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

Sightings for Friday April 4th - 9:30 PM update

Featured birds include:

PACIFIC LOON (Kelowna)
CINNAMON TEAL (Kelowna)

Other birds mentioned:

Varied Thrush
Rough-legged Hawk
Winter Wren
Wood Duck
Belted Kingfisher
EURASIAN WIGEON
Bohemian Waxwing
American Wigeon
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Turkey Vulture
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Northern Shoveler


Sightings for April 4

A PACIFIC LOON was seen on Okanagan Lake, near Kelowna, at the St. Hubertus
Winery on Lakeshore Road (HV).

At the Thomson-Brook Ponds on Gordon Road, in Kelowna, a male CINNAMON TEAL
was reported (HV).

A survey of birds in Sutherland Hills Park, in Kelowna, produced a VARIED
THRUSH, 2 WINTER WRENS, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 2 WOOD DUCKS and 2 BELTED
KINGFISHERS (CC).


Sightings for April 2

The male EURASIAN WIGEON was again seen at Munson's Pond, in Kelowna
(CC,MF).

The first push of migrant RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS occurred today, with up to
five birds in a small wetland along Maquinna Road, off Hall Road in Kelowna
(CC,MF).

The ponds in Sutherland Hills Park and along Hall Road, in Kelowna, had
upwards of 10 WOOD DUCKS on them (CC,MF).

On the late side, 7 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were at the Chichester Bird Sanctuary
in Rutland (CC).


Sightings for April 1

A male EURASIAN WIGEON was with a large flock of AMERICAN WIGEON at Munson's
Pond in Kelowna (CC,BC). Two TURKEY VULTURES were sunning themselves on
fence posts near Munson's Pond as well (CC,BC).

Seen on Okanagan Lake, from the Maude Roxby Bird Sanctuary, in Kelowna, was
a PACIFIC LOON. Also at Maude Roxby was a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (CC).

A singing male RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was along Mission Ck, in Kelowna,
upstream from K.L.O Road (CC) and 6 NORTHERN SHOVELER were at Robert Lake,
near Kelowna (CC).

A pair of WOOD DUCKS were in Kelowna's North End, at Sutherland Park (BC).


Observers - CC - Chris Charlesworth; BC Bill Cutfield; MF - Mike Force; HV -
Hank Vanderpol.


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


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

Chris Charlesworth
Avocet Tours
725 Richards Road
Kelowna, BC, Canada
V1X 2X5
www.avocettours.com
c_charlesworth at avocettours.com

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