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

Sightings for Monday, October 7th - 11:30 PM update

The featured birds include:

SURF SCOTER (Penticton)
SPRUCE GROUSE (Okanagan Falls)


Other birds mentioned:

Ruffed Grouse
Golden Eagle
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
Black-bellied Plover
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Peregrine Falcon
FRANKLIN'S GULL
MEW GULL
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
Glaucous-winged Gull
Virginia Rail
Gray Partridge
Lapland Longspur
Rough-legged Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Bonaparte's Gull
Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Merlin


Sightings for October 7th

The two SURF SCOTERS were again on Okanagan Lake in Penticton near the SS
Sicamous (JL).

A RUFFED GROUSE and a SPRUCE GROUSE were seen on the Shuttleworth FSR, E. of
Okanagan Falls (JL).

In Westbank, a GOLDEN EAGLE was observed on October 5th over Mt. Boucherie
(JL).


Sightings for October 6th

The Salmon Arm foreshore continues to be the birding hotspot in the region.
Included in today's sightings from Salmon Arm are two GREATER WHITE-FRONTED
GEESE, an adult PEREGRINE FALCON, a BLACK-BELLIED and two juv. AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVERS and 2 FRANKLIN'S GULLS (DC).

Four GOLDEN EAGLES and the first ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK of the fall were reported
at the Black Mountain "hawkwatch" in Kelowna (DC). These birds can be
viewed, although distantly, from the intersection of Treetop Road and
Swainson Road.

A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW and 2 VIRGINIA RAILS were along River Road, S. of
Vaseux Lake and at Road 22, N. of Osoyoos, there were 5 LAPLAND LONGSPURS
(DC).

At Osoyoos Lake was an adult MEW GULL and an adult GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL
(DC).

On October 4th, 13 GRAY PARTRIDGE and 40 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen in the
White Lake area (LN).

On the Lower Mainland, the province's second PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, an adult
male, was present at the Reifel Refuge in Ladner on October 5-6
(RT,MM,m.ob). Call the Vancouver RBA at (604) 737-3074 for updates.


Sightings for October 2nd

Four SURF SCOTERS were on Okanagan Lake, in Penticton (LN). The birds were
moving around so a check of all locations between the Sicamous and the
Penticton Yacht Club is worthwhile. Also in the area were 3 BONAPARTE'S
GULLS (LN). RED-NECKED, HORNED, PIED-BILLED and WESTERN GREBES were reported
from the Sicamous in Penticton on Sept 29 (LRo), while W. of Penticton, up
to 350 SANDHILL CRANES were seen high overhead at Macs Lake (LRo).

In Kelowna, a MERLIN was along Mission Creek between K.L.O Road and Mission
Creek Park (CC).


Observers: CC - Chris Charlesworth; LRo - Laurie Rockwell; LN - Laure Neish;
MM - Mitch Meredith; RT - Rick Toochin; DC - Don Cecile; JL - Judy Latta.


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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