Subject: Okanagan Valley (BC) Rare Bird Alert - Nov 5th update
Date: Nov 5 23:22:50 2002
From: Chris Charlesworth - c_charlesworth23 at hotmail.com


This is the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Rare Bird Alert
(250)491-7738.

Sightings for Tuesday, November 5th - 11:30 PM update


Featured birds include:

SNOW BUNTING (Penticton)
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER (Penticton)
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL (Kelowna)

Other birds mentioned:

Common Merganser
Common Redpoll
Three-toed Woodpecker
Cassin's Finch
Brown Creeper
Golden Eagle
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
Common Loon
YELLOW-BILLED LOON
PACIFIC LOON


Sightings for November 4

In Penticton, a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was with COMMON MERGANSERS on
Okanagan Lake, near the SS Sicamous. Seen in overflight at the same location
were 4 SNOW BUNTINGS (LN).

A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was seen along Farmer's Drive in the Ellison area of
Kelowna in the evening (TF).


Sightings for November 3

A hike up the McDougall Rim Trail, near Westbank, produced a THREE-TOED
WOODPECKER, 10 COMMON REDPOLLS, 5 CASSIN'S FINCHES, a BROWN CREEPER and an
immature GOLDEN EAGLE (JL).


Sightings for November 1st

The YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO continues to be seen on Waldie Island in Castlegar,
in the Kootenays (fide RW).

The YELLOW-BILLED LOON was again seen today on Okanagan Lake, from the W.
end of Bertram Ck Regional Park, near Kelowna (DW).

Two PACIFIC LOONS and many COMMON LOONS were seen on Okanagan Lake, near
Kelowna, off Okanagan Mountain Park (CC).


Observers: CC - Chris Charlesworth; RW - Rita Wege; DW - Don Wilson; JL -
Judy Latta; LN - Laure Neish; TF - Trevor Forder.


If you have any questions about Okanagan Valley birding, contact Chris
Charlesworth, in Kelowna at (250)-718-0335, Dick Cannings in Penticton at
(250) 496-4019, or Phil Gehlen in Vernon at (250) 542-8053.

This update has been sponsored by the TUMBLEWEED NATURE STORE at 67 Front
Street in Penticton.

Thanks for calling the bird alert and happy birding.

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