Tweets, Had the fine opportunity to search for Saw-whets last night on the
Okanagan River just n orth of the border with Dick Cannings. With his perfect
whistled rendition, 5-6 Saw-whets were called up in the span of 30 minutes. One
he called a "trainee," perhaps an immature male whose whistled tootings seemed
irregular and hesitant. Others called with a horse-like (well, kind of like a
bray) whinny, another with the anemic "skiew," a common call. With a master
like Dick, one finds that Saw-whets are really rather widespread and even
common. Tried for Boreal and Barred - they were shy last night. Nearby a Great
Grey at the Summerland Research Stn in orchard and vineyard plantings was a
surprise - gotton on the Penticton CBC. Also N. Pygmy-Owls, Short-eared and
Long-eareds about and of course Great Horned.

Other highlights included a Parasitic Jaeger on Okanagan Lake - the first
jaeger of any description on any Canadian CBC for all time.
Andy Stepniewski
Wapato WA