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

Sightings for Thursday, November 21st - 8:30 PM update

Featured birds include:

GYRFALCON (Kelowna)
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE (Lake Country)

Other birds mentioned:

Canada Goose
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER
BLUE JAY
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW
DUNLIN
Mew Gull
Gray Partridge
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Cedar Waxwing
RED-THROATED LOON
Northern Goshawk
EURASIAN WIGEON
Thayer's Gull
Common Merganser
Bohemian Waxwing
American Kestrel


Sightings for November 21st

The now annual gray phase GYRFALCON has returned to the Marshall's Feedlot
in Kelowna (TF). The feedlot is on the W. side of Hwy 97, S. of McCurdy
Road.

In Lake Country, an adult GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was with CANADA GEESE
on a pond behind the Oyama Elementary School on November 17th (TF).


Sightings for November 11th

Two female type RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS were seen from the trailer park at
the Head of the Lake, in Vernon (CC,CS,DC). Along the road in to the trailer
park, 12 GRAY PARTRIDGE were also noted (CC,CS,DC).

Two DUNLIN and an adult MEW GULL were seen on the Salmon Arm foreshore
(CC,CS,DC).

Along Otter Lake Road, just S. of Otter Lake, were 17 CEDAR WAXWINGS and at
least one AMERICAN TREE SPARROW (CC,CS,DC).

At 2700 Lakeridge Road, on Kelowna's Westside, the BLUE JAY continues to
visit the feeder. It seems to be most regular in the morning (EF). Call Elke
at 769-4419 for updates. Another BLUE JAY is visiting a feeder, west of
Summerland on Fish Lake Road (LR,ED).

In Kalamoir Park, also on the Westside, was a BROWN CREEPER and a few
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET (EF,LRob).


Sightings for November 10th

An adult winter RED-THROATED LOON was in Vernon, on Nov 9th, seen from the
trailer park at the Head of the Lake (DC,CS).

Two THAYER'S GULLS, an adult and a first winter bird, were at the mouth of
Vernon Ck in Vernon on the 9th and 10th (CS,DC).

An adult male EURASIAN WIGEON was on Thomson Pond, which is W. of Predator
Ridge, on the Vernon Commonage (CS).

Two and possibly three RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS were with 39 COMMON
MERGANSERS on Okanagan Lk, in Penticton, near the SS Sicamous (LR).

A hike behind the Summerland Research Station produced a NORTHERN GOSHAWK
(LR).

In the Trout Ck area of Summerland, 2 AMERICAN KESTRELS were observed, as
were 23 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, the first reported this season (LR).


Observers: LR - Laurie Rockwell; EF - Elke Fischer; DC - Don Cecile; CS -
Chris Siddle; LRob - Lesley Robertson; CC - Chris Charlesworth; ED - Eva
Durance; 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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