Jaeger and White-front Goose etc Aug 29

[Gord]

No luck on Jamie's Clay-coloured Sparrow but there were two Vesper Sparrows and a lucky spotting of a Parasitic Jaeger over Harrison Lake. Yellow Warbler were regular in the short cottonwoods along the lagoon. Swallows and Vaux's Swift regular heading over in a southerly direction.

_0230841 by Geordie LaForge, on Flickr


Late afternoon Sumas Prairie on Campbell Road near Marion Road was my first Greater White-fronted Goose of the fall. I think there's not many records for them in August. This one was with a bunch of Canada Geese. No Baird's Sandpipers today but a nice flock of 40ish Killdeer on Marion. It's been a good year for Bank Swallows over the turf farms among the mostly Barn Swallows. A decent count of 40 was a high count.

_0230892 by Geordie LaForge, on Flickr


Quick share of a few other things

Some Lesser Yellowlegs have been at Tuyteens Wetlands in Agassiz.

_0230776 by Geordie LaForge, on Flickr

_0230772 by Geordie LaForge, on Flickr

They're not bad swimmers either. This one decided to swim a deep part rather than fly to the more shallow destination
_0230788 by Geordie LaForge, on Flickr


Baird's Sandpiper from Harrison Lagoon

_0230725 by Geordie LaForge, on Flickr


Red Crossbills on the beach also at the lagoon

Juvenile
_0230707 by Geordie LaForge, on Flickr


Dad
_0230700 by Geordie LaForge, on Flickr


Mom
_0230696 by Geordie LaForge, on Flickr