Boundary Bay Aug 2, 2007

[Gord]

Dave and I went out to Boundary Bay for a part of the day. We started our day at 112th St and worked our way west. The tide was not ideal but we got some good looks at the shorebirds all the same. We then went to Tswasswan. We saw a couple good birds here including some brant (good summer species!) 3 whimbrel (I have not seen this species for several years) and the/a willet is at the base of the jetty.

We finished the day at Reifel. It was not very busy as the tide was poor and it was during the hotest part of the day. We did enjoy a good view of Wilson's phalarope however.

We started back for home at 2. Thanks for driving, Dave!

Here's our list. We missed a lot of species! Pictures to follow.


Brant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Sandhill Crane
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Black Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Spotted Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Black Turnstone
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Caspian Tern
Rock Pigeon
Downy Woodpecker
Northwestern Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow