear for the rest of the day.

At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, birds noted included 8 juvenile STILT SANDPIPERS, one PECTORAL SANDPIPER, a GREEN HERON, a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, a MARBLED GODWIT, and 14 BANK SWALLOWS.

Two BANK SWALLOWS were seen at the Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver.

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Sightings for Tuesday, August 14

A male PAINTED BUNTING appeared twice in the afternoon at a feeder at Johnson?s Landing, at the north end of Kootenay Lake in southeastern BC. This species is accidental in the province.

A TENNESSEE WARBLER was seen and photographed near the main pond at the Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver, and 4 BAIRD?S SANDPIPERS were seen nearby.

Birds seen at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary included 10 STILT SANDPIPERS, a GREEN HERON, a MARBLED GODWIT, 7 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, a BULLOCK?S ORIOLE, and 2 SANDHILL CRANES.

At Iona Island in Richmond were a LONG-BILLED CURLEW, 2 STILT SANDPIPERS, and 30 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS. Another STILT SANDPIPER was at the Beach Grove lagoon in Delta, at the east foot of 12th Avenue on Boundary Bay. One more STILT SANDPIPER and 3 WILSON?S PHALAROPES were at the pond on Highway 17 near Deltaport Way in Delta.

At the Tsawwassen ferry terminal in Delta were 10 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS, 50 BLACK TURNSTONES, and 3 SURFBIRDS, plus the WILLET at the base of the jetty.

A PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was seen with BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS near the foot of 112th Street on Boundary Bay, and 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were in a pond on the golf course on 72nd Street.

6 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen at Como Lake in Coquitlam.


Sightings for Monday, August 13

At Blackie Spit in Surrey were a LONG-BILLED CURLEW, a COMMON TERN, and several PURPLE MARTINS.


Sightings for Sunday, August 12

A high count of 4 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were noted along 96th Street in Delta, about 100 metres south of Hornby Drive. Also of interest in the Boundary Bay area were a PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER, several DUNLIN, and a BANK SWALLOW, the first of the fall, near the foot of 96th Street. The golden-plover was relocated later at high tide with a roosting flock of BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER off 104th Street and north of Highway 99.

At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary, noteworthy birds included 2 STILT SANDPIPERS, a BANK SWALLOW, a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, a MARBLED GODWIT, and 15 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES.

At the Stawamus Chief on Highway 99 near Squamish, north of Vancouver, a GOLDEN EAGLE was being harassed by several other birds including a TURKEY VULTURE. Six BLACK SWIFTS and several RED CROSSBILLS were also seen at the Squamish River estuary.

Another EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was seen in the town of Whistler, for a first local record. A brood of WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN were also seen near the top of Whistler Mountain, which is easily reached by gondola lift and chairlift from Whistler.


Sightings for Saturday, August 11

One EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was seen walking on 96th Street about a block south of Hornby Drive in Delta.

Nearby at the foot of 104th Street, 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, one PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER, 12 BAIRD?S SANDPIPERS, and 70 SANDERLINGS were seen among a flock of 800 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS.

At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary, sightings included 2 STILT SANDPIPERS, 14 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, a MARBLED GODWIT, 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 7 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and a bird which appeared to be a pure BLACK DUCK.



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 http://naturevancouver.ca


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